He wants to be America's family doctor

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Dr. David Satcher's goals include improving health care for minorities and children, and focusing more resources on mental health. Before becoming Surgeon General, Satcher was director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. His wife is poet Nola Richardson.

United States, Services, Medical care, Interview, United States. Public Health Service, Satcher, David

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Who are our heroes?

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Time Warner Pres Richard Parsons considers his father a hero, and historian Daniel Boorstin cites Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson. Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, cartoonist Jules Feiffer, Chinese actress Joan Chen and others also discuss their heroes.

Public opinion, Celebrities, Heroes, Quotations

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'Still trying to fight it.' (experiences with racism) (Cover Story)

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Fifteen successful people and celebrities describe their personal experiences with prejudice, with emphasis on how the experiences influenced their lives. Included are reports from Barbara Bush, Sen Bill Bradley, Marvin Liebman and Arthur Ashe.

Personal narratives, Racism

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