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"I Love Lucy" Turns 50 Wes Gehring
Category: Entertainment Published: September 2001
The show's impact is evidenced by the fact that, in 1953, "67% of American homes tuned in every Monday night--a figure which probably never again will be approached (for a season), given the multitude of channels now available."
 
Affording the Retirement Dream Lowell M. Smith Jr.
Category: Economics Published: September 2001
". . . Americans are further along the way toward having legislation that is designed to enable people to exert more control over their retirement destinies."
 
American Families Are Drifting Apart Barbara LeBey
Category: Life in America Published: September 2001
The sexual revolution, women's liberation, relaxation of divorce laws, and greater mobility are fracturing the traditional family structure.
 
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Eric N. Macey
Category: Business & Finance Published: September 2001
Dissolving a business partnership can be acrimonious and full of legal pitfalls.
 
Can We Count on Missile Defense? Craig Eisendrath , Gerald E. Marsh , Melvin A. Goodman
Category: Worldview Published: September 2001
"Although the threat to the U.S. should not be ignored, it does not justify the rush to deployment of national missile defense systems."
 
Corrupting Charity Michael Tanner
Category: National Affairs Published: September 2001
"As they become increasingly dependent on government money, charities could find their missions shifting, their religious character lost, and the very things that made them so successful destroyed."
 
Decisionmaking in the Digital Age John Middlebrook , Peter Tobia
Category: Science & Technology Published: September 2001
"Technology is a double-edged sword. While it can overwhelm an information-seeker with volumes of relevant, and not-so-relevant, information, it can also help a user cut a problem down to size."
 
Delving into Huntington's Disease Virginia Goolkasian
Category: Medicine & Health Published: September 2001
"Since the discovery of the gene responsible for HD [in 1993], scientists have made strides each year towards more-effective treatments and a possible cure."
 
Edward Weston: The Last Years David Travis
Category: Focus on America Published: September 2001
". . . As he developed his art beyond technical virtuosity, Weston created photographs that could hold more-profound meaninggs, and thus a greater variety of interpretations."
 
Following a Theme Park Trail Along the Eastern Seaboard Wayne M. Barrett
Category: Going Places Published: September 2001
Visits to Sesame Place, Busch Gardens, Water Country USA, and Kings Dominion, sandwiched around a side trip to the Baltimore Zoo and National Aquarium, proved to be fantastic family fare.
 
How to Build a Better Teacher Robert Holland
Category: Education Published: September 2001
"Instead of screening candidates according to courses taken and degree earned, school administrators should free principals to hire the most-intellectually promising people. . . ."
 
Professional Athletes: Cultural Icons or Social Anomalies? Gary Sailes
Category: Athletic Arena Published: September 2001
Is it fair to demand that athletes serve as role models?
 
Science, Religion, and Ecology Turn Eastward Michael J. Strada
Category: Religion Published: September 2001
The tenets of Eastern religion are more compatible with nature than their Western counterparts.
 
The Art of Healthy Risk-Taking Ralph Hyatt
Category: Psychology Published: September 2001
"The keys to consider are temperament, age, health, knowledge of the act, nature of risks involved, one's previous tolerance for similar risks, ability to set appropriate objectives, and flexibility to judge objectively when to change an approach. . . ."
 
The Circus in 20th-Century American Art Donna Gustafson
Category: Museums Today Published: September 2001
The colorful life of the Big Top long has attracted artists.
 
You Can't Spell Oscar Without DVD Robert S. Rothenberg
Category: Entertainment Published: September 2001
As DVDs take over more and more of the home video market, Academy Award-winners are pouring out of movie studios' vaults, enabling viewers to build extensive libraries of film classics.