Word: lifelong
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...senior class marshals—eight students who will shape the social schedule for the Class of 2006—poured in on Friday, appointing Tracy “Ty” Moore ’06 as this year’s First Marshal and lifelong leader for his class. Speaking shortly after their appointments, this year’s marshals said they want to get an early start on planning senior-class events.The other Class of 2006 marshals, who are responsible for planning both special senior events and future reunions, are Christina L. Adams...
...enduring a punishing street payback after following his mother's advice about turning in a kid that stole his hat. "At that point, I decided there was no point in going to my parents for advice. They didn't understand how America worked." So begins the author's lifelong alienation from his parents whom he loves and respects but from whom he gets little of what he needs...
Strike helped a former gang member pull his life together, Langford helped a lifelong smoker quit, Vandenberg worked with the family of a Colombian refugee, and Porter mentored the children of substance abusers. Not everyone was receptive to their attempts, but, Strike says, “the best thing was seeing people use the gospel of Jesus Christ to change their lives...
...Wood, 41, a former Microsoft executive, combines the passion of a crusader with the calculation?and ambition?of a CEO. The lofty goal: 20,000 schools and libraries worldwide by 2020. Says Wood: "There is no better long-term gift you can give a child than the lifelong gift of education...
Farkes, a Boston native and lifelong Red Sox fan who grew up in the shadow of Fenway, turned down a chance to join his favorite team after being selected in the 39th round of the 2004 draft, a decision he would later regret. After an injury-plagued junior campaign in which his numbers nevertheless recovered during a white hot April and May, Farkes went undrafted in June. He signed with the Red Sox as a free agent in July...