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Illness of that magnitude, however, was about the last thing the deMeurerses worried about. Like the vast majority of Americans at any one moment, the deMeurerses weren't sick and didn't expect to get sick. Alan signed at 27, Christy at 32; their two children were young and healthy. This was insurance, something for a rainy day. They selected a medical practice--the Rancho Canyon Medical Group in Temecula, California--from a roster of those in Health Net's network. "We just wanted some basic protection," Alan says. "We were all very healthy people...
GINGRICH MAY BE A THRILLING PERSONality for journalists, but he doesn't deserve the honor. The world views the current budget debate in Congress with disgust. Priorities and personal ambitions are clashing in a troublesome turmoil, and the losers will be the elderly, the sick and the poor. The leaders of Congress--specifically Gingrich--should remember their responsibilities and set a good example. CHRISTOPH BUXTORF Basel, Switzerland...
...extensive dialogue between Dodge and Halie, an old Illinois farm couple. They are old, screwy and hardly living in domestic bliss. Their son Tilden, who seems to have lost some of his faculties in an accident, is living with them. Bradley, another son, lives nearby and terrorizes the sick Dodge. Halie is obsessed with one of her sons who has died, and Tilden keeps bringing up another child who has died...
...Here is Shakespeare's upper-class mass murderer reimagined as a clever fascist in the court of Edward VIII. The 1930s was a decade of ruthless strongmen, in both European politics and Hollywood movies. Gangsters, mesmerizing in their amoral ambition, were the men of the moment; they lent a sick thrill to the front page and entertainment section. This Richard is such a fellow, Hitler as Scarface. From the opening titles, which explode in a blast of artillery, to the closing image of Richard laughing on his way to a fiery hell, this is not just Shakespeare played on film...
...They've been working with the administration for a long time," Schnieder said. "We're trying to respect the University's need for keeping down frivolous visits, but to the people who are...chronically sick, it's really important...