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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...coffee and a slice of toast--unbuttered--has been Marshall's usual for the past 27 years...

Author: By Joshua L. Kwan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Swan Song For the City's Greasy Spoon | 10/29/1997 | See Source »

...preying not only on elderly residents but also on American taxpayers. More than $45 billion in government funds, mostly from Medicare and Medicaid, is pumped into nursing homes annually, an amount that comes to nearly 60% of the national tab for such eldercare. In order to pocket a larger slice of the federal stipend, many nursing homes--largely for-profit enterprises--provide a minimal level of care, if that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NURSING HOMES: FATAL NEGLECT | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

...satisfyingly rich, juicy slice of '50s noir, and quite possibly the most deftly crafted film to emerge yet this year. Slicker and less disturbingly gritty than "Chinatown," but more bang-out entertaining, it's boosted by a a superlative cast--the crown jewel of which is a trio of masterful performances by Kevin Spacey and Aussie newcomers Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce (particularly the latter) as the unlikely LAPD allies who attempt to disinter the sordid, convoluted truth behind an apparently cut-and-dried murder case...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, | Title: L.A. Confidential | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

...clientele wavers between tourists, Cantabrigians and Harvard affiliates. The restaurant also does a thriving take-out business, with a slice of signature white bread in every...

Author: By Chana R. Schoenberger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Reeves, City Honor Hong Kong Founder | 10/21/1997 | See Source »

...solution. The one he finally adopted appears to be a relatively simple procedure, but it has shaken the world of cardiac surgery and offered new hope to people suffering from congestive heart failure. Batista's radical concept: Since the diseased heart is too big, why not cut off a slice or two and make it smaller...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOO BIG A HEART | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

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