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...will carry on our work. We will make every day count. In doing so, we will emerge shaken, but ultimately stronger in the face of what has happened. We will show that we have great hope for the future.” Summers understood the burden we all have endured since being shaken by Sept. 11, and he urged us on in the name of hope, not stoicism. The value he placed on each day of our lives, together with his desire to connect with the Harvard community in a spiritual setting, demonstrate the same down-to-earth humanity that...
Court records filed by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office last week said the prosecution decided not to pursue the case because “sufficient evidence does not exist to allow the Commonwealth to sustain its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt...
Part of a lecture series in memory of a prominent union leader, Gore’s speech focused on the role of working Americans and unions in the country, with Gore saying the country should strengthen families and communities by lessening the burden on many working Americans and allowing them to “get off the treadmill a little more often...
...screening points at many major airports since the airlines were let back into the air on Sept. 13, government officials are considering rigorously imposing a new rule that is essentially one 'real' carry on and one 'personal' bag such as a women's purse. Officials want to lessen the burden on screeners and remove a potential threat of passengers carrying on weapons...
...middle school, I could finally admit that I had four older siblings—John among them. While I recognized that he was not an embarrassment, my classmates and close friends could never see him as more than a burden. They casually deemed anything they found silly, stupid, or worthless as “retarded.” “That movie was so retarded.” “You are such a retard.” Worse yet was when friends acted “retarded” through gesticulation. They would bend their wrists, slap...