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Although his predecessor as dean of theCollege, John B. Fox Jr. '59, drew fire from somehouse masters for his aloof attitude, many of thesame critics say that Jewett has done an excellentjob of soothing a troubled situation...
While charges of corruption against his predecessor opened the door of the mayor's office for Flynn, this year political observers expect few controversial issues to unseat the incumbent...
Lawrence S. Di Cara '71, a Boston real estate lawyer and 1983 mayoral candidate, attributed Flynn's success to his "down to earth" personality and to the fact that his populist leanings contrast sharply with the policies of his predecessor, Kevin White...
Goldman echoed Di Cara's contrast of Flynn and his predecessor. "If Kevin White is the L.A. Lakers, then Flynn is the Boston Celtics, down to earth and blue collar. What could be better than that? The general public thinks Flynn is doing a good...
Ronald Reagan, on the other hand, summoned us with trumpets. He peddled once again the old myths, offering himself as evidence that they were true. Reagan swept into office attacking his predecessor's "gloom and doom," telling us we could painlessly remake history and return to an earlier, idyllic time. That time, though, never existed. Reagan, like most Americans, was nurtured on the largesse of big government. He owes his careers in movies and politics to great corporation and manipulative political managers. His vision of "morning in America" was never more than our dream of a past that never...