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The Mommy Maze
Call them the mothers of invention -- professional women who are finding creative ways to balance work and home.
by Theresa Johnston
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The Millionaires Next Door
They started in a garage, of course. And the six young founders of Silicon Valley's Excite Inc. remain regular guys.
by Tia O'Brien
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Pioneer In the Sky
Adventurer Steve Fosset has a lofty ambition: to circle the globe by balloon. He'll try again next winter.
by Jackie Krentzman
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Crossing to Motherhood
Should I have a baby? A writer wrestles with her decision--and then with the reality of infertility.
by Paulette Bates Alden
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The Making of Project M
They called it the Monster: a two-mile linear accelerator designed to study the basic building blocks of matter. Forty years later, physicist Wolfgang Panofsky recalls the drama surrounding the creation of SLAC.
by Bernard Butcher
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Taming the Tube
Kids spend more hours watching TV than sitting in a classroom. Our expert offers 10 ways parents can regain control.
by Adapted in part from The Smart Parent's Guide to Kids' TV, by Milton Chen (KQED Books), 1994
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A Matter of Life and Death
Crafting a novel legal argument, Carla Kerr took a controversial right-to-die case all the way to the Supreme Court.
by Charlie Gofen
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Reviving the Honor Code
With cheating on the rise at universities nationwide, Stanford is breathing new life into the old-fashioned notion of honor.
by Jennifer Reese
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The Greatest Hits of Arthur P. Barnes
He arranged “All Right Now” and 300 other tunes. Now the incomparable director of the Stanford Band retires his baton.
by Theresa Johnston
