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...sake of improvement, inconveniences are worth it," said Grantley H. Lowe, who uses one of the post office boxes...

Author: By Adam M. Lalley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Square Post Office To Close Next Year for Renovations | 9/19/2000 | See Source »

...lining up at our doors to showcase their policies on health care, education, Social Security. But you'd be wrong. Instead of crunching our numbers, the candidates are kissing our babies. They're wearing earth tones and soft pastel ties. They're going on "Oprah," for God's sake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hey, Guys! Enough of This Mushy 'Oprah' Stuff! | 9/19/2000 | See Source »

This time Fu is diving not for her country, not for her coach, not for her fans, but for herself. The nine-hour practices have been replaced by a more manageable five hours. "Practicing just for the sake of practicing is pointless," Fu says, snapping her gum. She enlivens drills by blasting pop music, thumping techno beats that she hopes will propel her past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Summer Olympics: Fu Mingxia | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...culture teaches that if you really want to be left alone, a short dose of media ubiquity will usually do the trick. (Anyone want to hear another word from Richard Hatch?) But for Pete's sake, asking people to leave you alone is suicide. And be nice to your kids. J.D. Salinger is learning those lessons the hard way. Daughter MARGARET SALINGER'S Dream Catcher, the rare tell-all that does tell a lot, is expected to sell briskly when it hits stores on Wednesday. Among the Daddy Dearest revelations: J.D. experimented with Scientology, advised her to abort her baby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 11, 2000 | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...figure out if metal lunchboxes just went out of style, or if they discovered some terrible health risk associated with lunchbox rust. I only know that if you want one of the old beauties, you've got to visit antique stories, for Pete's sake. Or you're forced to dig around in those slightly moldy '70s-themed kitsch stores, where you're likely to pay close to $50 for a reasonable facsimile of a real lunchbox. On eBay, you've got a bit more variety: $450 for a "very rare, domed 'Jetsons' lunchbox," or 99 cents for a Hulk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lunchboxes I Have Known and Loved | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

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