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Clayton Williams, the Republican nominee for Texas Governor accused of sexism, and Gus Savage, the Chicago Democratic Congressman accused of anti-Semitism (see NATION), are battling for the title of most outrageous politician. How do they stack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Political Bozo Face-Off | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

Harvard students all grab more cups than we need at meals. I used to automatically remove four cups from the stack only to use two or three. I never considered that I could get only one cup and make the small effort to get up and refill it later...

Author: By Steven V. Mazie, | Title: Our Cups Runneth Over | 4/7/1990 | See Source »

...they complain that, compared to the other Ivy League schools, Harvard's food service just doesn't stack...

Author: By Philip P. Pan, | Title: How Do Harvard's Meals Stack Up? | 3/14/1990 | See Source »

Bathed every evening in colored lights and gleaming like a stack of silver dollars, the 48-story CenTrust Tower became the pre-eminent landmark on Miami's skyline in the booming 1980s. The tower was visual testimony to the success of CenTrust Bank, which grew out of near failure seven years ago into the largest savings and loan in the Southeast (peak assets in 1989: $11 billion). But the building took on a gloomier symbolism last month when federal regulators seized the now insolvent thrift and ousted its top executives. As the Government conducts a bailout that could cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: His Personal Piggy Bank | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

...picture it? "Hey Harry, what should I do with this furniture?" "Oh, just stack it up in that room with the dirty books...

Author: By Lawrence B. Finer, | Title: For Mature Audiences Only | 2/13/1990 | See Source »

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