The Saturday Evening Post articles from September 2001

The Saturday Evening Post archives from September 2001

Letters.
September 1, 2001... Sailing on the Tugboat Thank you so much for printing the "Tugboat Annie and the Cheapskate" story [May/June 2001]. I enjoyed it so much and have been wishing you would someday run another "Tugboat Annie" story. Back in the 1950s and...

Andre Agassi, the world's top-ranked tennis player, has achieved much more than winning six Grand Slam tournaments and the 1996 Olympic gold medal.(tennis player's charity)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Andre Agassi, the world's top-ranked tennis player, has achieved much more than winning six Grand Slam tournaments and the 1996 Olympic gold medal. Since 1994, the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation has funded projects to help children in...

What is the Rose Bowl Parade's final answer? Regis Philbin, of course.(Philbin named Grand Marshal for 2002 parade)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... What is the Rose Bowl Parade's final answer? Regis Philbin, of course. The host of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" will be the Grand Marshal of the 113th Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day 2002. "Regis personifies this year's...

Bob Barker recently sliced into a towering cake to commemorate his 30th season on "The Price Is Right.".(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Bob Barker recently sliced into a towering cake to commemorate his 30th season on "The Price Is Right." Fans of the 77-year-old are also celebrating the game-show host's signature on a contract allowing him to share his priceless appeal with...

"The best protection is early detection," says Dr. Bernadine Healy, president of the American Red Cross, about breast cancer.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... "The best protection is early detection," says Dr. Bernadine Healy, president of the American Red Cross, about breast cancer. An outspoken advocate for early detection and preventive health for decades, Dr. Healy recently cohosted a PBS series,...

BLUE-RIBBON BREAKFASTS.(Recipe)
September 1, 2001... Wake up the day with a high-energy breakfast loaded with flavor and fiber--without the fat. Today's emphasis on good nutrition includes all meals, but breakfast is a major target. Often consumed on the run by hurried students and...

HELPFUL HINTS FOR YOUR LAWN AND GARDEN.(Bulb Bopper attachment for drill, health tips for grilled foods)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Bulbs: Time to Plant Everyone loves tulips, but no one loves the chore of planting them. Professional bulb planters use auger bits attached to compressor-run drills for speedy bulb planting. Now there's an attachment for your home electric...

Allergy-Free Gardening.(Review)
September 1, 2001... CONTROLLING ALLERGIES IN YOUR YARD A new gardening book, Allergy-Free Gardening by horticulturist Thomas Leo Ogren, is changing the way allergic gardeners landscape their yards. In doing research to create a landscape that would not make...

TIPS FOR VIBRANT HEALTH AND BEAUTY AT EVERY AGE.(antioxidants in blueberries, other tips)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Benefits of Blueberries Blueberries taste great. But if you need another reason to consume the delicious little fruit, research at Tufts University and the USDA Center for Aging shows that blueberries are higher in antioxidants than...

MEDICAL CHART BLOOPERS (It's in the Chart).(humorous lines from medical records)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Actual sentences found on patients' hospital charts. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in '93. Healthy-appearing decrepit 69-year-old male, mentally alert but forgetful. She is numb from her toes down. ...

AMAZING ORCHIDS.
September 1, 2001... Entering their world is as simple as stepping through the door of an orchid greenhouse--but watch out! While there you may catch the orchid bug, and once you have it, those entrancing flowers can become an all-consuming passion. Gertrude...

THE POST INVESTIGATES THE PANCREAS.(diagnosis of pancreatic disorders is difficult)
September 1, 2001... The first of a continuing six-part series on disorders of the pancreas, with emphasis on the search for genetic markers as a means of preventing and treating the devastating cancer of this hard-to-reach organ. Forty years ago, medical...

The Short Goodbye.(one man's diagnosis of pancreatic cancer)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Editor's Note: Dick Bott, president and CEO of Bott Broadcasting Network, interviewed his dear friend Dr. E. Brandt Gustavson, then-president of the National Religious Broadcasters Association, shortly before Gustavson died of pancreatic cancer...

CHAPTER AND VERSE.(Christian fiction on mainstream bestseller lists)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Christian books have exploded onto national best-seller lists, thanks to an obscure hero named Jabez and a series of novels that describe the "end times" to enraptured readers. At a Christian writers' conference in North Carolina last...

POOR RICHARD'S WAY TO WEALTH HAPPINESS.(Benjamin Franklin's tale of money)
September 1, 2001... This simple plan will make you rich, healthy and happy. It worked for Ben, and he picked it up from the Bible. I stopped my horse lately where a great number of people were collected at a vendue of merchant goods. The hour of sale not being...

The art of parenting.(illustrators' depictions of family life)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Post cover artists depict some of the finer points of child rearing. "The childless cherubs well might envy thee/The pleasures of a parent," wrote Lord Byron in Cain. Post illustrators obviously had something else in mind in their...

OMEGA-3 FOR BIPOLAR DISORDER: RESTORING THE BALANCE.(omega-3 fatty acids)
September 1, 2001... In the battle against bipolar disorder, omega-3 fatty acids may be an important ally. At first, the notion seemed too good to be true. Could a natural substance found in fish oils actually play a crucial role in mental health by regulating...

PRESSURE TACTICS.(managing high blood pressure)
September 1, 2001... Measuring your own blood pressure can help you and your doctor prevent or control hypertension and its many complications. Editor's Note: In an interview published in the July/August issue of The Saturday Evening Post, clinician and...

I MARRIED A FRAULEIN.
September 1, 2001... What happens when a GI from the land of the round doorknobs meets a statuesque young girt of the Teutonic persuasion. "What's the matter; you couldn't find a nice American girl to marry?" This question was asked of me, rather bluntly,...

Nashville's Art and Soul.(Country Music Hall of Fame among attractions)
September 1, 2001... New attractions blend down-home country with uptown culture and offer enough variety to keep visitors entertained without leaving the city's center. The vertical windows that wrap around Nashville's new Country Music Hall of Fame look like...

The Perfect Squelch.(golf anecdote)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Enormously proud of her membership in an expensive country club, young Mrs. Hudson invited some friends for a round of golf. As they played the course, she described the club's advantages--its wonderful pool, its marvelous tennis courts, its...

You Be the Judge.(1956 Texas case on secret ballot)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... In a hot election for mayor, Henry defeated Jackson by only four votes. Jackson, going to court, produced conclusive evidence that ten persons who cast ballots in the election were not qualified voters. The ten, however, refused to testify as...

MEDICAL MAILBOX.(lysine for shingles, Valley Fever, others questions and answers)(Column)
September 1, 2001... "Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there also is love of humanity."--Hippocrates Lysine for Herpes Infections Dear Dr. SerVaas: Some years ago, I read in the Post about lysine helping relieve and cure shingles. Could you tell...