Word: suffering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Among the greatest terrors of old age is the fear of becoming physically crippled. About 600,000 Americans are afflicted with Parkinson's disease, which is marked by a progressive dying off of the brain cells that control voluntary movement. Victims suffer from the shakes, muscle stiffness and poor balance; eventually, many become totally disabled. Standard treatment for Parkinson's has relied on giving patients levodopa. But the drug, which supplies remaining brain cells with a vital chemical, simply tempers the disease's symptoms without affecting its progress. Even worse, the medication soon becomes ineffective. For that reason, doctors wait...
Thomas Stoddard of Lambda counters that "history by itself cannot justify % an unduly limited definition of family, particularly when people suffer as a result." Yet even within the gay-rights movement, there is some disagreement about the goal. Paula Ettelbrick, the legal director of Lambda, argues that the campaign for domestic partnership or gay marriage is misdirected because it tries to adopt traditional heterosexual institutions for gays rather than encouraging tolerance for divergent life-styles. "Marriage, as it exists today, is antithetical to my liberation as a lesbian and as a woman, because it mainstreams my life and voice...
...black candidates, Wilder garners just enough white votes to win a narrow victory. His crossover strategy: soft-pedal race and stress abortion rights. -- Why both sides are downplaying a U.S. payment to Iran. --Kitty and Mike Dukakis suffer a nightmare year...
...Crimson wasn't the only favorite to suffer through a tough opening weekend. R.P.I. sacked two-time defending ECAC champ St. Lawrence, 11-2, and Cornell lost to both Princeton and Army (3-1 overall, 1-1 ECAC). Brown, which hadn't won since last season's first game, tied twice. After the first weekend of action, the league appears to be much more balanced...
...receiving benefits to workers paying for them is one to 3.3. By the time Social Security begins dipping into its imaginary trust fund in 2030, the ratio will be one to two. If benefits are not limited, the workers who foot the bill for our generation's retirees will suffer an unconscionable burden...