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Despite being a writer of tough-guy books, Parker was as mushy as a Frank Capra movie when he spoke of his wife Joan, the great love of his life. The pair met when they were 3, came to know each other well in college and were married for 54 years. He spoke of her as if still in the first thrall of romance, and dedicated to her almost every one of his 60-plus books. Once, during a rough patch, they separated for a short while. He was miserable. "I learned that I could live without Joan," he told...
...example of how what's good for the GDP is not always good for the individual, take health care: rising costs may be tough on families, but it boosts...
...definitely had to adjust to college hockey,” Leblanc said. “Getting used to a new league full of older and stronger guys new league full of older and stronger guys was tough, but I think we’re all really clicking now. We’re definitely working harder...
Times are tough at Harvard. Our huge endowment is now a less huge endowment. Young liberals campus-wide are still sobbing into their cappuccinos over Scott Brown’s victory. Childhood dreams about working at Goldman Sachs have been crushed, and the prospect of sub-six-figure salaries is becoming a horrifying reality...
...endurance; there will always be players who opt out of the Pro Bowl because they're legitimately too beat up to play. Fining players who invent dubious injuries to duck out would be a start, although making a consequential dent in a superstar athlete's salary might be tough. At minimum, moving the game back to the Sunday following the Super Bowl seems like a no-brainer. Teams get to championships in part by having some of the game's best players, and those players should be able to participate without worrying about injuring themselves before the Big Dance. Adjusting...