Word: parental
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...will trouble some readers that the authors of a book on the damage that can be done by "bad parenting" are not parents themselves. "In a perfect world we would be," says Fortinberry, "but we felt we had to make a choice between having kids and helping others." Of course it's easier to be a good parent in theory than in practice. But the authors' childlessness doesn't invalidate their points. Theirs seems a fine blueprint for a noble aim: to send out into the world more children equipped to find the beauty all around them...
...years, shopping on Chicago's State Street meant one thing: Marshall Field's, the hallmark department store that has stood at that address since the White Sox were the White Stockings. Come September, the store's new parent, Federated Department Stores, will rechristen it Macy's, and loyal Marshall Field's customers are both angry and genuinely sad. "For some chain to come into Chicago and think we're New York is totally misguided," says June Cuci, 48, who has been shopping at Field's since her childhood. Even film critic Roger Ebert lamented the loss. "I thought...
...higher education did. Under the budget legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 1, student loan programs face a net cut of approximately $12 billion, which will lead to a rise in interest rates to 6.8 percent for student loans and 8.5 percent for parent loans by this July pending Senate approval and President Bush’s signature. These cuts would account for close to a third of the overall $39 billion proposed reduction in federal spending. This legislation deals a further blow to a nation that is struggling to live up to its reputation...
...secret that every network is exploring ways to deliver content via other platforms, be it the Internet, cell phones or iPods (this week Survivor producer and reality TV impresario Mark Burnett announced he's working on an Internet project with Yahoo! and AOL, a division of Time Warner, the parent of TIME). But NBC is hoping that ?StarTomorrow? can marry the best of the old and new mediums, giving younger audiences the kind of interactive online experience they like with the already popular music competition format. Viewers will be able to go to NBC.com and watch ?StarTomorrow...
...meet victory. We were all really happy for him.”Harvard did not reach the wall first in either the 100-yard breaststroke or the 200-yard backstroke. In the 100, junior Joc Christiana was the highest Crimson finisher in third, and in the 200, freshman Tim Parent was the top finisher, taking the third-place spot as well.Even though he didn’t win a race or finish in the top three in an event, freshman Patrick Detzner arguably received the greatest honor of the day. Every year the team selects one freshman to swim every...