Coming of Age Upstate: To Grow but Not Change?
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The big contours of âBridge of Sighsâ are richly evocative and beautifully wrought, delivered with deceptive ease.
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There are big variations in how many children from different neighbourhoods go to university.
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NEW YORK  - If some children seem like they were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true.
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Before she was even in high school, Miranda Zappala began to hear the siren song of Madison Avenue. And that ubiquitous youth-marketing tune -- whose lyrics consist of ''Buy, buy, buy&quot; -- has only grown louder for Zappala and the rest of her generation.
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Itâs all about location. As one Generation Y worker said, âIt doesnât make sense to have a great job in a crummy city.â
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Every seven years since 1964, the filmmaker Michael Apted has released another installment of "The Up Series." These films document the lives of a diverse group of Britons from the ages of 7 to, most recently, 49. One of the patterns that emerges is a dramatic illustration of the Jesuit motto that inspired the series: âGive me a child until he is 7 and I will give you the man.â You can clearly see how these kidsâ very different personalities were fully formed at age seven.
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BUFFALO, NY - Being short -- or tall, for that matter -- doesnât appear to have a bearing on a childâs popularity. Thatâs according to a study conducted by researchers at New Yorkâs state University at Buffalo.
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By Karen Cimino, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 25--Local teens don't want adults to tell city and county officials what they need and want. They want to do it themselves, and in their own words.
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NEW YORK  - Teenagers raised by two women  appear to be as well adjusted as those who are raised by  male-female couples, a new report indicates.
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By Denise Jewell Eric Ruest and Matt Zambito don't shy from controversial subjects. The Niagara County residents have taken on clergy and sex, Wal- Mart and the country's drinking age -- all in the name of progress.
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When I was 19, I left Texas and flew to New York to get married. My 22-year-old husband and I didn't have to think long and hard about what to do with our assets, because we didn't have any.
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Peer groups can be useful, but don't lose the trees for the forest.
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The New Republic's website is currently carrying an interesting piece which tries to explain the anomaly that although the US economy is growing, a lot of its citizens are still feeling worse off. The article explains the results of a 40 year panel study which has shown that although mean incomes have increased, income variability has increased massively, causing many Americans to feel less well off, despite the growing economy.
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Sorting a story that's all about growth from a tall tale.
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The group of mostly small colleges that comprise the N.C.A.A.âs Division III has long been viewed as a model of the amateur ideal. But rampant growth has created divisions over money and the mission of athletics in higher education.
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By Susan Erler, The Times, Munster, Ind.  Dec. 20--PORTAGE -- A mountainous region of upstate New York was Steve  Winters' playground growing up.
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CLEVELAND -- When her father went off to war, 13-year-old Brittney Wilkinson felt angry. She cried at unexpected times and battled her older sister, Ashley. At school, she seemed withdrawn. When her mother saw an offer that would pay for art classes for both girls, she jumped at it.