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A stunning two-part exhibition at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art "explores the evolution of the American identity as seen through the eyes of the nation's artists and examines the impact of such forces as immigration, technology, and the...

Genetically engineered crops, fertilizers, and pesticides are the keys to the enormous challenges brought about by increasing population and environmental degradation. EVERY CENTURY poses new opportunities and challenges. One hundred years ago,...

Are Americans struggling to save more for their retirement than they may need to? Yes, argued Kenn Tacchino and Cynthia Saltzman, associate professors at Widener University, Chester, Pa., addressing members of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners....

WHENEVER the Clinton Administration's stewardship of foreign affairs is attacked, spokesmen drag the isolationist straw man out of storage and give him a good public thrashing. Although conceding that, for the first time since the rise of fascism in...

FOR AN ASSESSMENT of the Kosovo military action, let us look back at the key issues: The policy blunder. Pres. Clinton's initial decision to bomb Serbia was the most serious U.S. foreign policy blunder since Vietnam. Countless numbers of Kosovar Albanians...

Surveys show that the incidence of sexual affairs is far less than suggested by Hollywood and adult magazines. "HALF of all married men and women in America have extramarital sex," shouts the talk show host. As you stare at the television set, you...

The stress on mental health professionals and volunteers involved with catastrophic disasters can linger long after those events have faded from the public's mind. A FEW YEARS AGO, I was puzzled by the remark of a client at the close of a therapy...

Why do you think you should be paid a higher salary? Is it because you need to buy season tickets to your favorite team's games? Maybe you would like to start a bird farm. Or perhaps it's just that you want to earn more than your spouse does. Believe...

BIG UP AND DOWN MOVES in the stock market understandably make many investors wary and uncertain. What should you do in volatile times? First, put market volatility in perspective. Swings in the stock market over a few months or even a few years...

"Coverage of crime brings with it coverage of victims, frequently in dehumanizing ways and with traumatizing results." WATCHING THE STUDENTS who survived the Columbine High School massacre in Littteon, Colo., as they told their stories on television...

Pres. William Jefferson Clinton The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: I have reviewed your 1998 tax return to see if you could have saved some more in taxes. The return shows that you paid $7,215 in 1998 for "Tax Prep. &...

Architects share the responsibility for creating safe, well-designed, and stimulating classroom environments. ANTHROPOLOGISTS are fond of examining a civilization's rains to recapture its essential values. What was important, they ask, to this specific...

When you select a sunscreen this summer, be sure that you are getting all the protection you need against ultraviolet radiation, cautions Alexa Boer, chief resident in dermatology at Stanford (Calif.) Hospital and Clinics. Look for a product containing...

THE SUDDEN DEMISE this spring of master filmmaker Stanley Kubrick was overshadowed by the death the following day of baseball legend Joe DiMaggio. It seemed that even Hollywood couldn't offer Kubrick his due. His eulogy at the 1999 Oscar ceremony was...

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