Word: indianas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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DIED. RAY FULLER, 60, co-developer of the antidepressant drug Prozac; of leukemia; in Greenwood, Indiana...
...overcome it-- made him more sensitive and dependent on other people. It is a bond that is still at work when he fights to help the disabled and disfranchised, defending food stamps and voting rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act. When he went to campaign in Indianapolis, Indiana, earlier this summer, he made a detour to attend the graduation party of a young girl who had been partially paralyzed in a car wreck. While other people end conversations with "So long, take care, see you soon," Dole's sign-off is a mantra against despair: "Don't give...
...made any secret of his big political ambitions. When he successfully sought a second term as mayor last year, he warned voters that even if he won, he might make a run for the governorship. He did. In May he won the G.O.P. gubernatorial primary, despite the fact that Indiana's Republican leadership lined up behind one of his opponents, a former state-party chairman. Polls now show Goldsmith, 49, running 6 points ahead of his opponent, Lieutenant Governor Frank O'Bannon. Hoosier voters seem to appreciate his rapid-fire speech but also his consistent campaign promises of smaller, cheaper...
...Hollywood's own definition of 'family' needs to change," says Meledandri. "Family films need to be thought of in the tradition of Star Wars or Indiana Jones--movies that are not geared to kids." Disney's Vogel points out that some of the most successful pictures of all time are now perceived as family films even if they didn't start out that way. Millions of kids eventually saw Jurassic Park, for example, but Universal, which released it, initially warned that young children might find it too scary. "If it had been marketed under a family label, would it have...
...strange way, however, healthy and unhealthy forms of engagement may arise from similar causes. The increase in militia groups and the legislation proposed by Indiana Senator Dan Coats to promote volunteerism reflect, in their own ways, a frustration with government and a wariness of its reach. Which is why many scholars have expressed concern that Americans have been turning inward during the past 25 years. Putnam and others argue that such self-help groups as 12-step organizations and New Age religions have usurped and replaced outward-looking civic groups. In his book Trust, Francis Fukuyama says that the "rights...