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Kids know that my daughter and I have different last names, but they often forget mine. They know that as an unmarried woman, I'm not a Mrs. Yet Miss doesn't seem right for a mom, and I dislike Ms. For years I did what many parents do--I asked my daughter's friends to call me by my first name. We parents claim it's simpler that way. The truth is that we think the informality will keep us young and cool and prevent us from becoming our parents. Instead, we become the reluctant peers of our kids...
...other hand, proved a formidable presence. Staff writer Nadya Labi traveled to Friedan's Washington apartment to work with the feminist icon on the brief reminiscence of the women's movement that accompanies our Emmeline Pankhurst story. "I perched cautiously on the sofa," recalls Labi, "and quickly stood when Ms. Friedan entered the room. Her pose was authoritative, and her manner direct." Especially when she expounded on sex and autonomy. Intoned Friedan: "As women move to greater rights, opportunities and control of their destinies, all the measures of sexual satisfaction increase...
...educator, I was appalled by Bochard's remark. Well, Ms. Bochard, before I bring a gun to school, could you please tell me where I would keep it? On my person? In my desk drawer? Sure, it's scary sometimes to think about what could happen, but how much more scary actually to have a gun in the classroom. FLORA CAMAJ Gilbert, Ariz...
...next year's Big Thing. Two days after the trustbusting main event got going again in Washington, Danbury-based Bristol Technology Inc. opened its own suit against the Redmond giant, claiming that Gates & Co. put the Seattle screws to their software business by withholding vital information when Bristol licensed MS's Windows NT system. "Now it's official -- all of Microsoft's browsers are now under legal assault," says TIME technology correspondent Chris Taylor. "But NT, because it's the core of the soon-to-be-shipped Windows 2000, is really the one that has the most bearing...
...PLEASE NOTE] They'd love to procure Ms. Lewinsky's dress