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<title>
Sep. 06, 1993: From The Publisher
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Sep. 06, 1993 Boom Time In The Rockies
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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FROM THE PUBLISHER, Page 4
Elizabeth Valk Long
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<p> A Must-see on any tour of our headquarters in New York City
is the office of senior editor Howard Chua-Eoan, who edited
this week's cover story on the Rocky Mountain boom in addition
to our coverage of Michael Jackson's woes and the frantic behind-the-scenes
fine-tuning of Bill Clinton's health-care proposal. Instead
of a more traditional ficus plant, a 6-ft.-tall inflatable Godzilla
peers from one corner of Howard's work space, while Gumby covers
the exit. A prehistoric pteranodon (with a 6-ft. wingspan)
swoops over story conferences from its perch on the ceiling.
Souvenirs sent from all over the world by friends and colleagues
line the bookshelves. "Some people would say I have an office
in lieu of a personality," says Howard. "It's my secret garden
of kitsch."
</p>
<p> Don't let the modest talk fool you. Chua-Eoan is no shrinking
violet. A native of the Philippines, he started working at TIME
10 years ago, answering phones and taking lunch orders as the
Saturday secretary for the Nation section. Last week, for the
first time, he was acting editor of the Nation section and someone
else took his calls. In between, he has written stories on everything
from pets to Raisa Gorbachev, from the history of World War
II to the Tiananmen Square massacre. Two years ago, our sister
publication People magazine spirited him and his menagerie away.
But life at TIME seemed so un fulfilling without our eclectic
materialist that we enticed Howard back to the fold as Society
editor last spring. Since then, he has overseen covers that
have examined the ethics of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's euthanasia
campaign, the culture of violence in America and the anguished
battle over Baby Jessica. "Politics and science and business
often deal with complex issues," says Chua-Eoan. "I prefer stories
that focus on human lives and emotions. They are simpler and
yet more enigmatic."
</p>
<p> By now you may be harboring the impression that the Time & Life
Building serves as this self-confessed workaholic's home away
from home. We would like to quash that persistent rumor once
and for all. We really would. It's just that we have never seen
Chua-Eoan's apartment, and some of us are beginning to suspect
that he may never have laid eyes on it either. Howard has been
sighted on every floor of the building except the lobby. That
leaves one inescapable conclusion. "When Howard talks about
commuting," says International senior editor John Saar, "he
means getting on the elevator and going from one floor to the
other."
</p>
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