The December 1995 Reader’s Digest
The December 1995 issue was my next to last, as I left Reader’s Digest in March 1996 to work on the Internet and start DietPower, Inc.
(You can read the blurb or “teaser” for any piece by hovering on its title. Clicking or tapping will either show you the piece or open an email asking me for particulars. If you find the titles too small, use the easier-to-read links below the cover photo.)
- How Honest Are We? (p. 49)—Would you return a wallet filled with money? Reader’s Digest set up a test in cities from coast to coast to see what Americans would do.
- Trapped Under a Train (p. 56)—The little girl’s life was ebbing as she lay pinned to the track
- Our Politically Correct Bathroom (p. 65)—Just one symptom of the intellectual trend on college campuses today
- Skating to the Top (p. 68)—How do they make it look so easy?
- When TV Sold Out to Michael Jackson (p. 74)—In Diane Sawyer’s famous “no holds barred” interview, viewers learned less than the whole truth
- Why You Don’t See Baby Pigeons (p. 81)—And other stuff I learned after Don Guano and Medea set up housekeeping on my window ledge
- They Never Came Home (p. 86)—Every year in this country, some 5500 teen-agers die in auto accidents
- Estrogen: Is It for You? (p. 94)—This little pill can keep a woman young, but for some it’s risky
- Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moring (p. 101)—As she lay dying, there came the fleeting notes of a song
- The Social Security Mess: A Way Out (p. 107)—An innovative proposal can save our national retirement plan for future generations
- To Play Again (p. 113)—Coach Hurley had taught his two sons to be champions. Now each faced his greatest challenge—himself.
- Test Your Road Sign I.Q. (p. 118)—These eight secrets can save you a lot of grief
- Where’s the Middle Class Going? (p. 123)—[No blurb. Chart shows dramatic growth in number of $100,000-plus households since 1967 (measured in today’s dollars).]
- My Father’s Son (p. 124)—We were like two veterans from opposing armies, the combat so distant as to be a dream
- Cobra Attack! (p. 128)—[No blurb]
- My Angel in Disguise (p. 141)—Miracles had always struck me as cheap parlor tricks of faith, but then, how to explain…
- Waiter From Hell (p. 145)—[No blurb]
- Last Mystery of the Czar (p. 153)—“The world will never know what we did with them,” boasted the Bolshevik commissar
- One Sticky Subject (p. 165)—What do a Mexican dictator, the Chicago Cubs, Don King, and folks in Utah have in common? The answer: something you can really sink your teeth into.
- The Boy With the Billion-Dollar Secret (p. 177)—[No blurb]
- That’s Outrageous! (p. 179)—Spotlighting absurdities in our society is the first step toward eliminating them
- Why Husbands Tune Out (p. 187)—…and other secrets of fighting smart in your marriage
- No Place So Beautiful (p. 134)—It began with a solemn handshake in a log house in one of the loneliest parts of Montana. At that moment Ron Losee, fresh out of medical school, made a pact with a roomful of strangers…
- From Chicago, With Love (p. 13)—My customers taught me a priceless lesson
- The Wallet Test (p. 17)—Would you return a wallet fille with money? Reader’s Digest set up a test in cities from coast to coast to see what Americans would do.
- Yes, You Can Get That Raise (p. 25)—Here’s how to claim your piece of the pie
- Heroes for Today (p. 33)—Every town and city in America has its own examples of courage, kindness, and decency. Here are three…
- All Our Lives Long (p. 41)—Why would anyone bother with marriage?
Reader’s Digest, December 1995, cover. Reprinted with permission.