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A pocket-book approach may work
"Simply change all auto insurance policies with medical coverage for drivers and passengers of any vehicles involved in accidents so that the policies would not cover medical expenses for anyone found not to be wearing a seat belt." -- Richard Pangonis |
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No place for wisdom where politics, economics intersect
"In our era, politics dominates economics, and the term 'allocative efficiency' has become inappropriate." -- Dmitriy Kha |
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Editorials
The race is on
The current fiscal crisis creates an opportunity for Deval Patrick's challengers, but they also have to spell out how they would run the state better. (Boston Globe)
Burning sense of entitlement
As families from Eastie to West Roxbury grip their wallets, this is no time for the Menino administration to give in to the firefighters' union. (Boston Globe)
Disillusioned in Burma
The military junta brushes off UN secretary-general's attempt to help. There's a lesson in this for the UN. (Boston Globe)
Columns
(Kurt Hutton / Picture Post / Getty Images)Don’t mess with this Hemingway
The revision of a Hemingway memoir appears intend to settle old family scores rather to advance Hemingway's reputation. (By Thomas Gagen, Boston Globe)
Is Baker ready for tough choices?
Expect the winner in the governor's race to be the candidate who persuades voters he's best able to do the difficult things that tough times demand. (By Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe)
A midlife meltdown for Palin
The woman who glowed in the limelight withered in the spotlight. (By Ellen Goodman, Boston Globe)
VoxOp
"The MBTA has a good track record of providing reliable and safe service, so it definitely deserves a raise. Right? Okay, maybe the opposite of that: it needs to raise fares in order to provide the safe and reliable service it should have been giving us all along." (Boston Globe)
Letters to the editor
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- SEAT BELT SCOFFLAWS A pocket-book approach may work
- CARRIAGE HOUSE COMES DOWN AT THE GARDNER It's about preserving her legacy
- No place for wisdom where politics, economics intersect
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