nursing homes

In These Times is an alternative, biweekly newsmagazine published by the Institute for Public Affairs in Chicago. It is a member of the Alternative Press Syndicate. This issue has articles focusing on the Democratic candidates for the 2000 presidential election, the return of the black radical, and the Clinton administration's policies on nuclear disarmament.

Entwined focuses on the life of a nearly silent 77-year-old woman, Lottie Mower, who has spent most of her life in mental institutions or nursing homes. A young woman, Charly, befriends her and becomes ensnared in the net of emotions that have caused Lottie's silence. Charly begins dreaming the old woman's young life and finds herself inextricably linked to Lottie's toils that landed her in Lima State Hospital.