NATION
NURSING HOMES: FATAL NEGLECT (TIME SPECIAL INVESTIGATION)
IN POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF CASES, NURSING-HOME RESIDENTS ARE DYING FROM A LACK OF FOOD AND WATER AND THE MOST BASIC LEVEL OF HYGIENE
IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY
THE CLINTON TAPES ROLL ON AND ON AND ON, BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN, A TANTALIZING DETAIL EMERGES
JERSEY'S FALLING STAR
CHRISTIE WHITMAN FACES VOTERS ANGRY OVER TAXES AND CAR-INSURANCE RATES
WE'LL GET KILLED ON THIS
CLINTON WILL TRIGGER A FIRE STORM IF HE VETOES AN IRS REFORM BILL. BUT HE HAS NO CHOICE: RUBIN WON'T BUDGE
DEATH IS IN THE DETAILS
SEX, LIES AND A PORCUPINE FIGURE IN A PENNSYLVANIA MURDER TRIAL TWO DECADES AFTER THE GUN WENT OFF
THE WALNUT OVERTURE
THE TEAMSTERS WERE COOLING ON CLINTON, SO A CASH-HUNGRY WHITE HOUSE WENT TO WORK
RITES OF WAY
SPORT-UTILITY VEHICLES ARE FUN. JUST ASK YOUR INSURER
WORLD
CHINA: MEET JIANG ZEMIN
AMERICANS ARE SUSPICIOUS OF CHINA'S PRESIDENT, BUT HE HOPES HIS VISIT HERE WILL MAKE US LIKE HIM
U.S. AND CHINA: UPS AND DOWNS
IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TIME'S EDITORS, JIANG LAYS OUT HIS COURSE FOR GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE U.S.
SCIENCE
DREADFUL SORRY, CLEMENTINE
WASHINGTON BRUSHES OFF THE ASTEROID THREAT
HEALTH & MEDICINE
EGGS ON THE ROCKS (Medicine)
A NEW PROCEDURE MAY OFFER WOMEN THE CHANCE TO FREEZE THEIR OVA--AND STOP THEIR BIOLOGICAL CLOCK
SPORT
FISH ARE JUMPIN'
THE MARLINS REACH THE FALL CLASSIC BY UPSETTING TRADITION AND THE BRAVES
TECHNOLOGY
UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED?
THE FAA CONSIDERS JOHN DENVER'S PLANE EXPERIMENTAL, BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME THING AS CALLING IT TOO RISKY TO FLY
BRIEFING
Notebook: Oct. 27, 1997 (Notebook)
CAMPAIGN FINANCE (Notebook / THE SCOOP)
FIRST THE VIDEOTAPES, NOW THE HARD DRIVE
BACK IN THE SADDLE (Notebook)
MEET THE NEW CABLE GUY (Notebook / TECHWATCH)
Milestones Oct. 27, 1997 (Notebook / MILESTONES)
Eulogy: HAROLD ROBBINS (Notebook / EULOGY)
MIDDLE EAST: DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME--OR IN AMMAN (Notebook / THE SCOOP)
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME--OR IN AMMAN
FUND RAISING (Notebook / THE SCOOP)
FINE FEATHERED FRIEND
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
STANDOFF AT ROBY RIDGE (Nation)
AS MILITIAMEN CHEER HER ON, ONE WOMAN HOLDS OFF ILLINOIS STATE TROOPERS
AN ERA OF TINY COMMOTIONS (The Arts)
FROM THE NEA FOUR TO THE CAMPAIGN-FINANCE SCANDALS, THE '90S ARE THE DOWNSIZED DECADE
BUSINESS
THE MAN WHO KNEW THE FORMULA: ROBERTO C. GOIZUETA (1931-1997)
ROBERTO C. GOIZUETA 1931-1997
AT&T'S SECOND-CHANCE CEO
HUGHES ELECTRONICS BOSS C. MICHAEL ARMSTRONG TAKES THE TOP JOB A YEAR AFTER TURNING IT DOWN
DIAL M FOR MERGER
GTE'S $28 BILLION CASH OFFER FOR MCI, ALREADY THE TARGET OF TWO OTHER BIDS, COULD SET OFF A NEW WAVE OF MEGAMERGERS
HUNDT: HOW THE LAWYERS KILLED PHONE COMPETITION
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ART: ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG: THE GREAT PERMITTER (The Arts / ART)
A VAST RETROSPECTIVE CELEBRATES THE WHITMANESQUE PROFUSION OF ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG
TELEVISION: ELLEN DEGENERES: YEP, SHE'S STILL GAY (The Arts / TELEVISION)
ELLEN'S HAVING A BUMPY FALL, ON AND OFF CAMERA
CINEMA: TAKE THIS JOB AND LOVE IT (The Arts / CINEMA)
FOUR MEN. FOUR WEIRD GIGS. ONE ENTHRALLING FILM
CINEMA: CHIPS OFF THE OLD TEST TUBE (The Arts / CINEMA)
IN GATTACA, EVERYONE'S GENETICALLY DESIGNED--EXCEPT ETHAN HAWKE
THEATER: SIAMESE, IF YOU PLEASE (The Arts / THEATER)
READY FOR A MUSICAL ABOUT REALLY CLOSE SISTERS?
BOOKS: WILD WESTERN (The Arts / BOOKS)
J. ANTHONY LUKAS' NEW HISTORY DIGS TOO DEEP
BOOKS: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (The Arts / BOOKS)
DID THE POLICE BUNGLE THE CASE OF ADAM WALSH?
BOOKS: BLIND AGAIN: MORE 20/20 HINDSIGHT FROM JUDITH ROSSNER (The Arts / BOOKS)
MORE 20/20 HINDSIGHT FROM JUDITH ROSSNER
CINEMA: GAY AND GAUDY (The Arts / CINEMA)
EROTIC FIREWORKS FROM HONG KONG'S TOP AUTEUR
SPECIAL SECTION
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? (Special Report / WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL)
HOW IN ONE AMERICAN CITY, BALTIMORE, A BIG SCHOOL SYSTEM MANAGED TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON BUREAUCRACY AND DUBIOUS SPECIAL PROGRAMS--BUT ALL TOO LITTLE ON THE KIDS
HOW TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN HOW TO WELL (Special Report / WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL)
(IT CAN BE DONE)
STARTING FROM SCRATCH (Special Report / WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL)
WHEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE GIVEN THE FREEDOM AND RESOURCES TO TEST BOLD NEW IDEAS, GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN. HERE ARE THE SUCCESS STORIES OF THREE SCHOOLS IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES
STANDARDS: THE STATES GO THEIR OWN WAYS (Special Report / WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL)
THEY'LL VOUCH FOR THAT (Special Report / WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL)
INNER-CITY BLACKS ARE BEGINNING TO JOIN THE REPUBLICAN CRY FOR VOUCHERS TO PAY PRIVATE-SCHOOL TUITION. FOR THE POOR, VOUCHERS ARE A LIFEBOAT. FOR THE G.O.P., THEY ARE A WEDGE ISSUE
HOW JOHNNY SHOULD READ (Special Report / WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL)
A WAR IS ON BETWEEN SUPPORTERS OF PHONICS AND THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE WHOLE-LANGUAGE METHOD OF LEARNING TO READ; CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE--THE NATION'S SCHOOLCHILDREN
LET'S GUARANTEE THE KEY INGREDIENTS (Special Report / WHAT MAKES A GOOD SCHOOL)
A LITTLE JET SET (Time Select Business Travel)
REGIONAL JETS LIKE THE CRJ ARE TRANSFORMING COMMUTER AIRLINES