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Fox says that this fund could not be invested any differently than Harvard's other endowment funds. "You can't pick and choose between claimants" who say they are deserving of a little more than other investors, he adds. "You can make that argument about anything with equal force."
"Barb is very deserving of this honor," Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney Smith said. "It's more difficult to get recognition as a guard, but Barb proved [to the selection committee] that she is the total player.
When Beryl Buck died in 1975, leaving no children and an estate of about $10 million, her will stipulated that most of her assets be placed in trust and used "in providing care for the needy" of the county where she and her late husband had lived since 1935. There...
Four deserving actors left out in the cold on nomination day were Tracey Ullam (Plenty), Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future), Rosanna Arquette (After Hours), and Griffin Dunne (After Hours).
Reagan chose to honor four young teenagers in his address--a group that, despite their merits, seemed like a random Boy and Girl Scout honor list. There is another group of teenagers, much larger, and, as long as we're calling attention to what needs to be noticed, much more...