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Women like these remain exceptions in the East. The number of women in the Hungarian and Polish parliaments is minuscule. In East Germany only 20.5% of the Volkskammer were women. Eventually, some striving female politicians, like Hungarian Klara Ungarn, 32, a cheerful and dynamic leader of the small Federation of...
But, I'm sorry, sisters, this is not the revolution. What's striking, from an old-fashioned (ca. 1970) feminist perspective, is just how little has changed. The fact that law is no longer classified as a "nontraditional" occupation for women has not made our culture any less graspingly litigious...
As a prosecutor, Harshbarger compiled an impeccable record. Along the way, he has led his profession in areas such as the prosecution of domestic violence and child abuse and in advocating counseling programs in addition to law enforcement to help reduce crime.
As for the artists, none are earning in the pop-star category, but many are doing quite well. Marsalis, whose band commands fees ranging from $2,000 to $40,000 a night, is already worth several million dollars. "There is a general misconception that you can't make money playing...
But then jazz has always been a high-risk profession: King Oliver and Charlie Parker both died broke. What seems certain now is that this great American cultural tradition is far healthier than it has been in decades. In the hands of people like Wynton Marsalis and hundreds of other...