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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...town government has already laid off a third of its workers, including the town manager, and is down to two police officers. During the town-council meeting last Thursday, Cherry, who is also mayor, doubled her fists and vowed that if anyone tried to make her resign her city post, "I'll give 'em some knuckle puddin'." She had a request for the council. Now that she has lost her job and her $4 million in bank stock is worthless, she would like a permit to open a bakery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poor Town, Rich Bank | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

FROM OFFICE PILLAR TO POST...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporate Ps And Qs | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...Etiquette can make the difference between getting ahead in the workplace or being left behind." So say experts Peggy and Peter Post, the third generation of writers in the Emily Post family to tackle the topic of civilized behavior. Their forebear's fierce belief in the importance of good manners is passed on faithfully in the duo's helpful new book The Etiquette Advantage in Business: Personal Skills for Professional Success (HarperCollins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporate Ps And Qs | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...stick your claws into those insufferably righteous angels. Guess which one kids are going to pick. So why give the option to be evil? The designers use the free-will argument and note that choosing the fallen angel leads to murder and self-destruction. In the post-Columbine era, that may bear too close a resemblance to real-life nihilism. Still, Christian parents shouldn't fret. The War in Heaven moves slowly, and action is sparse. Kids may actually prefer Bible study...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christian Computer Games | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...unless you get to the World Series, a good year is completely obliterated. Two years from now, you ask who the hell was in post-season play, and nobody knows unless they were in the Series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Winning and Winning Again | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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