January 21, 2008

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Extreme tailgating
Who hosts the most outrageous tailgate at Gillette Stadium? Do you pack a Frialator, along with your multiple grills and your satellite dish? E-mail ebbert@globe.com if you take tailgating to the extreme.
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What are the quirky, odd, or just plain interesting jobs in Massachusetts? Tell us about someone whose job makes you envious, inspired, or perplexed.
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A little give and take
I read an interview the other day with Tom Coughlin in which he claimed that the team committing the fewest turnovers wins 86 percent...
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Criminals or evangelists?
Source: Technomarketer It can be a little scary for companies to engage in social media, like blogs or social networks. But Matt Dickman makes the...
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Thank you
The polls for the New Hampshire primary closed days ago. The winners are decided. Another candidate dropped out of the race. Those still running have...
Override Central
Newton mayor eyes override in mid $20-million range
As Rachana Rathi reported in this morning's piece on Newton North High School, Newton Mayor David Cohen wants voters to consider a property tax increase...

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18 down, 1 to go for Patriots as they reach Super Bowl (Reuters photo)

18 down, 1 to go for Patriots
as they reach Super Bowl

Their relentless quest for perfection is almost complete. The undefeated New England Patriots need just one more victory to establish themselves as the 1927 Yankees of football: Greatest team ever. (By Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe)

At King's church, Obama
reaches out to black voters

Barack Obama delivered a call for unity and personal responsibility in the same church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. helped give birth to the civil rights movement. (By Joseph Williams, Boston Globe)

Shelter from foreclosures

As foreclosures pile up in the Bay State, a predominantly low-income Roxbury neighborhood has remained free of mortgage defaults. (By Brian R. Ballou, Boston Globe)

Fire deaths probe questioned

The Boston Fire Department's inquiry into the deaths of two firefighters last year has been controlled exclusively by union members, leading some to question the probe. (By Donovan Slack, Boston Globe)

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