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Sure enough, she eventually finds Dwight, who lives with his three children from a previous marriage in the remote village of Chinook, three hours north of Seattle. "I knew my mother would never let herself get tangled up in a mess like that," Tobias writes, but he is wrong. In fact, he is packed off to live with Dwight, and if all goes well, his mother will accept Dwight's proposal and move in too. All goes horribly. Dwight is a secretive bully who is either at his companions' feet or at their throats. With young Tobias...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Deceptions | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher immediately threw her support behind the proposals. If the mess is not tackled voluntarily, she said, the government will seek tougher laws...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: City of Filth | 1/30/1989 | See Source »

...religious fervor is a creation which can only be described as a city-stand hot dog combined with a salad--it's called a "Chicago Hot Dog." A complex culinary concoction, a true Chicago dog must adhere to a stringent recipe, otherwise it will turn into a dripping, mushy mess...

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: Thank God for Hot Dogs | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

America, meet Barbara Bush, taking center stage in national life just in the knick of time. Nancy Reagan had many good qualities, but she was, well, something of a strain: those rail-thin looks, that hard-edged show-biz glitter and no children or grandchildren around to mess things up. The country may be ready for a First Lady who is honest about her size (14), her age (63) and her pearls (fake). She sports sweats on the weekends with no intention of jogging, does her own hair, likes takeout tacos, devours mystery novels, poaches at the net in mixed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Silver Fox | 1/23/1989 | See Source »

Others, particularly those fighting for a starting position, focus their complete attention on the sport. The sport becomes an obsession. "Once you're starting, you want to make sure you don't mess up," Reidy says. "You want to know the plays twice as well as everyone else. You're running even harder in practice because you don't want to make mistakes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Grappling With the Burdens of a Dual Life | 1/18/1989 | See Source »

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