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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...glamorous relative, the span received only small change to celebrate its 50th birthday: $70,000, vs. a projected $6 million to be lavished on the Golden Gate next May. Still, the connection between the San Francisco peninsula and the East Bay, crossed by 250,000 autos a day, helped transform once distant rural areas into bustling commuter suburbs. In 1985 the San Francisco Bay area, with 5.8 million residents, became the nation's fourth largest metropolitan region...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anniversaries: A Modest Bridge Party | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

Ronald Reagan loves to speak of dreamers. Of Founding Fathers who dreamed of creating a free nation, of immigrants who came to America dreaming of a better life. Though he rarely says so explicitly, the President has entertained a grand vision of his own: to transform American politics. In his dream, the "Reagan revolution" that began six years ago would culminate in a massive political realignment, one that would make the Republicans the majority party and pull down the curtain on half a century of liberal government activism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Short Coattails | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

Crystal balls. It's all part of her weekly Consciousness class, a workshop which the Cambridge resident claims "will transform your life...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Course Makes Your Life Crystal Clear | 11/14/1986 | See Source »

...consultants who create names for new companies and products. Anspach Grossman Portugal, a New York City consulting firm, oversaw Libbey-Owens-Ford's metamorphosis into Trinova, and suggested Consolidated Foods adopt the tastier name of Sara Lee Corp. Siegel & Gale, another New York company, persuaded United States Steel to transform itself into USX. San Francisco-based NameLab christened Nissan's Sentra car and Honda's luxury Acura model...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pros Who Play the Name Game | 11/3/1986 | See Source »

...Verdi, is about what happens when "grand opera meets Grand Ole Op'ry," says Tolins. In it, "the Oprah Winfrey Company's funding is cut off, and it is forced to join forces with [Nashville's] Grand Ole Op'ry to fight Christian evangelist Holly Arethanthou, who wants to transform the opera house into a religious theme park...

Author: By Maia E. Harris, | Title: All His World's a Stage | 10/2/1986 | See Source »

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