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By the bleak arithmetic of the inner city, James Jacobs should be dead. Or in jail. Or strung out on drugs. Or selling them.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Urban Crisis: Beating the Mean Streets | 8/12/1991 | See Source »

But for how long? Though the paddle wheels have barely started churning, a riverboat race has begun. Illinois is trumpeting the enticements of unlimited wagering and dismissing its Iowa competition as penny-ante stuff for beginners. "The bettor is the loser when you have a limit," says Illinois state senator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: River Towns Take a Risky Gamble | 6/10/1991 | See Source »

In most ways, it was a conservative series, adhering to the conventions of series drama. But even in Dallas' debut, creator David Jacobs offered beguiling variations: a dozen wealthy Texans living, fighting, snarling under one ranch-house roof, a catalog of venality that included every vice but coprophilia and a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye To Gaud Almighty | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

The quake measured 7.4 on the Richter scale and was centered 70 miles southeast of San Jose, said Willis Jacobs of the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo.

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Strong Earthquake Rocks Costa Rica, Killing Four | 4/23/1991 | See Source »

Pioneer feminist Betty Friedan dismisses the book as an "obsolete rehash" and criticizes Wolf for dwelling on superficialities rather than coming to grips with the modern-day political challenges that confront females. While Friedan agrees that women often go to extremes in their pursuit of good looks, enduring repeated face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bad Side of Looking Good | 3/4/1991 | See Source »

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