December 1987
Volume 12
Number 12
Features
Getting It Done
Too much to do and no time to do it? Here’s a working person’s sourcebook of people that will help you with everything from housecleaning and grocery shopping to package wrapping and cleaning you car.
By Carolyn Kott Washburne
The Trouble With Shirley
Last year, revelations of discord on Wisconsin’s highest court made things look bad for Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson. Now, is one of the state’s best legal scholars going in for the race of a lifetime?
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Super Is One Of My Favorite Words
The story of Hal Protter, controversial general manager of Channel 18.
By Perry M. Lamek
Life at The Norman
Once, it was one of the city’s finest apartment buildings on one of the city’s most prestigious streets. These days, The Norman is different. And so are the people who live there.
By James Romenesko
1987 Fiction Contest Winner
La Guajolotera.
By Sol Nazari Zetley
The Style Quarterly
Fashions and accessories for the 12 days of chic, custom looks by designer Melissa Tanel, the latest word on exercise wear and what to look for in fedoras.
Departments
OutFront
Letters
Cheers and jeers.
Editor’s Note
More on Joe Checota and First Stop.
The Insider
A philosophical teddy bear, a mini-guide to tailoring help, the Review Page, Pressroom Confidential and more.
By The Editors
Misc.
Holiday trimmings for making the season bright.
By Victoria Vaccarello
Metroscene
On tap for December: folk art, Shaker art and five Wisconsin photographers.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr
Dining Guide
A diner’s delight.
Columns
Wisconsin, D.C.
Are corporate takeovers a job for Congress?
By Louis Barbash
Performing Arts
The PM Ballet’s orchestra dilemma.
By Bruce Murphy
Visual Arts
Sherrie Levine’s art is not original. And that’s the whole idea.
By Tom Bamberger
Wine and Spirits
Ideas for spirited holiday giving.
By Michael Muckian
First Person
The family that skis together … doesn’t always have fun.
By Barbara Joosse
Restaurants
Food that comes to you.
By Willard Romantini
Endgame
Why Children’s Hospital is getting even bigger.
By Bruce Murphy
On The Cover:
Illustration by Charles Dwyer Jr. after Norman Rockwell.
