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The Tizzard Of Twenty-Ten
As in, all in a tizzy. The local weathernerds shifted into Snowpocalypse/Snowmageddon/Brrrricane gear, the NFL spiked the Philadelphia Eagles game, and Universal Hub’s French Toast Alert blinked orange. All for a measly 18 inches of snow. Regardless, there were plenty … Continue reading
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DP=Deval Patrick, Dukakis Payback
From Friday’s Boston Globe: John Dukakis will help plot film office’s mission Local advertising and entertainment executive John Dukakis has agreed to lead an advisory committee to chart a new mission for the Massachusetts Film Office, and help find a … Continue reading
The Redemption Unit
Sunday’s Boston Globe launched a three-part series by the formidable Patricia Wen on the federal government’s $10 billion Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability program for children. The piece describes the origins of the program this way: The federal disability program … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Patricia Wen, Supplemental Security Income, The Redemption Unit
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Brown Stoning
First, Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Hey, It Was Just a Procedural Vote) got suckered. Then he got sucker-punched. Start with Brown’s vote against repealing the federal government’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy regarding gays in the military. From Friday’s … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (City Hall Plaza Edition)
In Thursday’s Boston Herald (and not in Thursday’s Boston Globe): Hub planners envision more vibrant City Hall Boston’s Government Center Plaza, reviled as an eyesore for decades, could be transformed into an oasis where skaters could frolic, cosmopolitan strollers could … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (RateBU.com Edition)
(Disclosure: 1) I’ve been a full-time professor at Boston University for the past 5 1/2 years; 2) I’ve never voted on RateBU.com.) From Wednesday’s Boston Globe: Website lets BU women be rated; many object A new website allowing Boston … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Boston Magazine Edition)
Yet another Boston magazine editor has hit the ejector seat. Andy (We Hardly Knew Ye) Putz has exited the publication – which couldn’t create buzz if it whacked a beehive – after all of 17 months as editor. That much … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Putz, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston magazine
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Jeff Derderian Edition)
While the Boston Herald most often serves as a lively index to the Boston Globe, sometimes the feisty tabloid kicks the boring broadsheet’s ass. Case in point: Saturday’s dead tree editions of the local dailies. The Herald, for its part, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, GoLocalProv, Jeff Derderian, New York Times, Station nightclub
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Gil McDougald Edition)
Tuesday Boston Globe obit (from the Associated Press): Gil McDougald; won 5 World Series with Yankees Photo: Lede: NEW YORK — Gil McDougald, an All-Star infielder who helped the New York Yankees win five World Series during the 1950s, has died. He … Continue reading
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