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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Benjamin Franklin Edition)
The hardworking staff’s long-running series has featured everyone from John Lennon-loving Yoko Ono to Broadway-loving Carole L. Haber. But this one’s a first. Yesterday’s full-page New York Times ad comes from none other than Ben Franklin. Close up: The man behind … Continue reading
From Candidates (and Wives), a $teady $tream of Emails
Say, the hardworking staff has been getting a lot of solicitations for money lately, especially from GOP presidential candidates and their better halves. Take this one, for instance, from “Heidi” with the subject line “good afternoon” – an email we’d … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruz Crew, Heidi Cruz, John Kasich, Karen Kasich, Leadership Priority Survey, Paul Ryan, Team Cruz, Ted Cruz
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Rafael Nadal’s ‘Gael’ Force Win at Monte Carlo
As you splendid readers know, for the past two years the hardrooting staff has suffered along with Rafael Nadal as the great Spaniard (and 14-time Grand Slam winner) has struggled with his game both physically and psychically. But hope springs eternal … Continue reading
Skunk at the Prouty Garden Party: Lawsuit Coming Up
Jim McManus of Slowey/McManus Communications sent out this press release 10 minutes ago: MEDIA ADVISORY Ten Taxpayer Group Announces Lawsuit Against Boston Children’s Hospital, DPH For Immediate Release April 14, 2016 Contact: Jim McManus 617-523-0038; Jim@sloweymcmanus.com WHAT: A Ten Taxpayer … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Children's Hospital, Boston Globe, Cognoscenti, DPH, Friends of the Prouty Garden, Gregor McGregor, Jim McManus, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Public Health Council, Maura Healey, Prouty Garden, Save the Prouty Garden, Slowey/McManus Communications, Two-Daily Town, WBUR
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Ted Cruz Is So Desperate, He’s ‘Deputy’ Dogging Me
As the hardworking staff noted yesterday, GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz (R-Jesus Loves You and I Might Too) has offered to make us a Deputy Delegate to the Republican National Convention in exchange for a modest donation to his campaign. … Continue reading
Ted Cruz Is So Desperate for Delegates, He’s Recruiting Me
Imagine our surprise when the hardworking staff received an email from GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz (R-Come to Jesus) that began this way: Friend, As one of my closest supporters — I wanted to send a note to say thank … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruz Crew, Deputy Delegate Card, Donald Trump, John Kasich, R-Come to Jesus, Ted Cruz
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The Latest on the Slow-Motion Death of Prouty Garden
When last we left the saga of The Inexorable Demolition of Prouty Garden by Boston Children’s Hospital, the beloved green oasis was in limbo, with the hospital planning “to cut down the [garden’s redwood] tree and pull out the garden … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Children's Hospital, Boston Globe, Cognoscenti, DPH, Friends of the Prouty Garden, Jim McManus, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Public Health Council, Maura Healey, Prouty Garden, Save the Prouty Garden, Slowey/McManus Communications, Two-Daily Town, WBUR
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Our Email to The Weekly Standard About Selling Out Its Writers
As the hardworking staff has recently noted, the Philip Anschutz-owned Weekly Standard has been playing footsie with the Philip Anschutz-owned Xanterra Parks & Resorts in a series of pieces lauding the National Parks that lard Xanterra’s coffers. What puzzles the headscratching staff … Continue reading
The Weekly Standard Just a Marketing Tool for Philip Anschutz
As the hardworking staff recently noted, The Weekly Standard has taken to pimping out its editorial content and its writers to Xanterra Parks & Resorts, the major concessionaire at U.S. National Parks. It’s bad enough the Standard has estimable writers … Continue reading
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