Word: baton
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Most Harvard seniors accept their degree as if it were a baton, rushing off to the next lap of life—sometimes a stint in investment banking or professional school...
...left New Jersey for Massachusetts to become the third conductor of the Harvard Glee Club, a post he held until 1970. But even after he gave up the baton, Forbes maintained a quiet presence at Harvard music events...
...dare you include Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco in your Worst Governors list! She has moved forward despite political hurdles that other hurricane-prone states haven't had to face. She has confronted catastrophic conditions never before faced by any Governor. I am disgusted with TIME.CAROLYN HITT Baton Rouge...
...kept a cool head and a brave heart. Clutching Da'Roneal, he had the toddlers (one was wearing only diapers) hold hands in a chain as they wandered to find a safe place. He kept them together and unharmed until rescuers discovered them and took them to a Baton Rouge, La., shelter. They assumed the kids were now orphans...
...once in Baton Rouge, De'Monte saved the day again. Thanks to good coaching by his mom, the boy gave shelter staff enough information--names, addresses, phone numbers, personal descriptions--that in a few days they and the Virginia-based National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were able to locate all the children's parents, whom rescuers had taken to San Antonio, Texas. The kids were whisked by a private Angel Flight plane to join them in San Antonio, where De'Monte and his family now live. "I was shocked, surprised and proud of my baby when I heard...