Word: fearless
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...died on Jan. 19, was not a cricket legend on traditional measures. After all, Hookes played 23 Tests, scored 1,306 runs at an average of 34, and hit a solitary century. But he became a legend in the vernacular Australian sense. Entertaining on the sporting field and fearless as a commentator, Hookes left his mark on the public...
...union guy, he was a working class union guy right to his bones,” said Danny Meagher, current president of the Harvard University Security, Parking, and Museum Guards’ Union (HUSPMGU), which Reid established with Steve McCombe in 1995. “Howard was totally fearless when it came to confronting management over contract issues for the workers. He never hesitated to do the right thing...
...town-hall-style meeting in March, Roh told a gathering of prosecutors that "there will be no phone calls" from the Blue House squashing investigations. And the public is squarely behind a cleanup drive. The lead prosecutor for the campaign-financing investigation, Ahn Dae Hee?known to be fearless in pursuing politically sensitive cases?even has an Internet fan club. Under the circumstances, the Blue House "can't make the phone call even if they want to," says Kim Young Ho, an expert on Korean politics at Inha University in Inchon...
...fellow artist’s death has been, alongside shooting smack and selling out to the Man, one of the most popular hobbies of musicians in the past decade. Courtney Love got the ball rolling in 1994; after ex-husband Kurt Cobain, in the words of our Fearless Leader, suicided himself, Love successfully mourned her way to unjustified record deals, piles of prescription drugs and “lots and lots and lots of money” after agreeing to release a Nirvana greatest hits collection...
...would be left to wonder if the Ivy powerhouse could have beaten the eventual champion. The other I-AA institutions would loudly criticize the Ivy League’s postseason ban as out-of-date and elitist. The NCAA would have a mess on its hands. But our eight fearless leaders would be happy, because they kept our coaches and players at home where they could be easily accessible to reporters asking how it feels not to compete, instead of actually allowing the players to go out and prove their abilities...