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Lois Lowry, author of such classic children's stories as Number the Stars and The Giver, discussed her works and inspiration with the students of the Literature and Arts A-18: "Fairy Tales, Children's Literature and the Culture of Childhood" yesterday...
...does decide to run, he will likely face opposition from one of a number of Democratic officials--including State Senate President Thomas F. Birmingham '72 and State House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran...
...With the mergers of multimedia companies inevitably comes the reduction in reporting sources. Good journalism thrives on the competition between news organizations. With fewer media sources, the number of independent eyes covering a given story declines. Also, the rise of large media conglomerates creates disincentives for reporters to cover stories that could be potentially harmful to the parent company. Even if these subsidiaries were to report on the drawbacks and problems with their parent companies, definite doubts concerning their objectivity arise...
...through the roof - the triumph could be short-lived, says TIME legal writer Adam Cohen. "The issue of regulation is back in the hands of a very divided Congress," he says, "which is good news as far as the tobacco industry is concerned." But cigarette makers still face a number of potentially devastating individual lawsuits, says Cohen: "As long as these private suits are pending, the pressure will remain on the industry to show they are changing for the better." And what's a few new labels and age restrictions, cigarette makers may figure, if they help stanch a judge...
...number of European countries are going to be in desperate straits," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "In Germany, for example, there are currently three working people for every retired person, but that ratio may be as low as one to one by mid-century, which would seriously impair the economy's ability to support the elderly. And a decline in European economies could be accelerated by a tremendous brain drain." The destination? The U.S.A., whose relatively relaxed immigration policies have made it a magnet for the smart and productive elements from all over the world, who in turn have...