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Comment on: Marathon bomb suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaevâs body - Flash Player Installation
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Comment on: Wegmans close to deal to open first Boston store in Fenwayâs Landmark Center - Boston.com
I shopped at various Wegman's from 1965 until I moved to Boston. Wegmans began it's 'supermarket' life in Rochester NY. A the time it was similar to the older style 'Market Basket' store, replete wi more »
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Comment on: Boston Phoenix to close - Boston.com
In the 70' we read the Real Paper, The Phoenix and Boston After Dark. True competition in a world without digital competition. Newprint was the most efficient way to distribute news at low cost. Si more »
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I moved to this area in 1980. Before that I was an avid biker in a land so far away. After 6 months, I abandonded biking; It is simply too dangerous. It's all about the drivers folks
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For all the intellectuals and smart people in the metro area, we sure don't have much common sense. Or maybe they are just being selfish. I take the latter. It's a "me first" mentality.
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For some unknown reason, drivers in Massachusetts are always presumed innocent. They hardly ever face the consequences drivers in other states are assured of.
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Comment on: Smaller snowstorm on the way; up to 4 inches expected in Southeastern Mass. - Boston.com
Are you willing to dole out more money we don't have for an improved response time? Why not hand out a little bit of patience and understanding?
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Comment on: Smaller snowstorm on the way; up to 4 inches expected in Southeastern Mass. - Boston.com
I thought you already had your ticket to Miami.
Please, please move down south so we have more snow to enjoy for ourselves!
BRING
IT
ON!
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Comment on: Blizzard warnings for entire coastline - Weather Wisdom - Boston.com
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Comment on: Blizzard warnings for entire coastline - Weather Wisdom - Boston.com
LOL! Spot-on!
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Comment on: Blizzard warnings for entire coastline - Weather Wisdom - Boston.com
This is the most sensible column anywhere bar none that plainly describes the issues. Well done. Now, I'm going skiing. Yippee!
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Comment on: Hands-free cellphone ban unanimously approved by Massachusetts legislative committee - Boston.com
It's about time. Maybe we'll have more time to drive a little bit more considerately. more »
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Don't forget about the Burlington Mass store that was announced a few months ago. When we lived near Rochester in the '60s we traveled 10 miles to get to Wegmans. They're were not many choices. Wegman more »
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Comment on: Temperatures could break records this weekend - Metro Desk - Local news updates from The Boston Globe
boooooooooooooooooooooooooo! more »
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Forum Post: The Show, Nov 10-13
What's going on with the show, from a Globe perspective? I'll be there most of the day getting around to all the hills for my club and myself. Which Olympians will be there. I know for sure Tommy more »
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Yep, let's tax and spend our way out of this one. OK, everyone ready to pitch in $200/year to support the amount of standby service to meet your demanding response times? Naive can only describe those more »
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Forum Post: No trick-or-treat tonight?
This is too funny. I was listening to WBZ on a battery-powered radio this morning for school closings. While they read the list now and then, they kept saying we could go to the web site for the com more »
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Comment on: 'Response to delayed interview can be telling'
You are the salesman selling a product (you). The company is your customer. Would you walk away from the chance to make a sale? Good salespeople are sensitive to their customers, put persistent noneth more »
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Comment on: 'What to pack when you camp from your car'
Holy pup tent Batman! All that loot adds up to $1,000 and you still haven't picked up your LL Bean official roughing-it T-shirt, cargo pants, hiking boots, camp shoes. And what about food? Bikes store more »
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Comment on: '$10m in special education funds diverted, inspector general says'
I understand MCI Cedar Junction has arranged for special accommodations for him, tax-free. I'm sure he'll enjoy that handout... more »
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Comment on: 'Lobbyist’
How many more of these arrangements are out there? more »
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Comment on: Alleged drunk driver crashes into truck on I-93 after police chase
This is getting ridiculous. Obviously the current deterrents are not working. How about: A fine equal to 50% of monthly income AND/OR A one month visit to a Super max prison AND their FACE on a a bill more »
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Comment on: Sheetrock removed from I-95 in Woburn; all lanes reopened
Careful. There's white powder all over the road. Call Homeland Security mach schnell!
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Comment on: 'Stark hospital fee disparities found in Massachusetts'
"large academic medical centers must keep expensive burn units and neurosurgery programs at the ready and provide money-losing care like psychiatry, which they subsidize from money made on other servi more »
Funerals are for the living, not for the dead. The family grieves too. As Patrick says, this is a family matter.