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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Maybe we are truly amusing ourselves to death. We expect to find all our answers on television, and some...

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: Some Thoughts on the Off-Season | 3/18/1989 | See Source »

...death knell had sounded. I turned to leave in despair when a sign before my eyes proclaimed "March Is Nutrition Month...

Author: By Joseph C. Tedeschi, | Title: Beating the Crispito Blues | 3/14/1989 | See Source »

Many blacks have not forgiven Sawyer for the manner in which he became mayor. Backed by 23 whites on the 50-member city council, he prevailed in a raucous all-night session a week after Washington's death. Supporters of Alderman Tim Evans, an ally of Washington's, smelled a sellout. Shouting "Uncle Tom Sawyer!" they asked, "How much, Sawyer? How much?" as they threw coins at him from the gallery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Primogeniture in The Windy City | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

...blood over purchased blood and, by extension, the superiority of sharing over commerce. Whatever you may think of Titmuss's larger point, the appeal of the blood-donor system as a small testament to our shared humanity is undeniable. Perhaps we should do more to encourage organ donation at death for the same reason. On the other hand, however cozy and egalitarian it might seem, a system that supplied all the kidneys we need through voluntary donation would be no special favor to our Turkish friend, who would be left with no sale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Take My Kidney, Please | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

...meet his adviser in person. He was "visibly shaken," Grigsby recalls. Not long afterward, the client asked for another broker. "It didn't take an Einstein to figure out what that meant," says Grigsby. Then he shrugs. "You have to develop a thick skin. You can't bleed to death every time something like that happens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: When The Boss Is Black | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

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