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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nothing special happens to Gordon in Bristol. He gets into a minor wreck and finishes in sixth place, with his car literally duct-taped together. The week after that, in Goody's 500 in Martinsville, Va., he stays close enough to win but finishes a frustrating third. For the first time in four years, race fans who despise him are smiling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NASCAR: Babes, Bordeaux & Billy Bobs | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

DIED. JOHN MINOR WISDOM, 93, pioneering civil rights judge and an architect of the New South; in New Orleans. Wisdom was one of four judges of the South's Fifth Circuit in the 1950s and '60s whose opinions helped end segregation (see Eulogy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones May 31, 1999 | 5/31/1999 | See Source »

...right? How do you teach your child to be good at sports and be a good sport too? My favorite authority on this subject is John McCarthy, 30, a former minor-league pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles organization who in 1992 returned to Washington, his hometown. He has since taught baseball to thousands of local children through his Home Run Baseball camp and to a high-spirited team of disadvantaged kids to which he donates his time at an inner-city elementary school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Only a Game! | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

...something that anyone would have predicted," Stone says. Furthermore, as I and about 65 million other Americans can attest, being nearsighted is no big deal. True, we're at a slightly greater risk of developing glaucoma and detached retinas, but for most of us, nearsightedness is a minor inconvenience. Besides, I think glasses are kind of cool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turn Off the Lights | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

Carvalho says he also plans some minor improvements for his recently renovated store...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: When One Is Not Enough: Local Stores Square Off with Double Locations | 5/19/1999 | See Source »

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