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In 1995 Charles Nixon's entire congregation had prayed hard for his granddaughter Shannon. Her health had been troubling her for weeks. At 5 ft. 4 in., the teenager weighed only 100 lbs. More significantly, she was constantly thirsty. By June 18, Shannon was complaining of weakness and dizziness and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HER DYING PRAYERS | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

Purists fret that nonprofits are too eager to take easy money from corporations and that such handouts leave philanthropic groups vulnerable to a whimsical change of heart or a downturn in profits. Irving Warner, author of the book Art of Fund Raising, recently wrote that "the growth of joint-marketing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEW WORLD OF GIVING | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

These young women are role models of self-possession; yet as they bump up against the untidy problems of adolescence each week, they also resemble the kids you might find flocking around a CK counter on a Saturday afternoon. Moesha may work at setting up a trip to Africa to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BEWITCHING TEEN HEROINES | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

Another aspect of my feminist outlook on life concerns children. When I became a feminist, I decided to start pretending that I hated them--even though I enjoyed teaching young children for over five years at my church. For Russian women, it is a luxury to stay at home with...

Author: By Kristen A. Olsavsky, | Title: Feminism, Russsian Style | 4/30/1997 | See Source »

Every family has its skeletons in the closet. Every man has his weakness. For some it is lasagna, for others it is all things chocolate. My downfall is frozen dairy products. Ice cream is my favorite food group. It is to me as ambrosia was to the Roman deities. Had...

Author: By Melissa ROSE Langsam, | Title: The Eighth Wonder of the World | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

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