Word: minds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rather stark, either-or choice for graduating seniors: Make lots of money selling your soul to the devils of high finance or make no money while making the world a better place. He neglects to remind his readers that there is a third, albeit relatively unpublicized, possibility: Put your mind and skills to work in a field that will pay you reasonably, tap your creativity and expose you to worlds you haven't yet encountered. Some of these are for-profit, some could be called non-profit, but all have the potential to provide rewarding careers. A short list would...
...discovered I can't eat as much as I used to without gaining a few pounds, and I have to run farther just to maintain my weight. So when a friend suggested pumping iron as a way to boost my burn rate, I was skeptical (Arnold Schwarzenegger leaped to mind) but curious. After all, the number of women using free weights has doubled, from 7.4 million in 1987 to 16.8 million in 1997. Surely they're not all training for the Ms. Olympia contest...
...pushing 60, Richard Serra is the John Henry, the steel-drivin' man, of American sculpture at the century's end. There are a few other sculptors of comparable distinction around--Martin Puryear comes to mind--but in the handling of heavy metal Serra has no peer; there, he is the most original figure since David Smith, who died more than three decades ago. It was Serra, with his ability to involve the human body as a participant in his work--demanding something more from a spectator than the sole act of looking, and yet harshly rewarding the eye as well...
...disappointment with President Clinton for his behavior in the White House is exceeded only by my anger at the Republicans in Congress for releasing grand jury testimony to the public. I haven't yet made up my mind whether Clinton should resign, but I am absolutely sure those hypocrites in the House of Representatives should be removed from office. NEIL CRAMER Santa Rosa, Calif...
...Mindful of Clinton's image in presidential history, I offer this view of how he will be remembered alongside Abraham Lincoln in American history books: Lincoln is forever celebrated for his Gettysburg Address; Clinton will be forever linked to the Lewinsky dress. Lincoln was the Great Emancipator; Clinton will be the Great Prevaricator. When we think of Lincoln, the phrase "Honest Abe" comes to mind; for Clinton, it will be "Honestly, Bill!" PETER DZWONKOSKI Rochester...