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Detroit Mercifully Puts The Yankees Out Of Our Misery
This is the way the World Series chase ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper. The 2012 ALCS saw the Detroit Tigers sweep the Chernobyl – sorry, New York – Yankees, who submitted one of the most pathetic … Continue reading
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Tagged ALCS, Brian Costa, Chernobyl Yankees, Detroit Tigers, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (‘Binder’ Blinders At The Boston Herald?)
The local dailies look back at Mitt Romney’s hiring record as Massachusetts governor and see – wait for it – very different pictures. Details at IGTLTDT.
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Tagged binders full of women, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, IGTLTDT, Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney
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Is The Mass. GOP Laundering Money For Mitt Romney?
Interesting NPR piece about the $236 million raised in the past few months by Romney Victory, Incorporated, “a joint fundraising committee that allows donors to give far more than the usual $5,000. Its limit is over $75,000 per person.” And … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Boston Herald: Too Much Candy!)
The feisty local tabloid is not at all pleased with the moderator of last night’s presidential debate, CNN’s Candy Crowley. And it’s written all over their front page. Details at IGTLTDT.
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Correction o’ the Day (BU Today Rules!)
From Tuesday’s New York Times: OBITUARIES An obituary on Wednesday about the publicist Lois Smith misstated the source of her comments that began, “I’m so glad I’m not doing publicity now.” They were taken from an interview Ms. Smith gave to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston University, BU Today, Hollywood Reporter, Lois Smith, New York Times, terriers
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Yesterday’s News Tomorrow, Globe Division)
Question: Should the Boston Globe have cited both news sources that beat the broadsheet on the Harvard Voice story? Details at IGTLTDT.
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Tagged BostInno, Boston Globe, Harvard Crimson, Harvard Voice, IGTLTDT
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Perkins School Gets Blindsided By The Wall Street Journal
From Monday’s Boston Herald: Perkins has a new vision School for blind shortens name, introduces new Braille device The Perkins School for the Blind is shortening its name but continuing its global mission of helping blind and visually-impaired individuals reach … Continue reading