Alan Shawn Feinstein, educational philanthropist, dies at 93

All this slobbering over dubious departed philanthropists in our " Culture of Narcissism " capitalist insane society : This from a story by Tim Riel in the " The Jamestown Press " , Dec.21, 2017 : [ "A sign identifying Melrose School as an Alan Shawn Feinstein institution was ripped from the building’s wall after the school committee expressed vehement opposition. " ] [ B.J. Whitehouse, the board’s chairman, led the charge. He called Feinstein a “charlatan” who scammed students in the late 1990s by promising them $50 in exchange for good deeds. Instead, Whitehouse said, Feinstein handed them South African coins valued at 76 cents. “I do not want that man’s name on our school,” Whitehouse said. ] My old " Broad Street School " in Providence , Rhode Island ( renamed " Feinstein " ) was blessed by his " philanthropy " . Look at it today - a blighted , condemned ruin of a once magnificent building.