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Focuses on issues dealing with the plight of middle-class families, with special reference to Michigan Governor James Blanchard and State Treasurer Robert Bowman's political layaway plan. Creation of the Michigan Education Trust (MET) by Bowman; Benefits of MET; Ways through which the MET project offers benefits to middle-class families; Lack of support from the federal government; Hope of Bowman and Blanchard that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service will give MET its tax break; Adoption of tuition guarantee plans by various U.S. states.

Reveals the inadequacies of the privatization policy of the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Great Britain's experience with the nationalization of enterprise; Resistance to Conrail's privatization; Need for public support.

Details the economic issues surrounding ethanol gas production, which is headed by Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. in the U.S. Impetus to the availability of ethanol gas in the market; Competitive advantage of ethanol over ordinary gasoline; Extent of government subsidies provided to ethanol gas production; Ability of ethanol to generate vast profits while being completely uneconomical; Desperateness of the White House to pass the Kemp-Roth tax cuts; Issue of certificates to ethanol producers, by the Agriculture Department, entitling them for absolutely no charge to the surplus corn in government storage.

Presents a letter to the editor about gold.

Provides some insights into the conversion of base metals to gold and the practice of alchemists.

The article discusses several mathematical topics which include the possibility of subdividing a rectangle into different squares, the arrangement formed when soap bubbles meet, and circles and spheres. The author offers a solution for determining the number of squares when subdividing a rectangle by using the analogy of subdivisions and networks of electrical resistors. Details related to the intermediate films formed when soap bubbles meet and the use of inversion in the spheres are explored.

This article discusses calls for the U.S. to adopt a proportional-representation (PR) system-type of government, as of July 1992. In a single transferrable vote system, voters cast their ballots for candidates in order of reference, one through five or six or however many seats have to be occupied. Candidates who top a certain threshold of first-choice votes are declared elected right away. PR has a history in the U.S. It was proposed by the Progressives early in this century, as a way to fend off boss-ism. A PR system is not needed in order to have multiple parties, but small and often extremist parties are certainly tempted by PR to try their luck.

Reports on the partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and President Ronald Reagan to address the problem of catastrophic-illness insurance. Expansion of Medicare coverage to catastrophic illness; Commitment of Reagan to socialized medicine and privatize government functions.

Comments on the efforts of the U.S. State Department to give the Soviet Union a piece of American territory called the Wrangel Island. Observation that the U.S. has never ceded its claim to Wrangel or four smaller islands nearby that were also seized; Argument by the State Department that the U.S. never formally claimed those islands; Lack of evidence that the Russians ever laid legal claim to the island.

Focuses on President Bill Clinton's Administration's efforts to promote its gun-controlling crime bill. Clinton's trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota to revive the bill; Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen's lobbying for the bill; Summoning of twelve Washington, D.C. officers by the White House to answer question from members of the Congress regarding the crime bill.

The article discusses the components of the American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA's) Strategic Thinking and Planning (STP) Initiative in the U.S. Components include the development of APTA's strategic plan, the review of its governance system and the development of the Board of Directors and staff. The author stresses that the purpose of the STP Initiative is to make the APTA a more relevant and efficient organization in public health.

Presents a letter to the editor about the condition of public schools in the U.S.

When I read Alan Shipnuck's article "The Great Escape" (July-August), it confirmed one of the reasons I joined the armed forces. Give It Up I note with admiration Alan Shipnuck's article on the caddie fund at Bandon Dunes resort ("Carrying On", September- October). Caddies greatly enrich the golf experience. [Extracted from the article]

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "The Next Do-It-Yourself Mac," which gave instructions on removing the original drive from a PowerBook G4 and installing a superdrive; "Turn Your Mac Into a Picture Frame," which outlined steps for creating a Mac digital picture frame; "Accessorize your iSight," which provides information about the iSight computer peripheral.

Presents several letters to the editor concerning literary works. Suspense books about piracy in the Malacca Straits and the Far East; Errors in the Vintage edition of the book "Loving," by Henry Green; Comments on Thomas Laqueur's Diary.