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Despite common parlance today, prejudice is not restricted to the ignorant or dim-witted. Prejudice pervades the human condition and we all have our prejudices. Some have more idiosyncratic and invidious prejudices, for which we rightly condemn them. But as we condemn the most noxious forms of prejudice, we blithely...

Author: By Thomas B. Cotton, | Title: Coda | 5/6/1998 | See Source »

Within weeks of these musings, brutal reality set in. In August, Letourneau was taken into custody; in November, she was sentenced to seven years and five months in prison for having sex with Vili. And though Judge Linda Lau initially suspended the sentence, her leniency imposed an impossible condition: Letourneau...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Matter Of Hearts | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

Before they were caught in the car, they had violated Lau's condition several times. They met to go to the movies, to try to make sense of their predicament, and, yes, to have sex. Titanic made their spirits take flight and their libidos surge--forbidden love, a terrible tragedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Matter Of Hearts | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

What's next for Letourneau? New lawyer Howards has to devise an appeals strategy, which won't be easy. Washington State has led the nation in aggressively prosecuting sex criminals, and Howards starts out knowing little about Washington law. She made her name in Boston by helping win the release...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Matter Of Hearts | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

COMFORT AND CONFIDENCE Incontinence affects an estimated 17 million Americans, but only some 20% seek help. Women are the most frequent sufferers because the condition is often linked to menopause. Pharmacia & Upjohn is rolling out a bladder-control drug called Detrol this spring. The pill is the first such medication...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drug Quest: Magic Bullets For Boomers | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

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