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Concord’s literary heritage is rich indeed, for it was the cradle of Transcendentalism and the place where Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, and Henry David Thoreau all wrote.
Since they are meant to cover all of life's vicissitudes from cradle to grave, they are bound to collide at times, sometimes obliquely, sometimes head-on.
The cover story charts Michael Milken's attempt to become "the Sam Walton of gray matter" by acquiring a "cradle to grave" series of education businesses, from preschools to vocational training firms.
It is said that Cihuacoatl carried a little baby cradle on her back, or a dead baby in her arms, as she roamed the country crying through the nights.
The president's "cradle to grave" proposals (Pat Buchanan, The McLaughlin Group ) were likely to paralyze the Republicans, because nobody wants to go on record as being against child care (Paul Gigot, NewsHour ). Unless the Republicans slip out of the sleeper hold, Clinton's two initiatives will serve as "wedge issues" to separate the two parties in the minds of voters for the 1998 election (Tony Blankley, Late Edition ).