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AILING. MICHAEL J. FOX, 37, film and TV actor; of Parkinson's disease. Fox, who stars in ABC's Spin City, disclosed to PEOPLE that the disease was diagnosed in 1991 after he noticed a twitch in his finger during the filming of Doc Hollywood. Fox underwent brain surgery last March for the illness--a progressive degeneration of the central nervous system with no known cure. "I think I can help people by talking," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Dec. 7, 1998 | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

Like Giselle, Ryan's 13-year-old sister Danni has created guidelines for her own spending. Calling herself "a squirrel," Danni won't touch the $1,700 she has earned baby-sitting and pet-sitting until she's crazy about something...like the $140 Doc Martens she wanted last Christmas. They were cool, but Danni felt they cost too much. Lucky for her, her mother and grandmother split the cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents' Guide: Money Counts | 11/23/1998 | See Source »

...play's other three characters--Chick Boyle,Doc Porter and Barnette Lloyd--provide enoughbalance to allow the audience to step away fromthe sisters' tragedies, and enough personal pathosto keep the plotline smooth. Marisa Chandler '99was perfect as self-absorbed, superficial Chick.Chandler walked tall and wore the kind of smirkycondescension on her overly made-up face thatChick's character emanated. Doc Porter came acrossas a strong-hearted, salt-of-the-earth fellow withTom Price's '02 expert handling, and MichaelDavidson '00 put just enough eccentricovereagerness into attorney Barnette Lloyd'scharacter. Had these actors been any less subtle,they would have made...

Author: By Jamie L. Jones, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CRIMES of the HEART | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

GEOFFREY FIEGER Kevorkian lawyer is Dem nominee for Michigan Gov. Would the doc get to downsize government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Aug. 17, 1998 | 8/17/1998 | See Source »

...first summer here, as part of a small group of entering first-years invited to take summer school classes for free, I spent most of my days wide-eyed and gawking, but happy beyond belief to be rid of my old life. I broke in my first pair of Doc Martens, and nearly broke my smallest toes doing so. For the first (and last) time, I played tag in Harvard Yard, got drenched by the 2 a.m. sprinklers while coming home from the clubs and had a coffee date at Au Bon Pain in which an overhead sparrow pooped...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POSTCARD FROM CAMBRIDGE | 8/14/1998 | See Source »

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