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The World & I Online 1998 Issues
CULTURE, PEOPLES
A Many-Layered Mask: A Native Alaskan Community's Russian Legacy
The World & I Online, Dan Marshall

CULTURE, FOLK WISDOM
How the World Began: Creation Stories From Central Australia
The World & I Online, Peter Holden

NATURAL SCIENCE, NATURE WALK
Canaries of the Sea
The World & I Online, Jerry Shine

BOOK WORLD, FEATURED BOOK
Introduction: Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain
The World & I Online, Editor

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
The Plague of Boredom
The World & I Online, Alan Caruba

THE ARTS, ARTS WATCH
500 Channels: Are You Ready?
The World & I Online, Tom O' Brien

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Secrets and Lies
The World & I Online, Judith E. Chettle

BOOK WORLD, COMMENTARY
Appalachian Odyssey: Commentary on Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain
The World & I Online, Edward Hower

BOOK WORLD, COMMENTARY
Grace Is Preparation: Commentary on Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain
The World & I Online, Donald Secreast

MODERN THOUGHT, WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT DIVORCE LAW?
NO to Covenant Marriage
The World & I Online, Joe Cook

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
The Little Tramp
The World & I Online, Lloyd Eby

THE ARTS, NEW DIRECTIONS
Pleasing the Palette: 'Edible Art' a Tasteful Medium
The World & I Online, Stephen Henkin

LIFE, COMMUNITY
Gabriel's Angels: Helping Hands of Maryland's Gabriel Project
The World & I Online, Craig J. Renner

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Testimonials of Delight and Reason
The World & I Online, Philip Gerard

THE ARTS, GALLERY
James Houston: 'One Thought Fills Immensity'
The World & I Online, Editor

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Broken Hearts and Blood Feuds
The World & I Online, Bob Gingher

THE ARTS, FILM
Gong Li, Empress of Chinese Cinema
The World & I Online, Scarlet Cheng

THE ARTS, MUSIC
Hildegard Forever
The World & I Online, Peter Catalano

LIFE, PROFILE
Warm Friend of a Cold Land: A Profile of James Houston
The World & I Online, Eric P. Olsen

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Surrendering Paradise
The World & I Online, David Huddle

EDITORIAL,
Red Scare and Red Antiscare
The World & I Online, Morton A. Kaplan

CULTURE, PEOPLES
Only the Bible Counts: Karaism in Israel
The World & I Online, Nechemia Meyers

LIFE, ADVENTURE
Knocking on Heaven's Door: Smelling the Roses on Mount Kenya
The World & I Online, Chuck Graham

MODERN THOUGHT, WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT DIVORCE LAW?
Introduction: What Should We Do About Divorce Law?
The World & I Online, Editor

CULTURE, HERITAGE
Struttin' in Style: Mummery in Philadelphia
The World & I Online, James Allison

NATURAL SCIENCE, SCIENTISTS: PAST AND PRESENT
Mapping Nature's Molecules
The World & I Online, Elzy Kolb

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
To Be a Pilgrim
The World & I Online, Franz M. Oppenheimer

CULTURE, PATTERNS
The Path of Kobo Daishi: Shikoku's Henro Pilgrimage
The World & I Online, Dave Bartruff; Text By Norman Sklarewitz

EDITORIAL, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Kurds Seek Freedom, Reject Terrorism
The World & I Online,

NATURAL SCIENCE, SCIENCE ESSAY
The Cultural Challenge to Scientific Knowledge
The World & I Online, Dinshaw K. Dadachanji

CULTURE, CROSSROADS
Cuts Both Ways: Part Two: Spam's Asian Appeal
The World & I Online, George Lewis

NATURAL SCIENCE, AT THE EDGE
Synthetic Worlds Spring to Life
The World & I Online, Klaus-peter Beier

MODERN THOUGHT, WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT DIVORCE LAW?
Divorce Reform: An Emerging Issue Laps at Legislative Shores
The World & I Online, David M. Wagner

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Washington's Flourishing Theater
The World & I Online, Nelson Pressley

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
Western Creed: Western Identity
The World & I Online, Jude P. Dougherty

NATURAL SCIENCE, AT THE EDGE
Treating Industrial Wastewaters Naturally
The World & I Online, Christopher R. Powicki

EDITORIAL, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
In Praise of Solitude
The World & I Online,

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--BRAVE NEW CYBERWORLD
Introduction: Brave New CyberWorld
The World & I Online, Editor

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--BRAVE NEW CYBERWORLD
Internet Economics
The World & I Online, Cynthia Beltz

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--BRAVE NEW CYBERWORLD
Point. Click. Decide. Vote.
The World & I Online, Ari Bass

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--BRAVE NEW CYBERWORLD
The Art of Politics: A Friction-Free Future?
The World & I Online, Pete du Pont

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--BRAVE NEW CYBERWORLD
The Art of Cyberpolitics: Hold the Phone!
The World & I Online,

CURRENT ISSUES, COMMENTARY
A New Generation of Dominican Politicians
The World & I Online, Bernardo Vega

CURRENT ISSUES, ANALYSIS
Tiny Taiwan Looms Large
The World & I Online, Helle Bering-Jensen

CURRENT ISSUES, ANALYSIS
Taiwan
The World & I Online,

CURRENT ISSUES, WORLD VIEWS
Clinton in South America
The World & I Online,

CURRENT ISSUES, ANALYSIS
Nonprofits That Push the Political Envelope
The World & I Online, Alan Reynolds

CURRENT ISSUES, MEDIA IN REVIEW
Illiberal Arts: Campus Censorship
The World & I Online, Virginia Lam

CURRENT ISSUES, COMMENTARY
DO WE NEED AN IRS?: Abolishing the IRS Is a Fantasy
The World & I Online, Joe Cobb

CURRENT ISSUES, COMMENTARY
Do We Need AN IRS?: We Can Do Better
The World & I Online, David R. Burton

CURRENT ISSUES, PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
From Politics to Pulpit
The World & I Online, Robert Selle

CURRENT ISSUES, ANALYSIS
Potpourri of Political Nonprofits
The World & I Online,

CURRENT ISSUES, EYE ON THE HIGH COURT
Citizenship and Paternity
The World & I Online, David C. Slade

CURRENT ISSUES, WORLD VIEWS
More Questions Than Answers
The World & I Online, Roger Fontaine

CURRENT ISSUES, MEDIA IN REVIEW
More Cases of Theft Censorship
The World & I Online,

CULTURE, PEOPLES
Sharing the Stage: Blacks in Country Music
The World & I Online, Michael Perry

EDITORIAL, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
What Is the Washington Kurdish Institute?
The World & I Online,

CULTURE, CROSSROADS
Slowly It Awakens: Laos Teeters on the Edge of Change
The World & I Online, Ben Barber

BOOK WORLD, FEATURED BOOK
Introduction: Susan Howatch's The Wonder Worker
The World & I Online, Editor

LIFE, COMMUNITY
Sisterly Hands in Bosnia: Women Take Charge in the Aftermath of War
The World & I Online, Andrea Warren

CULTURE, HERITAGE
Ferment on the Frontier: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers
The World & I Online, Branley Allan Branson And Mary Lou Branson

EDITORIAL, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Revisionist Jefferson
The World & I Online,

LIFE, ADVENTURE
A Chicken Farmer Goes to Sea: Crossing the Gulf of Alaska
The World & I Online, Oakley Cochran

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
'Our Friend'
The World & I Online, Lee Congdon

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Baseball's Sublime Hero
The World & I Online, David Conrads

THE ARTS, ART
Diebenkorn--A Different Drummer
The World & I Online, Stephen May

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
Yeltsin's Health and the Protestant Ethic in Russia
The World & I Online, Dmitry Shlapentokh

THE ARTS, GALLERY
Kathleen Atkins Wilson: In the Spirit
The World & I Online, Editor

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Bonds of Love and Hate
The World & I Online, Marie-Lise Gazarian-Gautier

CULTURE, FOLK WISDOM
Mystery Spirits: The Ghosts and Haunted Places of Prague
The World & I Online, Douglas Burton

NATURAL SCIENCE, AT THE EDGE
Watching From Inside
The World & I Online, Craig Dees

THE ARTS, THEATER
In the Footsteps of the Chakyars: India's Venerable Sanskrit Theater
The World & I Online, Shoba S. Rajgopal

EDITORIAL,
A Country for Our Time?
The World & I Online, Morton A. Kaplan

CULTURE, PEOPLES
Trial and Ardor: Enhancing Marriage Through Courtship
The World & I Online, David Murray

NATURAL SCIENCE, SCIENCE ESSAY
The Greening of Mars
The World & I Online, Charles Sheffield

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
The CIA and Crack Cocaine Story: Fact or Fiction?
The World & I Online, Abraham H. Miller

NATURAL SCIENCE, AT THE EDGE
Miracle Plants Withstand Flood and Drought
The World & I Online, Don Comis

NATURAL SCIENCE, SCIENTISTS: PAST AND PRESENT
Iraida Pavlova Morozova: Reading the Rocks of Time
The World & I Online, John Soennichsen

MODERN THOUGHT, LITERATURE AND CHARACTER
Introduction: Literature and Character
The World & I Online, Editor

LIFE, TRAVEL
The Rooftop of Japan: An Un-Olympic Tour of Nagano Prefecture
The World & I Online, Stuart Wasserman

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Hoax of Giants
The World & I Online, William O'Rourke

CULTURE, PATTERNS
Prayers for Peace: India's Tibetan Buddhist Pilgrimage Centers
The World & I Online, Cynthia Kanetsuka

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Manhattan Murder Mystery
The World & I Online, Linda Simon

NATURAL SCIENCE, NATURE WALK
Handsome Visitors From the High Tundra
The World & I Online, Dwight G. Smith

THE ARTS, ARCHITECTURE
Tuning Up Music City: Earl Swensson Revitalizes Nashville
The World & I Online, Stephen Henkin

THE ARTS, PERSPECTIVES
O.J., Marv--Haven't We Had Enough?
The World & I Online, Cynthia Grenier

MODERN THOUGHT, LITERATURE AND CHARACTER
The Character of Captain Ahab in Melville's Moby-Dick
The World & I Online, James W. Tuttleton

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Turning Death Into Life
The World & I Online, Anthony Waddell

BOOK WORLD, COMMENTARY
A Dangerous Gift: Commentary on Susan Howatch's The Wonder Worker
The World & I Online, Jennifer Austa Harris

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
Immigration and the Asian-American Experience
The World & I Online, Xiao-huang Yin

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--CLINTON AND THE CONGRESS
A President for Our Time?
The World & I Online, Lee Edwards

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--CLINTON AND THE CONGRESS
Introduction: Clinton and the Congress
The World & I Online, Editor

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--CLINTON AND THE CONGRESS
Quiet Times in the Senate
The World & I Online, James P. Lucier

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--CLINTON AND THE CONGRESS
The Baffle for the House Continues
The World & I Online, Nancy E. Roman

CURRENT ISSUES, COMMENTARY
A Policy 1or Freedom in China
The World & I Online, Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Caljfornia)

CURRENT ISSUES, COMMENTARY
Should the Internet Be Regulated?: Openness Should Be Preserved
The World & I Online, Ann Beeson

CURRENT ISSUES, COMMENTARY
Should the Internet Be Regulated?: Some Control Is Needed
The World & I Online, Shyla Welch

CURRENT ISSUES, WORLD VIEWS
Troubles With Saddam Again
The World & I Online,

CURRENT ISSUES, EYE ON THE HIGH COURT
What Is ‘Indian Country’?
The World & I Online, David C. Slack

CURRENT ISSUES, ECONOMIC WATCH
When Trusts Don’t Need Busting
The World & I Online, Gene Koprowski

CURRENT ISSUES, ANALYSIS
Haiti: U.S. Embarrassment?
The World & I Online, Tom Carter

CURRENT ISSUES, ANALYSIS
Haiti
The World & I Online,

CURRENT ISSUES, PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Going by the 'Book'
The World & I Online, Robert Selle

CURRENT ISSUES, ANALYSIS
How Hong Kong May Vitalize China
The World & I Online, Paul Murphy

CURRENT ISSUES, WORLD VIEWS
Iraqi Tests Frayed UN Coalition
The World & I Online, James Phillips

CULTURE, PEOPLES
Searching for Colors: The Renaissance of East African Art
The World & I Online, Sonya Laurence Green; Photographed By Wendy Stone

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
Nathaniel Hawthorne and the Unpardonable Sin
The World & I Online, Mark Richard Barna

BOOKWORLD, FEATURED BOOK
Introduction: Don DeLillo's Underworld
The World & I Online, Editor

THE ARTS, DANCE
Rise of the Blockbuster Ballet
The World & I Online, Leland Windreich

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
A Conservative Touchstone
The World & I Online, William F. Campbell

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
A South African Childhood
The World & I Online, Judith E. Chettle

LIFE, PROFILE
A 'Nifty' Program: Steve Mariotti's National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
The World & I Online, Steven Van Yoder

NATURAL SCIENCE, NATURE WALK
Crocus Capers
The World & I Online, Patricia Maxwell-florez

NATURAL SCIENCE, SCIENCE ESSAY
Evolution by Design
The World & I Online, Jonathan Wells

NATURAL SCIENCE, AT THE EDGE
Linking Foods to Moods
The World & I Online, Michele L. Trankina

THE ARTS, ART
Kaddish in Charcoal: Arie Galles' Fourteen Stations
The World & I Online, Frank Fox

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
God, the Mysterious Stranger
The World & I Online, Philip Gerard

THE ARTS, GALLERY
Mark Lindquist: Wonders in Wood
The World & I Online, Editor

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Science or Superstition?
The World & I Online, David Hicks

EDITORIAL, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Correcting an Error
The World & I Online,

EDITORIAL,
Teaching Facts or Evaluating Material?
The World & I Online, Morton A. Kaplan

EDITORIAL, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Divorce Reform
The World & I Online,

LIFE, TRAVEL
In Sisterly Hands: Nuns Take Charge of Kylemore Abbey in Ireland's Connemara
The World & I Online, Deirdre Mcquillan

MODERN THOUGHT, LITERATURE AND CHARACTER
Okonkwo in His Time
The World & I Online, Charles R. Larson

CULTURE, FOLK WISDOM
Twilight Places: Ireland's Enduring Fairy Lore
The World & I Online, Steenie Harvey

THE ARTS, FILM
The Resurrection of Ida Lupino
The World & I Online, Susan Fegley Osmond

MODERN THOUGHT, LITERATURE AND CHARACTER
Introduction: Literature and Character
The World & I Online, Editor

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
All You Need is Love?: Brain Sex and the Mating Game
The World & I Online, Robert L. Nadeau

NATURAL SCIENCE, SCIENCE AND SPIRIT
SCIENCE AND SPIRIT
The World & I Online, Carl Becker

CULTURE, PATTERNS
Winter's Other World: Masquerades and Mystery in Quebec
The World & I Online, Patrice Halley

CULTURE, CROSSROADS
Leaving the Shadows: Peru Seeks a Sense of National Unity
The World & I Online, Ben Barber

NATURAL SCIENCE, AT THE EDGE
Revealing the Secrets of Old Sol's Sugar Factories
The World & I Online, Wim Vermaas

CULTURE, CROSSROADS
Brides of the Desert: Qatari Women Bridge Past and Present
The World & I Online, Rachel Hajar

LIFE, TRAVEL
A Princely Tour
The World & I Online, Reed Resnikoff; Photographed By Hans Kemp

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
The Universality of Human Suffering
The World & I Online, Robert Ross

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Trivializing America's Past
The World & I Online, Edward S. Shapiro

THE ARTS, PERSPECTIVES
Art Music Recedes to the Shadows
The World & I Online, Peter Catalano

LIFE, FOOD
Tzatziki and the Deep Blue Sea: Classical Foods From the Tavernas of Greece
The World & I Online, Claire Hopley

THE ARTS, ARCHITECTURE
Universal Appeal: Orlando Theme Park Plays Nostalgia Card
The World & I Online, Stephen Henkin

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Redefining Europe
The World & I Online, W. Bruce Weinrod

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
Vladimir, the Grand Prince of Kiev
The World & I Online, Posey Porter Wright

CULTURE, HERITAGE
Our Fathers' Music: Tambura in St.Louis
The World & I Online, Dan Marshall

NATURAL SCIENCE, SCIENCE AND SPIRIT
The Meaning of Near-Death Experiences
The World & I Online, Carl Becker

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--LOOKING AT LATIN AMERICA
The Real Latin America
The World & I Online, Carlos A. Ball

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--LOOKING AT LATIN AMERICA
Chile's Economic Revolution
The World & I Online, Alvaro Bardon

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--LOOKING AT LATIN AMERICA
Brazil at the Crossroads
The World & I Online, William Perry

CURRENT ISSUES, WORLD VIEWS
Kyoto and Global Warming
The World & I Online,

CURRENT ISSUES, ELECTION '98
Campaign Cash: Will the Well Run Dry?
The World & I Online, Ron Faucheux

CURRENT ISSUES, MEDIA IN REVIEW
Turmoil in the Book World
The World & I Online, Laurence Jarvik

CURRENT ISSUES, WORLD VIEWS
Winners and Losers
The World & I Online, Paige Bowers

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Super America?
The World & I Online, Paul S. Hewitt

EDITORIAL, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Art and Change in the Culture
The World & I Online,

BOOK WORLD, FEATURED BOOK
Introduction: Clyde Edgerton's Where Trouble Sleeps
The World & I Online, Editor

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
A Penny of Prevention Saves a Dollar of Cure: The Case for Increasing Public-Health Spending
The World & I Online, Patricia Carroll

CURRENT ISSUES, MEDIA IN REVIEW
Rush to Judgment?
The World & I Online, Robert H. Giles

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Blessings and Burdens of Globalization
The World & I Online, Daniel T. Griswold

CULTURE, CROSSROADS
Merit and Magic: Buddhism Faces Modernity in Thailand
The World & I Online, Ben Barber

CURRENT ISSUES, WORLD VIEWS
The Pope in Cuba
The World & I Online,

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Seeds of Change Sowed?
The World & I Online, Robert Royal

CURRENT ISSUES, ECONOMIC WATCH
Deflation Tribulation
The World & I Online, Elise Griffith

MODERN THOUGHT, LITERATURE AND CHARACTER
Shakespeare's Cordelia and the Power of Character
The World & I Online, Diane Dreher

CURRENT ISSUES, COMMENTARY
Europe's Bad Farm Policies
The World & I Online, Dennis Avery

NATURAL SCIENCE, SCIENCE ESSAY
Fighting Hidden Hunger
The World & I Online, Gerald F. Combs Jr., Ross M. Welch, And John M. Duxbury

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
The China Tragedy
The World & I Online, Yuan Feng

CULTURE, FOLK WISDOM
Fortune's Magic Favors: Two Folktales from the Philippines
The World & I Online, Jan Knappert

NATURAL SCIENCE, AT THE EDGE
Those Mysterious Cosmic Gamma Rays
The World & I Online, Stephen P. Maran

CURRENT ISSUES, SPECIAL REPORT--THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
$35 Trillion and Growing
The World & I Online, Bryan T. Johnson

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
They Just Don't Get It
The World & I Online, Philip Gold

THE ARTS, GALLERY
David Ruben Piqtoukun: Between Two Worlds
The World & I Online, Editor

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
Resistance and Reality
The World & I Online, Herb Greer

LIFE, ADVENTURE
Home on the Anna Antal: Biking and Barging in Holland
The World & I Online, Lloyd Eby

CURRENT ISSUES, COMMENTARY
Asia and the IMF: Let Free Markets Work
The World & I Online, Brett Schaefer And William W. Beach

CURRENT ISSUES, COMMENTARY
Asia and the IMF: The IMF Can Stem the Crisis
The World & I Online, Robert Solomon

NATURAL SCIENCE, AT THE EDGE
Streaming on the Web
The World & I Online, G. Carroll Strait

CURRENT ISSUES, ELECTION '98
Parties Split on Issues From A to T
The World & I Online, John Gizzi

EDITORIAL, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Who Founded Nashville?
The World & I Online,

EDITORIAL,
The Global Economy and Mammon
The World & I Online, Morton A. Kaplan

CURRENT ISSUES, EYE ON THE HIGH COURT
To Form a More Perfect Union
The World & I Online, David C. Slade

BOOK WORLD, REVIEWS
A Legacy of Leadership
The World & I Online, Lee Edwards

THE ARTS, CRAFT & DESIGN
A Glass Act: Master Fuser Blends Art and Craft
The World & I Online, Stephen Henkin

LIFE, TRAVEL
The Mews of London: New Life for the Horse Stables of London
The World & I Online, Linda Joyce Forristal

MODERN THOUGHT, LITERATURE AND CHARACTER
Introduction: Literature and Character
The World & I Online, Editor

MODERN THOUGHT, ESSAYS
Is the Euro a Good Idea for Europe?
The World & I Online, Peter Neckermann

CULTURE, PATTERNS
Proud to Be a People: The Basters of Rehoboth, Namibia
The World & I Online, Mark Downey

BOOK WORLD,
Title
The World & I Online, Frank Perley

NATURAL SCIENCE, NATURE WALK
Liquid From the Gods
The World & I Online, Tom Priddy

THE ARTS, RELIGION IN THE ARTS
Art and the Resurgent Spiritual
The World & I Online, Susan Fegley Osmond

THE ARTS, RELIGION IN THE ARTS
Is Hollywood Hostile to Religion?: A Matter of Perspective
The World & I Online, Lloyd Eby

THE ARTS, RELIGION IN THE ARTS
Sin and the Small Screen
The World & I Online, Tom O'Brien

CURRENT ISSUES, ANALYSIS
Europe's Tiny Giants
The World & I Online, Susan Ladika

CURRENT ISSUES, PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Richard Solomon: Pursuing World Peace
The World & I Online, Robert R. Selle