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...every night is one of the great constants in our lives; especially at an early age, it is also a great source of comfort. Outfitting a completely foreign bed, especially one five confounding inches longer than a regular twin-size, represents more than simple redecoration. It is a microcosm of the larger changes at hand, and in the heat of the moment, the choice among solids, stripes, and patterns looms disproportionately large...

Author: By Thomas J.clarke, | Title: POSTCARD FROM DEERFIELD, ILL.: Bedding Down for the Summer | 7/27/2001 | See Source »

...matter that Archie tripped up on his own testiness and lost most of his arguments. As played by Carroll O'Connor, he was daringly, abrasively, yet somehow endearingly funny. With his advent, a mass-media microcosm of Middle America took shape, and a new national hero--or was it villain?--was born...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: 29 Years Ago in TIME | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

...With his advent, a mass-media microcosm of Middle America took shape, and a new national hero ? or was it villain? ? was born. It was not long before more than 50 million people were tuning in to Archie's tirades each week, making "Family" the highest-rated series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Team Behind Archie Bunker & Co. | 6/25/2001 | See Source »

...rolling at the other top ten delay-plagued airports in the country. Then, perhaps, passengers won't have to suffer through another year like the last one, during which one out of every four flights was delayed. "The debates about how to fix the problems at LaGuardia are a microcosm of what's going on around the country," explains Plavin. "If the FAA gets LaGuardia right, there is no reason that parts of what works at LaGuardia can't be applied to other airports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Smart FAA Plan to Reduce Airport Congestion | 6/14/2001 | See Source »

...events in the Middle East continue to unfold, Harvard seems to stand as a microcosm of the crisis in the region. Competing claims during a time of intensified crisis in Israel and the surrounding area have left campus groups visibly divided, despite the groups' common stated goal of peace...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Middle East Tensions Flare Up on Campus | 6/7/2001 | See Source »

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