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Articles in Oct, 1997 issue of Washington Monthly
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Two cheers for the property tax: everyone hates it, but the property tax has some good attributes that make it indispensible
by Steven Ginsberg -
The Future Once Happened Here. - book reviews
by Adam Yarmolinsky -
LBJ vs. RFK: a case of mutual contempt - excerpt from book, 'Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud that Defined a Decade,' by Jeff Shesol
by Jeff Shesol -
Block Island diary: the biggest event of the summer - non - humor - Barbra Streisand-James Brolin wedding - Art & Politics - Column
by Ariel Sabar -
Tilting at windmills: carrot addiction; the price of pro-bono; downward devolution; all in the family; new-class nuptials - defending tobacco; ACLU bills Citadel $6.15 million; government nepotism; wedding announcements; plus other items - Column
by Charles Peters -
Anatomy of a Miracle: The End of Apartheid and the Birth of the New South Africa. - book reviews
by David Goodman -
Why Mitch McConnell should know better - campaign fund corruption in his home state of Kentucky
by Michelle Cottle -
The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick. - book reviews
by Michael J. Ybarra -
The case for more regulation - lax federal trucking and railroad safety oversight
by Nurith C. Aizenman -
Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America. - book reviews
by Timothy Noah -
La dolce vita: The Supreme Court's relaxed work ethic
by Christina Alex -
A Wrongful Death: One Child's Fatal Encounter with Public Health and Private Greed. - book reviews
by Charles Slack -
As goes the Supreme Court … - state court judges' relaxed work hours and caseloads - Brief Article
by Charles Peters -
Big Money Crime: Fraud and Politics in the Savings and Loan Crisis. - book reviews
by L.J. Davis -
Unwieldy and irrelevant: why is the military clinging to outdated and ineffective command structures?
by Robert Worth -
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood. - book reviews
by Steve Bogira -
Guilty victims: how states' failure to separate the innocent from the guilty is costing the victims compensation program millions
by Joseph Hallinan -
Sentinel Under Siege: The Triumphs and Troubles of America's Free Press. - book reviews
by Marvin Kalb
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