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Poll Vault At The Boston Herald

Our feisty local tabloid today released a new poll on the U.S. Senate race (which pretty much runs true to form), and gave it that special Herald something. Start with Page One: Two elements of note: 1) the Cryptkeeper photo … Continue reading

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Taylor Gives Cape House The Swift

Taylor Swift has made a rapid exit from Cape Cod homeownership, which the local dailies are on like Taylor on . . . whoever. From the Boston Globe’s Namesniks: Taylor Swift on serial boyfriends, home buying in Vanity Fair Singer Taylor Swift tries … Continue reading

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Globe: Ortiz Okay; Herald: Papicock!

From our Yesterday’s News Today desk The jury is very much out on David Ortiz in the local dailies. From Nick Cafardo’s piece in [Tuesday’s] Boston Globe: Steady progress has David Ortiz feeling upbeat FORT MYERS, Fla. — David Ortiz feels more optimistic that … Continue reading

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OMG! Herald Columnist Can’t Write!

The hardreading staff is nothing if not realistic about the writing abilities at the Boston Herald. Some are terrific writers – Margery Eagan & Peter Gelzinis, take a bow; and some are dreadful – Howie Carr, come on down! Now … Continue reading

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Hark! The Herald! (Blue Cross Blue Wield Edition)

Say it Whitman: The Boston Herald celebrates itself and sings itself yet again today. And it goes all the way back to yesterday for celebratory material. Actually, the feisty local tabloid brandishes two – count ‘em, two – former front pages in … Continue reading

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Blue Cross, Blue Yield On Director Pay

Under pressure from its high-powered – and for the past two years, uncompensated – board of directors, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has started to pony up to the bigwigs again. Both local dailies give the move Page One … Continue reading

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Thursday Globe Totally Eats Wednesday Herald’s Dust

The hardreading staff likes to characterize the feisty local tabloid as a lively index to the Boston Globe. But in this case, the Boston Herald was a lively index to the next day’s Boston Globe. Exhibit A Wednesday’s Herald Page One: Thursday’s Boston … Continue reading

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Joe K 3.0: My Left Hand

From yesterday’s Boston Globe’s Names column: Congressman Joe Kennedy talks to nonprofits Congressman Joe Kennedy gave a pat on the back to a bunch of nonprofits at a gathering hosted by the Highland Street Foundation. Attendees included Regina Snowden of Partners for Youth With Disabilities,Sana Fadel of … Continue reading

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What’s This? The Herald Track Gal (Without Laura!)

From our Late to the Going-Away-Party desk The hardreading staff yields to no man in its admiration for the Boston Herald’s Track Gals (without Megan!). But this is too much. First it was zany sidekick Megan Johnson. Gone! Now it’s Track … Continue reading

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Sex Change At Feisty Local Tabloid!

The hardreading staff doesn’t know what they’ve done with the real Boston Herald, but here’s how it looks today: Seriously. And here’s the feature story . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.

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