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Tag Archives: Walt Whitman
Baby I Can Drive My Carr (Merciful End Edition?)
From our Walt Whitman desk Boston Herald hack Howie Carr gets another spotlight dance with himself as he devotes today’s column to his favorite topic: A case of what might have been I got cut. Whitey gave me my outright release yesterday from his defense-witness list. … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Zimmerman Verdict Edition)
From our Walt Whitman desk Stop the presses! The Boston Herald made The Newseum’s Top Ten Front Pages on Monday. Here’s the text . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.
Baby I Can Drive My Carr
From our Walt Whitman desk By now it’s clear to the hardreading staff – as it should be to everyone – that the trial of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger is about one thing and one thing only: Howie Carr. The Boston Herald … Continue reading
Herald Hitches Carr To Globe
Apparently Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr has run out of ways to milk his presence on Whitey Bulger’s witness list, which would presumably keep him from covering the mobster’s trial in person. So the feisty local tabloid has followed in the … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Whitey You Can Drive My Carr Edition)
From our Walt Whitman desk As the hardreading staff noted earlier, the Boston Herald is all aglow over the imminent trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, especially the personal involvement of its star columnist Howie Carr (who “vowed to watch Whitey every step of … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Battle Of The Bulger Edition)
From our Walt Whitman desk The Boston Herald is still pounding away at Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Elsewhere) over the Massachusetts welfare rumpus, but the feisty local tabloid has its eye on bigger game next week when the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Told You So Edition II)
From our Walt Whitman desk As the hardreading staff predicted, the Boston Herald is feeling festive in today’s edition over yesterday’s Top Ten Front Pages coup in the Newseum’s daily bakeoff. Putting on the pompoms: Ready for its close-up . . . Read the rest … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Preview Edition II)
From our Walt Whitman desk The Boston Herald will be doing some celebrating itself and singing itself tomorrow, thanks to a return trip to The Newseum’s Top Ten Front Pages hit parade. Opening Week Look no further than today’s front pages to find out … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Told You So Edition)
From our Walt Whitman desk As the hardreading staff predicted just hours ago, our feisty local tabloid is trumpeting its latest, if littlest, award: Making the Newseum’s Top Ten Front Pages list. Today’s Boston Herald, page 4: And the victory dance . . . Read the … Continue reading
Hark! The Herald! (Preview Edition)
From our Walt Whitman desk You’ll very likely see the Boston Herald celebrating itself and singing itself once again in its Saturday edition, thanks to this: That’s right – our feisty local tabloid has made the Newseum’s Top Ten Front Pages list, this time compliments … Continue reading