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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...because of its timing, which could be called uncooperative, at best. In Jerusalem in 1997, there is no need for another new exclusively Israeli neighborhood in East Jerusalem. The choice of location is particularly insensitive given that Israel could have built the same number of homes on an alternative sight without the displacement of Arab villagers...

Author: By Leila C. Kawar, | Title: Threatening the Peace | 3/1/1997 | See Source »

Because Dave, a truck driver, has just switched jobs, the Reimullers have no medical coverage. And here the movie touches on the real dramas that most big-screen films can't be bothered with: questions of aching financial need, the humiliations of the newly poor, the sight of kids crying while the parents argue over huge hospital bills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: DOING WELL AT DOING GOOD | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

...today. One became a preacher and found a rich comic voice that has finally made him an endearing figure in sports. The other is afflicted with Parkinson's syndrome, his grace palsied, his old raffish rhetoric muted. The King is a physical pauper now, and at his sight we age and ache. His mind, however, is not so impaired, nor is his taste for raillery. Ali recently saw the film and phoned Gast to express his appreciation. The champ also said he remembered Gast: "You're the skinny, ugly guy that was with us in Africa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: LONG LIVE THE KING | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

...sight for sore eyes. EYEDROPS that claim to get the red out may wind up making eyes even redder. Reason: drops work by constricting blood vessels, but as the medicine wears off, the vessels can react by dilating beyond their original size...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Feb. 17, 1997 | 2/17/1997 | See Source »

Exiting the gallery is like a breath of fresh air. Mystery and wonder are once again lurking at every corner and there's not a white wall in sight. There is playfulness in the compositions and questions popping up everywhere; the art collection becomes fun again...

Author: By Sebastian A. Bentkowski, | Title: Rearrangement Does Not a Renaissance Make | 2/13/1997 | See Source »

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