| MEMO FROM THE EDITOR | 4 |
| LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | 6 |
| COMMENT | 8 |
| NO COMMENT | 11 |
| DATELINES | 12 |
| Davis, Dave & Flaherty, Francis & Davidson, Osha & Komisar, Lucy | |
| ONE MOTHER'S SEARCH FOR CHILD CARE | 16 |
| POLSGROVE, CAROL | |
| WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CHILD? | 21 |
| Conniff, Dorothy | |
| IRAN-CONTRA: THE COVER-UP CONTINUES | 24 |
| Bernstein, Dennis | |
| SOUTH KOREA BEHIND OLYMPIC GLITZ | 26 |
| Tabb, William K. | |
| THE PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW BERNIE SANDERS | 30 |
| Kelley, Kevin J. | |
| CANADA SETTLES AN OLD DEBT | 33 |
| Knickerbocker, Nancy | |
| SMALL FAVORS | 37 |
| Ivins, Molly | |
| BOOKS | 38 |
| Mitgang, Herbert | |
| THE LAST WORD | 50 |
| Miller, Marc S. |
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