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Monthly Archives: November 2012
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald Sees Red Over Brownout)
There is much weeping and gnashing of teeth and bitter recriminations at the feisty local tabloid over Scott Brown’s loss to Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate bakeoff (Pow Wow Chow, anyone?). And know whose fault it is? YOURS! [Wednesday] … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, IGTLTDT, Pow Wow Chow, Scott Brown, U.S. Senate bakeoff
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Does Big Papi Have ‘Mental Issues’ With Bobby V?)
Newly re-signed Red Sox slugger David Ortiz apparently now feels free to talk about his relationship with shipwrecked Sox skipper Bobby Valentine, but the local dailies – wait for it – have very different versions of Big Papi’s take. From … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Papi, Bobby Valentine, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, David Ortiz, IGTLTDT, mental issues
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It’s Good To LIve In A Two-Daily Town (The Globe’s Electoral College Mis-map)
Today’s Boston Globe features this clip ‘n’ save piece for election-watchers keeping score at home. Viewer’s guide to the election What to watch for as results come 6 p.m. IN*, KY** = part of state closes later Mitt Romney’s margin of victory … Continue reading
Unfortunate Ad o’ the Day (Mitt Romney’s Destiny Edition)
Front page of today’s Boston Herald: Destiny: Sleepy’s? Probably not an auspicious omen. Then again, the price is probably right.
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Poll Vaulting The Brown/Warren U.S. Senate Race)
The local dailies are – wait for it – presenting very different pictures of polling data in the runup to tomorrow’s actual voting in the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown (R-I’m Nobody’s Senator But Yours) and Elizabeth Warren (D-I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, IGTLTDT, polls, Scott Brown, U.S. Senate
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Call It APM’s ‘Snarketplace’
Full disclosure: 1) The hardworking staff used to write commentaries for Marketplace; 2) We know and like Marketplace Money host Tess Vigeland; 3) Marketplace consistently produces good radio. But . . . This weekend’s edition of Marketplace Money featured two … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election coverage, Andy Kindler, Brian Donovan, Marketplace Money, Snarketplace, Tess Vigeland
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Globe And Herald Editors Are Smoking The Same Thing!)
In a rare spasm of agreement, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald have both editorialized against Massachusetts Ballot Question 3, which would legalize medical marijuana in the Bay State. Boston Globe editorial (boink! sorry, paywall): Medical marijuana raises too many … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town ( Brown/Warren Debate And Twitch)
There’s one final debatement in the Scott Brown/Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senate race. AP report via the Boston Herald: Warren ad tweaks Brown for refusing debate offer Democrat Elizabeth Warren is tweaking Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown for refusing a final debate offer. … Continue reading
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Tagged AP, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, final debate, IGTLTDT, Scott Brown
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