The reform mayor of Boston, Kevin H. White (born 1929), was concerned with the revitalization of the downtown area to make Boston a "world-class city." Kevin Hagan White was born on September 25, 1929, in Boston of a family which was noted in city...

GREAT POLITICAL INSTINCT DIES HARD. KEVIN H. WHITE FOUGHT AGE AND ALZHEIMER'S TO PROVE THE POINT WHEN THE GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECENTLY HONORED HIM AS A "DISTINGUISHED BOSTONIAN." Short-term memory loss associated with the disease makes public speaking difficult for the former...

He still has the charm, and can disarm an audience with twinkling eyes and self-deprecating humor. He still has the intellectual range, and can overwhelm listeners with that capacity, or at least hold them at bay. On Feb. 23, Kevin Hagan White took...

A helicopter is not necessarily a match for an angry moose. Instead of lying down after being shot with a tranquilizer dart, a moose charged a hovering helicopter used by a wildlife biologist, damaging the aircraft's tail rotor and forcing it to the ground.Neither the...

If the Bowl Championship Series were to adopt a mini-playoff format, it wouldn't happen until at least the 2010 college football season.BCS coordinator and Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive said Monday he was "very, very open-minded about a plus-one," which could create a four-team playoff."I...