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Tag Archives: Boston Globe
Herald’s Carr Puts Ex-Chelsea Housing Thief – Er, Chief – In Jail
Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr really wants to see former Chelsea Housing Director Michael E. McLaughlin thrown in the sneezer. From todays piece of work: Pension pitch; drop the Mike! Memo to the Chelsea Retirement Board: Don’t even think about it. … Continue reading
Local Editorials: Carnival Cruise Damage Control No Triumph
Saturday’s local dailies both editorialized about the Carnival Cruise to Nightmare, but they had very – wait for it – different criticisms about the cruise line’s response. Boston Globe editorial: Cruise ship owner: Facing the Heat While passengers on the … Continue reading
Scott Brown Not The Brightest Bulb In The Vanity Mirror
Subhead: He’s a bit of a stiff, too. Former Sen. Scott Brown (R-$$$) made his Fox News debut on Sean Hannity’s show last night, and it has received decidedly mixed reviews in the local dailies. Boston Globe: Scott Brown makes … Continue reading
Tom Menino’s Snow Job
The Boston Herald nails Mistah Mayah on Page One today. Columnist Joe Battenfeld’s piece has the damning details. (As with snowflakes, no two campaign contributions are alike.) . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.
Blog New World at the Boston Herald
Tuesday’s Boston Herald front page: Note the announcement top left: The feisty local tabloid’s new State of the Arts blog appears to be the paper’s entry into the commerce journalism racket . . . Read the rest at Sneak Adtack.
Boston Dailies Are Papal Tigers
In this most Cathaholic of towns, the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald are on Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation like Brown on Williamson. For starters, the old Pontifox owns both front pages. From there he gets Vatican-size chunks of the newshole – … Continue reading
Throwing The Book(s) At Whitey Bulger
Dueling book plugs in the local dailies the past two days, starting with this Boston Sunday Globe Page One pompom: A window into Whitey’s brutal life and mind New biography traces Bulger’s rise, reign, and the reckoning ahead As he sits … Continue reading
Gov. Patrick’s Driving Ban Didn’t Keep This Carr Off The Road
First, a personal note: V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, victory victory that’s our cry! The hardlyreading staff went out earlier yesterday to find some actual newspapers – and we actually did. As we carried them triumphantly back to the Two-Daily Town Global Worldwide Headquarters, we discovered … Continue reading
It Blows To Live In A No-Daily Town (Nemo Edition)
Once again, no newspapers for the hardreading staff. So, it’s back to the ePapers. Front pages first. (We’re starting to feel like Fiorello Laguardia during New York’s 1945 newspaper strike.) Boston Herald . . . Read the rest at … Continue reading
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