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That made Silverstein the landlord for the buildings (he would profit if he could increase the buildings' income). After 9/11 he became the custodian for a site of national mourning, a role that New York's politicians felt deeply uncomfortable with. "At the outset, the problem was the absence of a real leader," says Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner...
...have a slightly different perspective to offer on the “success” of this past weekend’s festivities. Francisco Gonzalez is an Facilities and Maintenance Operations employee assigned to Memorial Church, where he works as a custodian and I work as both the college chaplain and the departmental administrator. Here was his experience of “Yardfest”: He was asked by the University to come to work on Sunday in order to help do whatever needed doing to support the event, which he did, happy to be involved in some small...
...felt need for decisiveness and a longing, often unstated, for something to put one's faith in. In such a time, the Man of the Year had to be one who could restore lost faith to a troubled people, and to serve (perhaps longer than generals can) as custodian of that faith...
...Advocate has had T.S. Eliot, Theodore Roosevelt, and Norman Mailer. The Crimson has had FDR, JFK, Caspar Weinberger, etc. The Lampoon has had John Updike and even Elmer the Custodian. Past Presidents and Editors of the Yearbook include names such as George Feeney, Edward Kenyon, Roxane Harvey, Lee Smith, and Ken Meister—significant in their own right but not particularly etched in Harvard lore,” an excerpt from the yearbook’s website reads...
...centrist within the Kadima ranks. Olmert is not a particularly popular figure in Israel, but he is very ambitious - in 1999, he ran against Sharon in a primary for the Likud nomination for prime minister. Now, he'll stake his own claim for leadership by painting himself as the custodian of Sharon's legacy, signaling that he represents stability and continuity on the path initiated by Sharon...