Word: silbering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...this year. The specter of the 63-year-old bantam president of Boston University occupying the Governor's office terrifies many Bay State residents. But it exhilarates others, who believe a humorless political outsider performing triage on moribund state government can restore it to fiscal health. Either way, John Silber, who on June 2 ensured his place on the ballot for Massachusetts' September primary, makes incredible theater...
...Silber has evolved from a political asterisk to serious contender in five short months by becoming a channel for rage and frustration against bureaucracy in general and the fiscally disastrous administration of Michael Dukakis in particular. He capped his uphill fight by narrowly corralling the necessary 15% of delegates at a chaotic Democratic state convention. For that feat, Silber drew at least as much attention as former state attorney general Francis X. Bellotti got for finishing first...
...Under Silber, B.U. bought a 68.3 percent controlling interest in the Hopkinton-based cancer research firm in 1987 for about $25 million...
Michal Regunberg, Silber's campaign press secretary, said Silber "has confidence in Seragen and they have expressed confidence in John Silber through their contributions...
...Certainly the people who are trustees are people who have known John Silber for a long time," Regunberg said. "One would hope they would support his candidacy...