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...really love the idea of a beautiful foyer that opens all the way through to the back of the house," says James Atkins as he rhapsodizes about the 8,000-sq.-ft. home he is building in Folsum, La., an hour north of New Orleans. The foyer features a fountain at the center of an intricate spiral staircase. The house will have a media room, a wall-size aquarium, five bedrooms, plus all kinds of ideas that he has collected in 10 years of exploring the real estate landscape...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside The New American Home | 10/14/2002 | See Source »

Patients like Chavez are part of what doctors in Tijuana call la ola verde--the "green wave" of Southern California residents washing into the border city's medical clinics. Attracted by low prices and easy access, cash-paying travelers, most of them Latino, have for years come from as far north as San Francisco to obtain medical and dental care in Tijuana and other border towns. But these days, the patients are carrying fewer greenbacks and more plastic insurance cards, as a growing number of U.S. health-insurance companies offer bargain prices for those willing to get their care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEALTH INSURANCE: Doctors Without Borders | 10/14/2002 | See Source »

...like, “Ooh, look at me, I’m Columbus, I think I’m a big deal because I fell ass-backwards into the Americas, la la la...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Ways to Celebrate Columbus Day | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

...La Groceria...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hip Not to be Square | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

...La Contesa...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hip Not to be Square | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

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