. . . Having You To Talk With (Grapevine)

A Nation on the Move
The 1990 Census shows how Americans chased dreams and ran from nightmares, trading inland areas for sunny -- and increasingly crowded -- coastal states

Alaska Party Pooper

American Notes
CONNECTICUT No Crime For Love

An Offer He Could Refuse (Grapevine)

Banking "Unsound Practices"

California Invalid Invalids

Campuses Rattling the Bonesmen

It's Hard To Find Good Help (Grapevine)

Open Borders, Sealed Accounts (Grapevine)

Republican Rebounds (Grapevine)

Seems Like Old Times . . . (Grapevine)

Should This Woman Be Named?
A supermarket tabloid and some of the biggest names in journalism ignite an angry debate by identifying the victim of the alleged rape at the Kennedy mansion

Sometimes A Poll Is A Slippery Thing (Grapevine)

The Trouble With Teddy
A shadow hovers over Kennedy's life -- and recent U.S. history as well. That dark presence affects more than just his private life.

Winds Of Change Sweep The Lone Star State
Maverick Governor Ann Richards shakes up the good ole boys with a bold package of wide-ranging reforms


America Abroad
The Old Magic Is Gone

Kuwait Life Under a Cloud
The lights are on and the water is running, but the recovery has been hampered by incompetence -- and a shortage of citizens

Mission Of Mercy
By dispatching U.S. troops to set up camps for the Kurds in northern Iraq, Bush undertakes a humane but risky endeavor

Refugees: Omar's Journey
Every Kurdish refugee has his own tale to tell and his own reason to weep. Here is the story of one man and his family.

World Notes
BRITAIN The Doctor Is In . . . for Now

World Notes
CHINA A Breath of Fresh Air

World Notes
SOUTH AFRICA Business as Usual

World Notes
SOVIET UNION Mission: Improbable


Saviors Of the Planet (Environment)
On Earth Day, seven grass-roots heroes win the esteemed Goldman Prize


Time Bombs in the Breasts? (Medicine)
Reports linking some types of silicone implants to cancer stir fears -- but they may turn out to be exaggerated


Dillon, Montana The Rising Sun Meets the Big Sky (American Scene)
After buying a U.S. cattle ranch, a Japanese meat company sends its managers to train in the saddle alongside American cowpokes


Remaking The Field of Dreams
A ball-park revival aims to restore the intimacy of an older baseball tradition


Time Magazine Contents Page (Contents)
Vol. 137, No. 17 APRIL 29, 1991

Business Notes
AUTOS Let Bygones Be Bygones

Business Notes
CUISINE Coming Soon: McOstrich?

Business Notes
FINANCE: Another Thou For the Dow

Business Notes
LABOR: Casey Jones Walks Out

Time to Choose
As energy needs rocket, America must face down old demons and decide on a role for nuclear power. Surprise: it's gaining new respect.

How To Build a Safer Reactor

Who Knows How Many Will Die?
In a stunning new book, a Soviet nuclear expert details Chernobyl's causes and catastrophic toll


A Revolution Hoping for a Miracle
George Bush announces an ambitious plan to provoke radical change in America's troubled schools -- but without the money that might really make a difference


Race and The Death Penalty
A high-court move to halt repeated appeals stirs concern about an arbitrary process


1 + 1 Is Less Than 2 (Books)
THE CROWN OF COLUMBUS by Michael Dorris and Louise Erdrich

Critics' Voices (Critics' Voices)

Exhibit B in The Dud Museum (Art)
The overhyped David Salle traces feebly and drones vacuously. Is there a duller or more formulaic painter in America?

Goodbye To Gaud Almighty (Video)
After 356 episodes and more dirty deals than even Larry Hagman can count, J.R. and his Dallas clan go out in style

Revenge of The Disco Babies (Music)
C+C Music Factory fine-tunes the dance-music assembly line

Sins of The Fathers (Books)
THE PATRIARCH: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BINGHAM DYNASTY by Susan E. Tifft and Alex S. Jones


From the Publisher (From The Publisher)


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