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...spend. But, as Jane Collyer notes, young mothers have more of one important asset in the bank: life itself. "You know what the best part is?" she asks. "I really hope I'll get to see my great-grandchildren. I don't want not to be able to lift [my grandchildren] up because I'm going to throw out my back. I know I'm thinking way far ahead, but I love my kids so much, and I know they're going to have great kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Cost of Starting Families First | 4/15/2002 | See Source »

...characters might not have had “real-time” facial expressions—but they could hang their heads. The Red Wing pilot could pause on his way out of the room, put his head down, lift his head, and turn around to tell his commander that, no, he wasn’t going to steal any more elemental crystals from innocent mages. Given a few-well chosen cues, your mind supplied the rest. The fact is, I wouldn’t trade the text boxes, even for stellar acting. Playing was a perfect combination of reading...

Author: By Emily Carmichael, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A ‘Fantasy’ World Full of Pixies and Pixels | 4/12/2002 | See Source »

When Kit resolves never again to write poetry, one might thank her. Her prize-winning poem, “May,” echoes Psalm 24: “Now lift up your heads oh you Gateses and Flynns.” Given the comic effect, it is difficult to believe (as we are told) that President Kennedy himself honored her for this poem, or even that it was published in an anthology with such a banal title as “Wings of Song...

Author: By Josiah P. Child, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crowley: Lost in Translation | 4/12/2002 | See Source »

...pitching nearly helped lift Oneonta into playoff contention in the New York-Penn League. The Tigers finished with a mark of 37-37, good for third place...

Author: By Jessica T. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Birtwell Lives Out a Dream | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

That night the old ways were very much alive. The gala, which raised almost $24 million, has been criticized as a prime example of Washington's salesman culture. A TIME investigation reveals just how excessive it was: at tables sold for $25,000 apiece were oilmen seeking to lift U.S. embargoes against Iran and Libya; nuclear-plant owners looking for government backing of a burial ground for reactor waste; and coal, refinery and utility executives out to ease pollution standards. In addition to writing the kind of huge soft-money checks that the reform bill would outlaw, energy firms lent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fund Raising: How Bush Plays the Game | 4/1/2002 | See Source »

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