1.   The specter of shallowness haunts these families.

2.   --The specter of death haunted Gov. Michael Dukakis that year, too.

3.   The specter of AIDS haunts several principals.

4.   What we have instead is an amiable public exercise in the sort of soul-searching sure to befall anyone approaching a milestone birthday haunted by specters of unfulfilled ambitions.

5.   Specter of Ebola haunts village survivors in Gabon.