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...March 18, 1990, two men dressed as Boston police officers talked their way into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, handcuffed and bound with duct tape two feeble guards, disarmed the even feebler alarm system and spent the next 81 minutes looting the place. They left with a Vermeer, three works by Rembrandt, five by Degas--altogether, pieces valued at $300 million...
Over the years in which we have been monitoring the Promise Keepers, we have spoken to thousands of people across the U.S., including wives of its members who are terribly concerned about this dangerous movement. NOW should be commended for doing its duty and raising the alarm about a well-financed national organization of angry white males who promise they will get into line as long as women agree to submit to them. Promise Keeper members are not Boy Scouts but Fundamentalist wolves in sheep's clothing. LEE COKORINOS, Editor Promise Keepers Watch Center for Democracy Studies New York City...
...fact that the Promise Keepers cause alarm in feminist groups is more a commentary on the present state of the feminist movement than a justifiable fear. The apparent goal of the Promise Keepers is to save souls, and its message is biblical in nature. The only people who could truly be upset are female supremacists--not real feminists. As for founder Bill McCartney, he is a clear-cut example of a person who puts his money where his mouth is and a man to be truly admired, not feared. RICHARD JAMES SKAGGS MONTES Guatemala City...
Jeffrey C. McClean '99, who was at the dance, said the dining hall was difficult to evacuate because students hadn't heard the fire alarm and therefore did not understand what the commotion was about...
...legend. It's a tradition. We had to show our respects to the Tasty," said David Amerikaner '01, who set his alarm clock for 4:45 a.m. to he could come to the Tasty...