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That is why New York was for more than two centuries -- and still is -- a beacon for the best, brightest and bravest people from all over the U.S. and all around the world. They come to test themselves against the toughest competition, to make a buck, to reinvent lives that seem stale in any other setting. As the song that has become the city's unofficial anthem puts it, "If I can make it there, I'd make it anywhere...
Major political positions: In a year when voters are angry about the state's fiscal problems, Bellotti has been fighting his image as a Beacon Hill "insider." That image stems in part from his long history in state politics, although he has been out of office for four years. Bellotti is pro-choice and supports the death penalty. He has called for restructuring state government to deal with fiscal problems. Steps would include moving more health care into the home, and regionalizing some state transportation services to eliminate overlapping. He opposes the Citizens for Limited Taxation ballot question that would...
Take Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57, for example. Graced with a last name that sends thrills up the spines of Beacon Hill genealogists, Jewett in his baggy suits and rumpled neckties looks the part of the Ivy League administrator. Jewett is so Harvard, in fact, (you should learn to start using the University's name as an adjective) that some say he hasn't been away from the Yard for more than a week and a half since he enrolled here 37 years...
Other honorary Brandies degree recipients were: Nathan S. Ancell, chairman of the board, emeritus, of Ethan Allen Inc.; Donald Hewitt, executive producer of "60 Minutes"; architect Philip Johnson; former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, Norman Leventhal Beacon Companies; writer and novelist. Cynthia Ozick; and Simone Veil, former president of the European Parliamentary Assembly; and Clara McBride Hale, a New York City resident who has spearheaded programs for ill and drug-addicted children...
Insisting that America must remain "number one"--both in reality and perception--Darman reminded the audience of the nation's history of serving as an example for the rest of the world. "From its very founding, America has served as a beacon of hope, the proverbial 'city on a hill.' Millions of immigrants have risked and sacrificed--voted with their feet--to reach this promised land. Millions and millions more have voted with their hearts from afar...