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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Lungren responded by saying that "punishment is the linchpin of the criminal justice system" and that victims "say punish that person...
...During the question-and-answer period, Lungren was assailed for his use of the word "predator," which an audience member said demonizes the person instead of the crime, and has negative racial overtones...
...sadness of a loved one's illness, they simply don't know what to do or where to turn to relieve the burden. Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., gerontologist and author of Age Power, suggests that the most vital thing a caregiver can do is find a trusted adviser--"a person, not a pamphlet"--to help lead a family through the thickets of health care, financial and emotional questions. "Families should assume that they're grappling with a situation that will only get worse," he says, and they should do what they can to prepare themselves...
...your report on polyamory, openly loving more than one person simultaneously [FAMILIES, Nov. 15]: Once we accept "gay marriages," accepting polygamy and recognizing "marriages" of three persons or more is next. If the traditional model of marriage is discarded, by what logic can our society hold that only two people can enter into a marriage contract? Being sensitive to and tolerating polygamy will become the next test of enlightened virtue. TERRY L. CLASSEN Eau Claire...
...than work for Japan Inc. He started out in the mainstream--the best universities, a top job at a respected bank. But like a lot of Japanese in their 30s and 40s, Mikitani decided that his future would be more prosperous if he were in charge. "No smart young person wants to work at a big company," he says. "That would be risky...