The Saturday Evening Post articles from January 2000

The Saturday Evening Post archives from January 2000

Letters.
January 1, 2000... Attitude Beatitude I'm one of your most happy subscribers to The Saturday Evening Post. I laugh, I cry, I'm educated, and I plain enjoy those pages on each issue. In my Sept./Oct. '99 issue on page 61, the piece about attitude by...

Post People.(Katie Couric's campaign against colon cancer)(this and other televison news is discussed)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Someone watching Katie Couric on the "Today" show for the first time (if there is such a person) would never suspect that her sparkling aura had only recently risen from the depths of a black abyss. Jay Monahan, her husband, was a lawyer and TV...

DR. KILMER McCULLY'S B-VITAMIN BREAKTHROUGH.(discussion of homocysteine levels, diet, and other health factors)(includes related Spinach Pie recipe)(Interview)
January 1, 2000... "Eat more fresh produce and fewer refined foods," advises Dr. McCully. In this final installment, the father of homocysteine offers useful guidelines on how dietary modifications may help lower homocysteine levels and protect cardiovascular...

SOUPS TO CHASE AWAY THE CHILL.(soup recipes include Cabbage Mozzarella, clam chowder, black bean soup, and others)(Recipe)
January 1, 2000... Cholesterol-conscious soups are just what your gourmet doctor ordered. "Soup of the evening, beautiful soup," wrote Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. What he was referring to, surely, was soup as the quintessential comfort...

POST SCRIPTS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The Year 2000 Wondrous millennium, Awesome time-- That I've actually reached it Makes my life sublime! --Rose L. Korotkin Some Serious Ribbing When Adam was alone in the Garden of Eden, he was feeling lonely and asked God to...

EVEN NURSES HAVE TO LAUGH.(a hospital emergency room nurse tell recounts amusing cases)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... An emergency room nurse recalls some ER episodes that will never make it to prime time. Working in a hospital emergency room has its moments--most of them serious, a few quite the opposite. Among the few, these are some that have...

Thanatopsis.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... So live, and when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like a quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but,...

LIFE IN THE 1500s.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The derivation of English words is fascinating for the many of us who use these expressions unwittingly. * ROOFS: Houses had straw roofs with no wood underneath. Pets would sit on the roof in cold weather. But if it rained, the roof...

DIAGNOSING MEMORY LOSS.(urine test may help detect Alzheimer's disease)
January 1, 2000... The first noninvasive laboratory test to aid physicians in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is now available. Henry K. noticed little things at first. His wife of 45 years, Mary, 70, occasionally forgot to lock the front door when she...

Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease.
January 1, 2000... Dr. Gregory T. Golden, chief of research and development at the VA Medical Center in Coatsville, Pennsylvania, is part of the hospital's Dementia Outpatient Clinic Leadership Team. Dr. Golden first learned about Nymox during a Society for...

OUR FIRST FREEDOM.(in defense of the second amendment)
January 1, 2000... There is no such thing as a free nation where police and the military are allowed the force of arms but individual citizens are not. For those of us who've lived through the last half or three-quarters of the 20th century, the new...

YOUNG SHOOTERS TARGETING THE OLYMPICS.
January 1, 2000... Good kids with good guns vie for a spot on the Junior Olympic Development Team. Three months after the country's worst tragedy involving guns and children in Littleton, Colorado, 80 kids--each with a gun or two--arrived in Colorado Springs...

CRAIG VENTER: AT THE HELM OF THE GENETIC REVOLUTION.(Interview)
January 1, 2000... In the galaxy of genetic discovery, Dr. Craig Venter is a bright star whose pioneering spirit has set the pace in the race to reveal mankind's genetic makeup. As we enter a new millennium, a revolution in science and medicine is taking...

TO CATCH A COLD.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Any number of tricks come to mind for getting a few days off from the rat race. You likely know about calling in sick when you never felt better. But if that bothers your conscience, did you know there is a simple solution for keeping you...

ON THE BRINK OF A NEW ERA OF TRANSPLANT MEDICINE.
January 1, 2000... A landmark study brings us one step closer to using genetically engineered pig organs for human transplant, offering new hope to patients worldwide. For the over 60,000 people on the national transplant waiting list, the findings of a...

HALL OF FAME TAKES AIM.(hunting in literature and illustrations)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Robert Louis Stevenson ends his poem "Requiem" with these lines: "Home is the sailor, home from sea/And the hunter home from the hill." If those hunters included Post Hall of Fame illustrators, we wouldn't be surprised. And we have the...

Proving God Exists.
January 1, 2000... Part Two: The Case Against Atheism DR. DAWKINS' FIRST LOGICAL FLAW "TARGET PHRASE" Today there is a major battle in the world of ideas between religion and atheism. This new rise of atheism is due to new books, such as The Blind...

A Legacy of Music.(the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia)
January 1, 2000... Who would ever dream of a music school where students are accepted on the basis of merit alone? Where tuition is completely free? Where members stay anywhere from two to ten years? Where all keyboard, conducting, and composition students are...

New York's Scenic Finger Lakes.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Sample the "little apple" and discover a year-round destination rich in history and teeming with activity. There's more to New York than Broadway. Lured by the slogan that "Ithaca is Gorges" and nudged by a marketing campaign to "Uncork...

CAYUGA CUISINE.(eating in Ithaca)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... Vacationers who turn thumbs down and noses up to heavy restaurant fare will find endless options at two Ithaca eateries that have earned national reputations for their wholesome approach to alternative cuisine. Long before healthy cooking...

MEDICAL MAILBOX.
January 1, 2000... "We used to think our fate was in our stars, and now we know in large measure that our fate is in our genes." -- James Watson, Ph.D. Carotid Artery Blockage Dear Dr. SerVaas: I am 87 years old and have type II diabetes. Last...