Vol. 150 No. 1
NATION
AUSTIN, NEVADA (The Backbone Of America)
CONSPIRACY, U.S.A. IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, WHERE THE HIGHWAY IS EMPTY, IT ALL FITS TOGETHER
OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND (The Backbone Of America)
PERILS OF PROSPERITY A BOOMTOWN STRUGGLES TO HOLD ON TO ITS ESSENTIAL NATURE
MOUNT STORM, WEST VIRGINIA (The Backbone Of America)
COAL WAR IN THE DRY-EYED NEW AMERICAN ECONOMY, ALL IT TOOK TO KILL THE THRIVING POTOMAC MINES WAS SMALL CHANGE
BEDFORD, INDIANA (The Backbone Of America)
WHOSE AMBULANCE WILL GET THERE FIRST? TWO HOSPITALS WITH OPPOSING HEALTH-CARE PHILOSOPHIES ARE DUKING IT OUT IN BEDFORD. THE TOWN ISN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF THEM
TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH (The Backbone Of America)
WHEN FEAR MAKES SENSE
GUNNISON, COLORADO (The Backbone Of America)
COWS OR CONDOS? PUTTING ASIDE THEIR DIFFERENCES, CONSERVATIVE CATTLEMEN AND LEFT-LEANING ENVIRONMENTALISTS TEAM UP TO SAVE A VALLEY
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (The Backbone Of America)
GATHERING IN FAITH BUT NOT TOO CLOSE "CHURCH PLANTERS" BRING ETHNIC CONGREGATIONS INTO A CITY'S WHITE, ESTABLISHED CHURCHES, THOUGH NOT QUITE INTO THE FOLD
HUTCHINSON, KANSAS (The Backbone Of America)
PLEASE DON'T SHOOT THE PRAIRIE DOGS A KANSAS TOWN WAS A PEACEFUL PLACE--UNTIL A COLONY OF RODENTS PITTED ANIMAL-RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AGAINST HOMETOWN BASEBALL FANS. THEN THE FUR BEGAN TO FLY
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (The Backbone Of America)
WAR OF WORDS ARE THE GREAT BOOKS RACIST, SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC? A LOT OF PROFESSORS SAY SO. NOW SOME OTHERS ARE SAYING, "ENOUGH!"
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE (The Backbone Of America)
SILICON VALLEY AND WASHINGTON ARE THE MUTUALLY UNCOMPREHENDING END POINTS OF HIGHWAY 50. IS THE ROAD THE ONLY TIE THAT BINDS THEM?
HAS STARR GONE TOO FAR?
THE THREE-YEAR, $30 MILLION PROBE OF A SMALL-TIME ARKANSAS LAND DEAL HAS TAKEN SOME TROUBLING TURNS
UNSHACKLING NET SPEECH
IN ITS FIRST FORAY INTO CYBERSPACE, THE SUPREME COURT SAYS THE FIRST AMENDMENT APPLIES THERE TOO
THROWING AWAY THE KEY
THE SUPREME COURT ALLOWS STATES TO KEEP "SEXUAL PREDATORS" LOCKED UP BEYOND THEIR TERMS IN PRISON
NO SAINTS IN NEW ORLEANS
AN INVESTIGATION INTO LOUISIANA'S SENATE ELECTION DISCOVERS ALLEGED PAYOFFS IN UNEXPECTED PLACES
DEATH'S DOOR LEFT AJAR
THE JUSTICES DENY A SWEEPING RIGHT TO ASSISTED SUICIDE BUT MIGHT ENTERTAIN MORE MODEST CLAIMS
INDIAN HILL, OHIO (The Backbone Of America)
THE NEW MATH TO EQUALIZE SPENDING AMONG RICH AND POOR SCHOOLS, OHIO MAY--GASP!--RAISE TAXES
BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS (The Backbone Of America)
THE POKER PLAGUE IN ONE SMALL TOWN, GAMBLING MAIMS THE MEEK AND THE MIGHTY
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA (The Backbone Of America)
INDEPENDENCE DAY
PUT ON A HAPPY FACE--FOR NOW
CONGRESS PASSES TAX CUTS AND A BALANCED BUDGET, BUT THE DEAL ISN'T DONE YET
SCIENCE
THIS WEEK NASA WILL DELIVER A QUINTESSENTIALLY AMERICAN PRODUCT TO MARS: A BRAND-NEW CAR
TRYING TO RIGHT THE SHIP (Space)
A CRASH IN ORBIT ENDANGERS RUSSIA'S MIR SPACE STATION AND MAY THREATEN U.S.-RUSSIAN COOPERATION
SPORT
BOXING GETS A BLACK EYE AS CHALLENGER MIKE TYSON BITES THE EARS OF CHAMPION EVANDER HOLYFIELD
NOTEBOOK
THE CONGRESS (THE SCOOP)
IT TAKES ONLY ONE COOK TO SPOIL THE BATTER
HOWEVER BRIEFLY MAY IT WAVE
TILL DEPOSITIONS DO US PART
MILESTONES (MILESTONES)
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN (EULOGY)
DIPLOMACY (THE SCOOP)
FOR ALBRIGHT, THE PAST IS ANOTHER COUNTRY
CRIME (THE SCOOP)
SOLVING JONBENET'S MURDER BY THE BOOK
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
MUFTER THE TROOPS!
IT WAS THE DEMAND FOR DENTAL CARE THAT WAS THE DEAL BREAKER. REALLY
FROM RIO TO RUIN?
MAYBE NOT. AS THE U.N. DITHERS, THE POOR TAKE ACTION
BUSINESS
EPA CHIEF BROWNER WORE DOWN EVERYONE, RIGHT UP TO THE PRESIDENT, IN HER BATTLE FOR TOUGHER RULES
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THE EXPLOITATION MOVIES OF A BYGONE ERA HAD EVERYTHING BUT MONEY. AND TALENT. AND SCRUPLES
PILLOW TALK (The Arts / CINEMA)
HUMAN GRAFFITI IN PETER GREENAWAY'S SEXY FILM
STINGLESS (The Arts / CINEMA)
FONDA'S COMEBACK ROLE HAS BIG BUZZ BUT NO BITE
ROAD SHOW (The Arts / BOOKS)
MORE FUN THAN THE REAL CAMPAIGN. SHORTER TOO
ON THE ROAD WITH DORIS (The Arts / BOOKS)
RICHARD FORD WRITES THREE DISPATCHES ON THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES. ONE IS A ROUSING TRIUMPH