Word: flanagan
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...this week's cover story, TIME editors assembled a panel of four thinkers-Mark Cuban, an Internet entrepreneur who also owns a basketball team, Andres Martinez, the editor of the Los Angeles Times opinion pages; Steven Johnson, an expert in technology and popular culture; and Caitlin Flanagan, a mother who writes about the American family-to talk about the trends that will shape our future...
...complete discussion (1 hr. 15 min.): Listen Excerpts from the panel: The Internet | Steven Johnson: The rise of "professional amateurs" Listen Politics | Andres Martinez: We're not as polarized as we think Listen Politics | Steven Johnson: Exposure to diverse ideas does not breed tolerance Listen Immigration | Caitlin Flanagan: The efficacy of social programs in light of immigrants' success Listen New Communities | Mark Cuban: We're no longer objective; we're all "joiners" now Listen Education | Mark Cuban: Our new "open-book test" world Listen Education | Steven Johnson: It's time for new tests Listen The Information Age | Andres Martinez...
...FLANAGAN: What I write about, what I care most about is family life, and that's really understated in the difference between what we say we want and what we do. We really want this deep, meaningful time together in the haven of our homes. But when people actually get home, everybody races off. Mom's got something on the DVD, the daughter's on Myspace.com the son's got his video game, Dad's checking ESPN and his work e-mails, and everyone's compartmentalized within the household. I think there's deep yearning for--I know this makes...
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...pivotal role by repelling the potent St. Lawrence offense. “It’s very disappointing, particularly playing at home after having a 30-win season, but at least we know we’re still going to be playing,” said Saints coach Paul Flanagan. Boe stopped 40 offerings from St. Lawrence in the win, only giving up one goal during five Saints power plays. St. Lawrence boast the second-best scoring offense in the country, but only forward Crystal Connors could find a seam past Boe and hit the back...