Word: seriousness
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Equally remarkable is David Chandruss, 25, of Chicago, who was found to have the disease nine years ago. He has recovered from pneumonia without the aid of medication five times. After a bout last year with two serious infections, he was put on interferon, which is supposed to boost the immune system but may cause pain. Now he is on AZT. "You have to have a cause to live for," declares Chandruss, who devotes much of his time to caring for other AIDS sufferers. He lives at a novitiate of the Alexian Brothers, a Roman Catholic order that runs...
GWTW Author Margaret Mitchell, who died in 1949, always refused to extend her story. But Mitchell's heirs were concerned because the book's copyright was due to expire in 2011, leaving the story unprotected. Thus they reluctantly agreed to let Ripley, whose own "big, fat, serious historicals" (Charleston, New Orleans Legacy) have fared well on the moonlight-and- magnolia circuit, write a sequel. Last week, with two chapters of the new GWTW written, major publishers kicked off a brisk bidding war. The hardcover rights could fetch as much as $6 million...
...different form of bargaining involves power and position rather than issues. During one TV debate last week, when asked about the vice- presidential nomination, Jackson said, "I certainly will have earned serious consideration," although he gave no indication that he wanted it. Then Campaign Manager Austin and Campaign Chairman Willie Brown talked to reporters about the second spot for Jackson as if it were a live option. Dukakis responded the next day by observing that being second banana in the nomination race carries no guaranteed prize...
...mutual friend brought together the 24-year-old divorcee and the serious, idealistic Harvard Law graduate. The normally frugal Dukakis took her to a smart French restaurant and an Italian movie on their first date. (They hated the movie, left early and went back to her apartment for tea.) Dukakis was quickly smitten. She was impressed with how he took to her son, occasionally baby-sitting while Kitty studied for an exam. When the two decided to marry, Dukakis' parents were less than thrilled: they liked her, but a divorced woman with a young son was not what they...
Pilbeam added that April exams would also givea student an unfair advantage since students canboost grades by taking the final or doing extrawork if they have poor showings on the Aprilhourly. "Doubleshots for getting a good grade area serious inequity," he said...