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...available in the late 1970s. The law is trying to keep up. Most states now permit transgender persons to change their driver's license and birth certificate to conform to their new status. And 39 cities--beginning with Minneapolis, Minn., in 1975 and now including Denver; Atlanta; Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Rochester, N.Y.--have passed nondiscrimination ordinances protecting transsexuals in schools, jobs and housing...
Until quite recently, not much had changed in the treatment of aneurysms, as Ardith Eastlund learned after her twin sister Arlene Erickson died of a ruptured one last fall in Reed City, Mich., at 64. The sisters were identical in so many ways that Eastlund naturally wondered whether she too might be carrying a time bomb in her brain. "I just want to put my mind--and my family--at ease," she told Dr. B. Gregory Thompson, chief of cerebrovascular surgery at the University of Michigan...
...Vote pro-life, vote no" ones, haven't helped voters understand the bill any better. This week, all voters will get explanatory leaflets from the Referendum Commission. That may clear up some confusion. But the fear is that uncertain citizens just won't bother to vote. Health Minister Michéal Martin says the proposal still "has a very good chance." Backbenchers aren't so sure. "We're in trouble," says Deputy John Moloney of Ahern's Fianna Fáil party. The bill may pass "by a shade. But if we had two more weeks, we'd be under...
...homes across America, parents are tossing summer-camp applications into trash cans. "Last year I spent $2,000 to send my 6-year-old to day camp, and she couldn't bring a Popsicle into the pool area," says Pauline Izrailov of West Bloomfield, Mich. "This year I got a backyard wading pool for $11.95. My kids can splash in it, pee in it, eat cheeseburgers in it. They'll love...
...shop or move out of the country. Chicago-based Brach's announced last year that it would close its large manufacturing plant in the city and shed more than 1,000 jobs; it will outsource candymaking to Argentina's Grupo Arcor. Kraft Foods, meanwhile, intends to close its Holland, Mich., manufacturing facility for Life Savers next year, and plans to make the iconic candy in Quebec, where sugar sells at market rates. You might think the loss of jobs would prompt Congress to reconsider its protectionist policies. But you would be wrong...