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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Scott Brown ‘Certainly’ Dodges Final Debate With Elizabeth Warren)
Yesterday Scott Brown (R-I’ll Only Debate Hurricane Sandy) cancelled his fourth and final debate with challenger Elizabeth Warren (D-Hurricane Liz), after saying that “the two candidates will ‘certainly’ have the debate before Election Day, if not Tuesday, then later in … Continue reading
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Buster Posey Is The New Derek Jeter
From Peter Abraham’s piece in Tuesday’s Boston Globe: Buster Posey the catch-all to success of Giants He handled bat, and the pitchers DETROIT — Buster Posey hugged Sergio Romo, because catchers are supposed to hug their pitchers when they win … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Brown/Warren Debate And Ditch)
So the fourth and final debate between Sen. Scott Brown (R-I’ll Only Debate Sandy) and challenger Elizabeth Warren (D-Okay Then) is officially off. But, as usual, the local dailies have very different versions of the debatement . . . Read … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Globe Wins The Senate Endorsement Bakeoff)
As old friend Dan Kennedy noted yesterday at Media Nation, the Boston Globe has published a smashmouth endorsement of Elizabeth Warren for U.S. Senate that tunes up Scott Brown pretty good. In Senate, Warren would lead where Brown has fallen short Ted Kennedy has been dead … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Conor’s A Goner Edition)
The Taylor Swift/Conor Kennedy bustup is of course the Main Dish in both local dailies, but as usual, the ingredients vary. The Globe’s Namesniks are pretty tentative about the whole thing . . . Read the rest at IGTLTDT.
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald Dogs Times On Jimmy Savile Row; Globe Just Dodges)
The Boston Herald has been on the BBC/Jimmy Savile scandal like Brown on Williamson, and today’s edition extends the drumbeat. Despite gaffe, Times’ Sulzberger gives Thompson vote of confidence New York Times Co. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr., who has been acting as interim … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Elizabeth Warrin’ Front Pages)
Page One of the local dailies reflect – wait for it – two different worlds. (Via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages) . . . Read the rest at IGTLTDT.
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Boston Globe Writes Off Jimmy Savile Row)
The Transatlantic rumpus over alleged sexual abuse of children by the late BBC television host Jimmy Savile gets double coverage in the New York Times today. First up, this John Burns report on the latest developments in a scandal that’s turning the … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Brian McGrory: Assignment Desk For The Boston Herald)
On Friday, Boston Globe columnist Brian McGrory submitted this piece (boink! sorry, paywall): Ads up; it’s just way too much I was walking near Copley Square one recent morning when I made a profound mistake. I stopped to appreciate the scenery … Continue reading
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (‘Scout’ Brown In The Boston Herald)
The thoroughly reprehensible Boy Scout scandal got – wait for it – very different coverage in Saturday’s local dailies . . . Read the rest at IGTLTDT.
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