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...rarest toys, young adults believe they can live just as well, and maybe even better, without breaking the bank. They disdain designer anything. "Just point me to the generic aisle," says Jill Mackie, 21, a journalism major at the University of Illinois. Such a no-nonsense outlook has made hay for stores like the Gap, which thrives on young people's desire for casual clothing at a casual price. Similarly, a twentysomething adult picks a Hershey's bar over Godiva chocolates, and Bass Weejuns (price: $75) instead of Lucchese cowboy boots...
Sensing rising voter anger, some Democrats think they may be able to make political hay from the mess. Since four of the five Senators accused of being $ swayed by contributions from S&L owner Charles Keating are Democrats, that may not be too easy. Still, some Democrats believe the slow start of the bailout is a separate scandal for which the Bush Administration alone is responsible. "Unlike the first crisis, in this one there is not plenty of blame to go around," contends Congressman Charles Schumer of New York...
Many states have passed medical disclosure laws, which make it easier to obtain accurateinformation about a child. Agencies themselves are attempting to gather more data. The Golden Cradle adoption agency, in Cherry Hill, N.J., requires natural mothers to fill out ten-page medical histories that ask about everything from hay fever and heavy drinking to Down's syndrome and blood transfusions. Genetic counselors are often called in as consultants. "We believe an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," says agency supervisor Mary Anne Giello...
...have cows grazing in my backyard. I don't bail hay for weekend fun. My friends who rib me interminably with Idaho--sorry, Iowa--humor are really Midwest-ignorant and patronizing...
...that the picture is brightening statistically after a decade of gloom, many research scientists and health-policy analysts question whether the changes wrought by AIDS activists harm basic research, the public health and perhaps even those who are at risk of acquiring the virus. Says Joel Hay, a health economist and senior research fellow at the Hoover Institution: "Things are out of whack." Three areas merit special concern...