NATION

Dressed For Success

Companies are teaching their welfare-to-work hires how to look and act the part. The results are lasting

Florida Inferno

The skies are heavy with smoke, not rain, as summer fires sweep through the Sunshine State

The Opposite Of Sex

Births among unmarried black girls are plunging. Why? Self-respect, fear of AIDS and love of life

WORLD

The China Summit: Did the Summit Matter? (The China Summit)

Clinton's nine-day trip through China produced no breakthroughs, but his debate with Jiang and his folksy public relations made them both look good

SCIENCE

Termites from Hell

Forget killer bees: Formosan termites are the real threat. They're chewing up the Southern U.S.--and no one knows how to stop them

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Playing The HMO Game (Managed Care 1998)

Denied Viagra and inflamed by horror stories, consumers put health reform back on the front burner

Let's Play Doctor (Managed Care 1998)

Politicians of both parties say managed care is an increasingly hot issue. The question now: Will they just fight over it or actually try to do something?

That Deadpan Look (Health)

If injections of a lethal toxin can eliminate unsightly wrinkles, who cares if it also paralyzes your face?

Aspirin Without Ulcers (Medicine)

A new category of drugs could soon relieve pain and inflammation without ravaging your stomach

RELIGION

Female Of The Species

Complement and antidote to the Promise Keepers, Women of Faith moves from strength to strength

BRIEFING

Findings (Notebook / The Scoop)

Shhh! We Don't Discuss The Drug Biz Here

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A Game of Catch (Essay)

Tossed back and forth, the ball expresses all that is between them

BUSINESS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Hal Does Have A Heart (The Arts / Show Business)

Under all that wry cynicism, a Hartley film like Henry Fool is complex, touching, all too human

YOUR TIME

Heartburn Hazards (Personal Time / Your Health)

In most cases, over-the-counter remedies work, but they can mask more serious problems

Web Censorware (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Software filters don't work. But a growing number of websites offer family-friendly surfing

Use It Or Lose It (Personal Time / Your Money)

In the horse trading for tax cuts, Washington may chop two popular estate-planning gems

SPECIAL SECTION

Growing Your Family Tree (Special Report / TIME Select)

More and more Americans are getting happily hooked on genealogy. With up-to-the-minute technology available to supplement ancient charts and records, folks are finding it easier than ever to reconstru

PEOPLE

LETTERS