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Tag Archives: Deval Patrick
Herald Schools Globe On Ed Chief Exit
From our Hark! The Herald! desk This is one story our feisty local tabloid has owned. From Chris Cassidy’s Boston Herald report (the online version) . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.
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
That’s What You Get Living In Mayberry
Boston residents got a big helping of more of the same following last night’s State of the City address by Mayor-for-Life Thomas M. Menino. Boston Globe report: Optimistic Menino makes return to public stage In a speech by turns sentimental and unabashedly bullish, … Continue reading
Herald Shoots Sharper on New Suffolk Sheriff
Three little words signal the difference between the local dailies today in their coverage of the new Suffolk County sheriff. Boston Globe: Aide named to replace Cabral as sheriff Tompkins began inmates program Governor Deval Patrick appointed a former aide … Continue reading
Boston Herald: Death To Taxes!
The feisty local tabloid continues its anti-tax jihad today from the very first page (via The Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages): Inside the Herald puts a price tag on the tax hikes proposed by Gov. Deval Patrick (D-One Foot Out the Door) … Continue reading
Boston Herald Jumps The Shark (Taxachusetts Edition)
The front pages of today’s local dailies almost – but don’t quite – say it all in their coverage of a looming tax hike in Massachusetts. The Boston Globe’s Page One (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages) appears measured and slightly … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Power Of The Press Edition)
The feisty local tabloid has the self-promotion machine in overdrive today. Page One (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages): And here’s the spread from pages 4 and 5 . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a … Continue reading