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...without the media, his frankness would never have reached the voters. He wanted to reap the benefits of his "straight shooting" style--but only if that reward was positive. If it impaired him, then the media was distorting his message...
...irony is that today's grandparents were supposed to have more alternatives than their predecessors. Modern senior citizens are healthier, livelier and often wealthier than in the past, and while many still find grandparenting a joy, others reap rich rewards in work, leisure and community activity. "They have been helping other people all their lives," says Dr. Arthur Kornhaber, president of the Foundation for Grandparenting. "Now many of them say, 'It's my turn...
...drop in importance to readers has been mirrored among advertisers. In 1946 newspapers accounted for 35% of all ad dollars spent; today they reap just 26%. While newspapers still outsell television in total advertising, TV dominates in national ads, which come prepackaged and are sold in bulk. Newspapers rely on local advertising, which is often less profitable because it must be sold bit by bit and may require costly involvement in makeup and production. In addition, much advertising that traditionally appeared on newspaper pages is now done through preprinted inserts, at lower fees, or has gone over to direct mail...
...together in 1988 to shore up collapsing thrifts, many of them in the Southwest. Last week the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) reported its findings on how this first wave of bailouts was handled. Among its conclusions: the transactions were so poorly designed and generous that they allowed investors to reap billions that could have been saved had Congress and the Reagan-Bush Administration been willing to cough up more money up front...
...those who try to make meaningful connections -- often through video dating services, party lines and personals ads -- the risks of modern love are greater than ever. AIDS casts a pall over a generation that fully expected to reap the benefits of the sexual revolution. Responsibility is the watchword. Only on college campuses do remnants of libertinism linger. That worries public-health officials, who are witnessing an explosion of sexually transmitted diseases, particularly genital warts. "There is a high degree of students who believe oral contraception protects them from the AIDS virus. It doesn't," says Wally Brewer, coordinator...