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It’s Good to Live in a Three-Newspaper Town
Open up the New York Times Tuesday and here’s what tops page A11: For Cape Cod Wind Farm, New Hurdle Is Spiritual Julia Cumes/Associated Press Two Massachusetts Indian tribes have objected to the Cape Wind project, saying it would block … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Cape Wind, New York Times
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Dear Friends
Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Alex Beam’s Wednesday Boston Globe column and the Wall Street Journal’s Friday A-Hed. Rinse. Repeat. Discuss among yourselves.
It’s Good to Live in a Two-Newspaper Town
Poor Boston Red Sox owner and newlywed John Henry: His hedge fund, John W. Henry & Co., is reportedly down from $2.5 billion to a mere $188 million. That’s the B-to-M Jackpot® every hedge fund fears. Consequently Henry has slashed a … Continue reading
Dead Blogging the Boston Mayoral Debate
For all of you who stubbornly cling to the 21st century: dead blog v. tr. To wait until an event is over before writing about it. So, the Boston mayoral debate tonight between Mayor Tom Menino and City Councilor Michael … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, dead blog, Michael Flaherty, NECN, Tom Menino, WBUR, WGBH
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As The Globe Turns
Nothing like a good slapfight between the Boston Globe’s editorial board and its newsroom to get the juices flowing. The back story: On Tuesday the Globe’s Metro section featured a report on the demotion of a senior Boston police commander … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, newsroom/editorial board smackdown, Thomas Menino
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Pink Think
Don’t miss “Sick of Pink” in Sunday’s Boston Globe Magazine. Subhead: This month, like every October, a sea of pink ribbons washes over products from sneakers to snacks. While the effort raises research dollars, it leaves some breast cancer survivors … Continue reading
Error o’ the Day Update®
Last week the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider reluctantly recorded this error in the Boston Globe: Roger Williams University School of Law’s David A. Logan had an op-ed piece in Saturday’s Boston Globe about the “crazy-quilt of law” around reporter’s privilege … Continue reading
The Acorn Doesn’t Fall Far From My House
From Saturday’s Boston Globe front page: With conditions right, acorns go nuts Bumper crop plumps up squirrels while humans duck and cover [I]n many parts of the region this time of year, particularly this year, the sky is falling – … Continue reading
Fred Cusick, R.I.P.
I’ve been a hockey fan all my life, which, admittedly, is odd for a guy who never learned to ice skate. (Full disclosure: I also never learned to ride a bike. I grew up in Manhattan. I learned to ride … Continue reading
Menino’s E-mauls
Boston mayor Tom Menino is in double trouble: His administration’s e-mails are AWOL, and the Boston Globe editorial board thinks City Hall is FUBAR. Start with the elusive e-mails. As Sunday’s Globe reported: Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s administration, prompted by … Continue reading
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