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...advocate of patriotic moderation. Government, he wrote, "involves the disposition to apply oneself unremittingly to the service of the nation." Keyes takes the classroom to his campaign. These are not academic questions for the ambassador. The other Republican candidates are unwilling to fulfill the role of moral steward, sketched out by Hamilton. "George W. Bush...is incapable of articulating the challenge facing our country in any way. Therefore, if our party nominates him, he will lose," Keyes declares. "The challenge of our party is to say the failure of Democrats on moral stewardship deserves that the White House be taken...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: This Man Is Running For President: What Alan Keyes Learned at Harvard | 2/3/2000 | See Source »

Finally, I believe that Mildred W. Bliss had the belief when she handed over, and richly endowed, Dumbarton Oaks to Harvard that it would be a trustworthy steward of her beloved garden. Who is to say how she would weigh potential damage and changes to her garden against the needs and interests of scholarly research? I, for one, think she would consider it a betrayal of her trust in Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 1/14/2000 | See Source »

Upon boarding the plane, Averell found his seat occupied. He decided to spend the flight in the airplane's bathroom, where he remained until a fellow passenger informed a steward about his presence, Averell said...

Author: By Daniela J. Lamas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Arrested at Logan Airport for Trespassing | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

Staff pay $12 per week in union dues, and every House unit in the HUDS system has a shop steward. But some HUDS staff say they haven't heard from their union representative in over a year...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler and Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Steamed: Staff Bears Brunt of HDS Changes | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

Even for sisters, Rania and Soha Rida shared a lot. They were happily planning a joint wedding since each was engaged to an EgyptAir steward. But hours before the EgyptAir Flight 990's fatal crash on Oct. 31, neither of their prospective mates was in a cheery mood. Rania says that in a telephone chat, Hassan Farouk expressed misgivings about the trip, muttering about "technical problems." Soha told an Egyptian weekly that Mohammed Galal was dreading a "very bad flight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Out of Thin Air | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

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