The American Legion [Volume 135, No. 3 (September 1993)]

Retiring Gradually: Flexible hours and leaves of absence help workers ease into retirement by Gordon Williams -- VA Research: We All Benefit: Although VA research has improved Americans health, budget cuts now threaten this program by Ken Scharnberg -- Going to School by Staying at Home: More and more parents believe they can succeed at home where schools have failed by Deidre Sullivan -- Aids: Undue Alarm: To dramatize the dangers, activists have been playing fast and loose with the numbers by Steve Salerno -- The Ghost Plane From Mindanao: You may have the information to help solve this WWII mystery -- Family Ties: Longer Lives: Centenarians reveal the secret of their long and healthy lives by Rodney Angrove -- Do We Need a National Sales Tax? As this tax idea receives national attention, both sides debate -- The Veterans Big Three: An exclusive roundtable discussion with the government's key decision makers on veterans issues -- What Homosexuals Want from America: Gays really seek society's approval of their behavior by Gurney Williams III -- Big Issues: Should the United States lift the 30-year trade embargo on Cuba? -- Vetvoice -- Your American Legion -- Vets -- Veterans Update -- Parting Shots -- Washington Watch -- Legion News -- Cover: Debra Pinion's children are among the hundreds of thousands who now go to school at home. To learn more about this fast-growing trend, see page 25. Photo by Rick Kopstein/Picture Group.