Elegy for Iris recasts love amid Alzheimer's decline
Dan Rather reviews John Bayley’s Elegy for Iris, a memoir about Iris Murdoch and her husband’s devotion through her Alzheimer’s. The piece emphasizes marriage’s resilience, memory’s erosion, and enduring affection as a counterpoint to aging and illness.
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Iris
St. Martin’s Press
Iris Murdoch
John Bayley
Proust
Dan Jenkins
Oxford
John
Alzheimer's cruelest disease described in personal reflection
D.L. Stewart, a Dayton Daily News columnist, writes a neighborly meditation on Alzheimer's as both gentle escort and cruel disease. He recalls watching a loved one decline, notes eight to twenty years of progression, and discusses the emotional and financial burden on families. He contrasts public awareness and funding with grim personal experience.
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Washington clashes over Blumenthal and Monica deposition
Reporters claim Sidney Blumenthal said Monica was a stalker, which he denied in sworn testimony. The piece jokes on Washington clamor and cites a Truman quip while asserting Blumenthal faces trouble and Clinton escapes scrutiny.
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Sidney Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Monica
Clinton
Courts turn to juries as new tool of reform in lawsuits
The article outlines a shift from legislative action to large jury awards reshaping policy. It cites Oregon and Connecticut cases, tobacco litigation, and gun control suits as signs that public health and safety reforms increasingly come via lawsuits rather than legislatures. Susan Estrich is noted as a law professor.
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Notable firsts and sports milestone on today history card
On this day in 1975 Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of the Conservative Party, first woman in that role. In 1990 James Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson in the 10th round, Tyson’s first professional knockout. Quote: There is no substitute for hard work.
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Conservative Party
United Kingdom
Barbara Harris
Janet Reno
U.S
James “Buster” Douglas
Mike Tyson
Tyson
Thomas Alva Edison
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