The Saturday Evening Post articles from May 1998

The Saturday Evening Post archives from May 1998

Positive Thinking Bible.
May 1, 1998... Positive Thinking Bible by Norman Vincent Peale 1,600 Pages, Thomas Nelson Publishers, $34.99 Recognizing that when a reader goes to the Bible the language sometimes gets in the way, the American Bible Society published the Contemporary...

Teen drug abuse: bringing the message home.(teenagers drug abuse can be reduced by one-third just by talking to them)
May 1, 1998... Witnessing a rebound in teenage abuse, the president, communities, schools, and parents have declared a new war on drugs. Is America losing the battle against teen drug abuse? Despite years of antidrug campaigns, drug use among American...

HeartBeat: Healthy Heart Recipes.(recipes)
May 1, 1998... Spring vegetables, tender greens, and a brisk brace of citrus lend lightness to this nutritious salad lineup. Low-fat dressings enhance the flavor of the ingredients and help you keep a lid on calories. Vegetable Pasta Salad combines...

Pathway to health.(complementary medicine authority and practitioner Dale Guyer explains prevention of common health problems)(Interview)
May 1, 1998... An authority and practitioner in the field of complementary medicine explores useful prevention strategies and emerging therapies in treating common health problems. Editor's Note: Integrating the best of traditional medicine with the healing...

A century of hope.(Part III of Bob Hope's memories; includes article of his 95th birthday)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1998... Lost in a storm over Alaska, crash-landing in Australia, getting jungle rot in the South Pacific, Hope trounces around the war fronts working for laughs. PART III In making a film with the gay and carefree title Fancy Pants, I was...

Post Scripts.(humor)
May 1, 1998... Good Timing! The nicest thing about spring-- Let's give it a toast-- It comes at just the right time When we need it most. --W. E. Morgan Out of Sight, Of of Mind The nurse ran into the doctor's office and yelled,...

A safety net for babies.(babies born in New York State are tested for HIV antibodies at birth)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1998... Only in New York State are all mothers sure whether they should nurse their babies, because New York screens all newborns for HIV antibodies. A routine heel-stick test identifies babies at risk for AIDS. It is a safety net. If the HIV...

In pursuit of the Baby AIDS Bill.(Dr. Martin Kleiman advocates newborns' rights)(includes also interview with neonatologist Richard Schreiner)(Cover Story)(Interview)
May 1, 1998... Dr. Martin Kleiman has cared for almost all the AIDS babies born in Indiana since the epidemic began and witnessed the suffering of these infants. As the popular Ryan White's doctor, he became the most eloquent advocate of the Baby AIDS Bill and...

The obvious: screen newborns for HIV.(Director of the Newborn Screening Laboratory at Clarian Health-Indiana University Medical Center Dr. John Baenziger discusses HIV testing)(Cover Story)(Interview)
May 1, 1998... All states should add newborn HIV screening to their already in-place, efficient collection systems and automated, centralized laboratories. Dr. John Baenziger is Director of the Newborn Screening Laboratory at Clarian Health-Indiana...

The trouble is....(couple moves to Panama City, Florida)
May 1, 1998... The new place now has sleeping capacity for the two daughters, two grandsons, and three great-grandkids at one whack. Whoever made the statement, "People who go through the mill come out fine," should have conferred with me first. I have...

"The Call of the Wild."(excerpt from Jack London's short novel)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1998... Synopsis: ----- The hero of this short novel is a huge and very intelligent dog, half St. Bernard and half shepherd, named Buck. When the story begins in 1897, Buck is a kindly treated pet on a California ranch. Then his world changes. In...

Battling an age of the antihero.(children should be taught that character does matter)
May 1, 1998... Before it's too late, we must teach our children the lesson that character does matter, and that what one does in private is inextricably linked to the public good. Alexis de Tocqueville declared in the mid 1800s that "America is great...

Rules of Civility.
May 1, 1998... "Petty morals and large morals are linked; there are no great spirits who do not pay attention to both; these little courtesies reflect, as in a pocket mirror, the social and the moral order." Rules of Civility by Richard Broothiser 90 Pages,...

The artist merits a badge.(Norman Rockwell's works with the Boy Scouts)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1998... When America's greatest illustrator of kids joined a budding new youth organization called the Boy Scouts, it was the perfect match. It all began on a fall day in 1912 when an 18-year-old youth, bent on becoming an artist, stepped into the...

It's never too late to protect your bones.(dramatic bone loss may be prevented)(includes article on drugs in development, and also an osteoporosis risk questionnaire)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1998... Thanks to new methods of prevention and treatment, we may be able to avoid dramatic loss in bone density once thought to be an inevitable part of aging. You know exactly what you're going to wear to the wedding--the dress you wore two years...

A whiff of spring in the air.(spring pollens from wind-blown blossoms may be major cause of sping allergies)(includes list of allergy symptoms, and also tips on dealing with allergies)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1998... What causes those springtime sniffles? The answer may be blowin' in the wind. To everything there is a season, the saying goes. That's especially true of allergies. Runny, itchy, stuffy noses and sneezing are unwelcome harbingers of spring...

Florida's Space Coast.(oceanfront science lab offers learning for students of all ages)(includes Walt Disney World's new boardwalk complex)(Cover Story)
May 1, 1998... Learning is a blast at this sprawling oceanfront science lab for students of all ages. Good news: "Recess" is just an hour away. Turn back the calendar to December 21, 1968. Reset the clock to 7:51 a.m. Now hold on tight for a trip that...