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...many Americans who've never before set foot in Japan, Nagano may at first look like Atlanta with jet lag--an "industrial and technology-intensive city," as its brochures boast, larger than Newark, N.J., and lined along its broad boulevards with a cacophony of gas stations (called Apple), coffee shops (called Apple Grimm) and supermarkets (called Apple Land). There are seven Kentucky Fried Chicken parlors in Nagano, its literature attests, two Mister Donuts and a Denny...
Phyllis tried to keep the matter quiet and even delayed serving Michael with the legal complaint so that it wouldn't ruin his Christmas. But the Newark Star-Ledger ran big with the anti-Oedipal tale last week. Talk-radio hosts and their audiences trashed Michael so relentlessly that a moist-eyed Phyllis called a press conference, at once begging the media to back off her boy and declaring she had no plans to back off the lawsuit. Explains her lawyer, Gary Blaustein: "Your mother loves you even if you are a murderer." Michael, who works for an electronics company...
That in itself can breed bigotry. One black Newark, N.J., teen interviewed by TIME launched into an ugly tirade about Jews--but many more expressed a sense of catharsis simply to be talking about the racial difficulties they face. On the other hand, white teens interviewed seemed to have more trouble discussing racial issues, and were often unable to even find the words to describe their feelings about ethnicity. Part of the problem, according to psychologist Tatum, is that some parents, particularly white ones, silence their children when racial issues are raised. This is done, sometimes, as part...
...population, but Taiwan is more advanced in economics and democracy. The two countries share the same language, character and culture. What is different is the political system. China must improve its human-rights record. It must democratize. Its people should have the right to free speech. JOHN HSIEH Newark, Calif...
Binaya Oja, a 17-year-old Clarkson first-year, died after a night of binge drinking, reported a Feb. 10 article in the Newark Star-Ledger...