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...their teammates skated off the ice, Blair and wing Tim Smith gave Bright Center rink manager Jack Kirrane a big hug...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: A Bright Sweep of the Broncos | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

...Sylvan center in Walnut Creek, Calif., Aaron Ruiz, 8, frowns before an audiovisual machine. Like many other youngsters, Aaron has had learning problems: his school wanted to put him into special-education classes, but his mother brought him to Sylvan. A teacher shows Aaron flash cards that say HUG, LUG. He misreads the first word as bug, then catches his mistake. When he corrects it and completes the test successfully, the teacher rewards him with four yellow tokens. These can be exchanged at the "Sylvan store," where pupils trade their accumulated tokens for such goodies as Super GoBots, giant sunglasses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Teaching the Three Rs for Profit | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

...lady's son. I mean, I don't really know him, but I saw him last week after some Puerto Rican kids stole his jacket. It was a new leather jacket. They held a gun to his head. I saw him in the subway, and I gave him a hug. I didn't like him or anything. I just wanted to show him that not all Puerto Ricans were like that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Story | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

...When do you plan to hug her again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Story | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

...That's going to be some hug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Christmas Story | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

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