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...tempting to judge our mayors for the little things that make city life livable, the depth of the potholes, the smell of the streets, whether or not the traffic lights are in synch. But the best mayors have also been those who act on a grand scale, building bridges, saving schools, finding the funds that cities forever lack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 5 Best Big-City Mayors | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

Finally, on Day Four, after the last addresses are exchanged and the chants of "Power!" subside, after the smell of suntan oil has faded and the final SMILE AND BE HAPPY! posters have been torn from the walls, hundreds of Kristis and Brandis and Dawns and Lolitas, winners all, tuck their teddy bears under their arms and file, a little sadly, into the buses that will take them back to parents and kid sisters and competition for boys and competition with boys and grades that will often be less than Superior. "Many of them write to me years later," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In California: Catching the Spirit | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...live apart. Near the entrance to the township a large sign promises the people of Daveyton a POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW. But the little concrete houses that line the treeless streets, the dry, packed earth that everywhere passes for a garden, and the acrid smell of coal fires in the early-morning air are evidence of a far different reality. Last week the people of Daveyton braced themselves for what seemed an almost inevitable confrontation with security forces. The township was preparing to bury Egnes Mbongani, 18, and Elizabeth Khumalo, 16, two girls shot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Burial with Dignity | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...want to gouge out his eyes, strangle him, make him into ground meat." The Cuban President was especially piqued because the renewed interest in Vesco stole attention from Castro's call for Latin American countries to repudiate their collective foreign debt, which totals some $360 billion. BOLIVIA Sour Smell of Success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Notes: Aug. 19, 1985 | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

When regular paint dries, it can release compounds that contribute to smog and irritate your lungs. Benjamin Moore EcoSpec, above, can help keep the air cleaner. The upside: no new-paint smell. The downside: you'll pay up to $5 more per gallon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOME: The Eco-Friendly Home | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

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