The Saturday Evening Post articles from May 2001

The Saturday Evening Post archives from May 2001

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2001... Now Hear This! In the Jan./Feb. issue of The Saturday Evening Post was a letter from a reader in response to the article "Living With Hearing Loss." She mentioned the good that the organization "Hear Now" does. I am a recipient of two...

Post People.(events in the lives of celebrities)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... At this year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony, the president won by a landslide--President Jed Bartlet of the hugely popular NBC drama "The West Wing," that is. The president in question is none other than actor Martin Sheen. The critically...

Outwitting Ticks.(Review)
May 1, 2001... Outwitting Ticks by Susan Carol Hauser 150 pages, The Lyons Press, $14.95 If you have a fear of creepy-crawly creatures that bite, sting, or poison, you may feel somewhat squeamish reading Susan Carol Hauser's new book, Outwitting Ticks....

IN ADAM'S MEMORY.(hospital tests children for heart problems)
May 1, 2001... Good often comes out of tragedy. And that is what is happening in Wisconsin, where a Milwaukee children's hospital has launched an ambitious campaign to protect young athletes from sudden cardiac death. The project may become a model for the...

TIPS FOR VIBRANT HEALTH AND BEAUTY AT EVERY AGE.(eye cancer, protecting skin for sun)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Treating Eye Allergy Symptoms For millions of Americans, warm weather means a return of allergy symptoms, including red, watery, and itchy eyes. Avoidance of the offending airborne particles, when possible, is the best strategy to relieve...

DIA-BESITY OVERTAKES AMERICA.(diabetes and obesity increase)
May 1, 2001... During the past decade, type 2 diabetes increased at an alarming rate in the United States, mirroring an equally dramatic rise of a major risk factor--obesity. Expanding waistlines and shrinking activity levels are giving rise to a major...

SWIMMING--FITNESS IN THE FAST LANE.
May 1, 2001... Take the plunge into the wonderful world of swimming for a lifetime of physical fitness. Dr. Jane Katz's love affair with water began at age two when her father taught her to swim. Today, the well-known author, college professor, and...

BLACK TULIPS.(attempts to cultivate a black tulip)
May 1, 2001... "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."--Antoine de Saint-Exupery When I was a child growing up in The Netherlands, I often begged my mother to tell me this story about an experience...

TUGBOAT ANNIE AND THE CHEAPSKATE.
May 1, 2001... There was something fishy about a cheapskate cutting rates to get a salvage job--and Annie put her life savings on the (tow) line to prove it. It was a blustery spring day, with the white-flecked waters of the Puget Sound port of Secoma...

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO STUDENT BLOOPERS.(Humor)
May 1, 2001... From Adam and Eve to the Austrian "Arch-Duck," history gets a hilarious rewrite at the hands of some dubious young scholars. The Bible is full of interesting caricatures. In the first book of the Bible, Guinesses, Adam and Eve were created...

Music To Our Ears.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... "Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast," wrote William Congreve in The Mourning Bride. But Keats' words may be more fitting here: "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard/Are sweeter." The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said,...

PUTTING STROKES ON ICE.(lower body temperatures increase survival rates of stroke patients)
May 1, 2001... Researchers are finding that lowering the body temperature of stroke patients can increase survival rates and decrease the risk of disability. Cool therapy for stroke patients is quickly emerging as a hot topic among researchers. For some...

A SPICY SUMMER SALAD.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... A splash of hot sauce makes this salad special. Science continues to reveal the protective power of vegetables. They increase our immunity, provide vitamins, help prevent plaque in our artery walls, protect us from cancer and other...

THE GENE HUNTERS.(completion of human genome)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... For genetic pioneers, completion of the human genome is the first step into a new era of biomedical research. In February, scientists across the world celebrated the completion of the human genome, often called the book of life--the...

THE TROUBLE WITH TECHNOLOGY.
May 1, 2001... "My grandpa is so old-fashioned, he went to the post office to buy a stamp for his e-mail." "And do you, Steve, promise to start using the 10-10 long-distance company Linda prefers?" George finally discovers an enjoyable ;windows...

Where do you think you are?(map game)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... East or West, North or South, each of the distinctive areas above appears on the map of a single city, state, or province. In terms of routes, state parks, mountains, and memorials, there is, as the saying goes, "no place like it." Can you...

Can you name this picture?(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... ... contest: The Saturday Evening Post will award $100 to the author of the winning limerick for this picture. Your limerick must contain exactly five lines. Send your entry on a postcard. Entries will not be returned. Enter as many times...

The Perfect Squelch.(Humor)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Carl and Pete were weekend farmers. Both held city jobs and lived on neighboring country places. There the similarity ended. Carl bought all the tools and implements he needed, and took good care of them. Pete bought nothing relied on borrowing...

You Be the Judge.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Grandma Boody, being something of a tradition among local baseball regulars, was stung when a new usher showed concern over her sitting in an unscreened box between third base and home. "Young fellow, I've dodged more balls than these palookas...

MEDICAL MAILBOX.
May 1, 2001... "Let knowledge grow from more to more and thus be human life enriched."--Anonymous The Night Reverend Schuller Could Have Died When our friend Dr. Robert Schuller bumped his head as he folded his large frame into a small European car...