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...even if we're living the high life in Maple Boomer Retirement Ridge Heaven, don't expect us to mellow much, to lessen our demands, our insistent wish that the world pay attention to us, us, us!!! In a Del Webb survey of boomer attitudes, respondents said their greatest contribution in retirement will include "demanding funding for medical research." The red ribbon for AIDS and the pink ribbon of breast cancer will be replaced by gray ribbons of gerontology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twilight Of The Boomers | 6/12/2000 | See Source »

Thinking about death is painful. But you can lessen the pain for your heirs if you think of ways to beat the taxman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Of Man's Estate | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

...fire station makes a good image, but as a space it is odd," said Catherine Lessen, an architect at a Boston firm. "When it was rendered in concrete, it suffered...

Author: By Zachary R. Heineman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Avante-Garde Architect Awes Audience | 4/21/2000 | See Source »

...Bagley also said he was worried that the ban on affirmative action would ultimately lessen diversity in graduate schools...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Minority Admissions Rise in U. of California | 4/6/2000 | See Source »

...Laws Lessen Shootings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 3/21/2000 | See Source »

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