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Monday, December 1, 2008

Herald readers show they care

By Joe Fitzgerald
It’s been a week since Catherine’s story appeared here, telling of “the torment” her autistic 5-year-old...
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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Jim Braude flops in the Parks department

The Rosa Parks of traffic citations? TV and radio personality Jim Braude is fighting a ticket he received in April.
By Margery Eagan
It’s all I’ve heard since Thanksgiving: “What’s with Braude...
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A code of ethics? What we really need is a code of crime

By Howie Carr
A new code of ethics for politicians - this is a gag, right? We already have a code - the criminal code. You commit a crime,...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Chuck Turner: A blown chance to be a role model

By Joe Fitzgerald
For just a moment as he stood on the stage of the Strand Theater, looking into a...
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Friday, November 28, 2008

‘Coupe Deval’ Patrick will keep his Caddy

CUTTING DOWN: Gov. Deval Patrick plans to cut 107 state vehicles from the take-home fleet.
By Howie Carr
But what about the Cadillac, Deval? I mean, it makes for a nice headline to...
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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Mom grateful for new home, sobriety

FOREVER THANKFUL: Formerly homeless Jennifer Baker cuddles her son, Ryan, in their Quincy home.
By Margery Eagan
Here is what Jennifer Baker is thankful for today: a home. It is a tiny two-bedroom...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Deval Patrick’s buddy could help ea$e pain on Pike

By Howie Carr
I can sum up this latest Pikescam to raise the tolls in eight words: The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Once the...
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Tough to give thanks with losses so heavy

CHRIS CURRAN: Died last December.
By Joe Fitzgerald
Part of him dreads tomorrow because he knows that empty seat at the table is going...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Eagan to Chuck Turner: Keep your trap shut -- and your fly

Chuck Turner speaks at a City Hall rally yesterday.
By Margery Eagan
The Zipper Address, by City Councilor Chuck Turner. Already, it’s the stuff...
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Monday, November 24, 2008

Grandma makes a plea for bullied autistic boy

By Joe Fitzgerald
The pain in her voice-mail message was palpable. “My grandson has a name,” she said. “It’s Martin....
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Taxing our pockets and our patience

By Margery Eagan
So Gov. Deval Patrick last week decried “cheap shots” and the political...
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Hey corrupt pols, ever hear of a bagman?

Chuck Turner needed a bagman.
By Howie Carr
Whatever happened to the good old-fashioned bagman - the guy who actually picked...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Everything’s fixed at broken Hall of shame

Dianne Wilkerson.
By Howie Carr
Try not to let this destroy your faith in the integrity of Boston City Hall. ...
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45 years after tragedy, John F. Kennedy legacy thrives

AMERICAN ICON: As president, John F. Kennedy inspired even some of his toughest critics, including President Eisenhower.
By Joe Fitzgerald
It was 45 years ago today that an assassin’s bullet ripped a hole in America’s heart, even that part of...
Friday, November 21, 2008

Greedy hackerama has gone too far this time

Deval Patrick
By Howie Carr
No gasoline tax increases unless and until the tollbooths are torn down - all the...
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Toy shortage a nightmare before Christmas

Local Coverage
by O’Ryan Johnson
More than a quarter million toys are needed to avert a blue Christmas for needy children this...
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Deval Patrick names Superior Court Judge Ralph Gants to SJC

Local Politics
by Associated Press
BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday nominated Suffolk Superior Court Judge Ralph Gants to...
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