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Comment on: Disney World patron finds gun on ride - Travel - Boston.com
It's a small world after all.
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Any horse tacos?
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Comment on: Boston track to discuss casino transportation plan - News - Boston.com
One study showed that McClellan Highway (Route 1A) would need $400 million worth of work to keep up with casino traffic. The $40 million proposed by Suffolk Downs is ridiculous.
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Comment on: Derek Lowe would welcome a return to Red Sox - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog
"The Braves no longer had room for Lowe, but lamented the deal earlier in the season when Lowe was going good."
Doing good? Come on. Any high-school student knows it should be "doing well." -
Comment on: Toddler killed in Saugus when knocked out of her motherâs arms by lurching car - Boston.com
This story violates several rules, all of which I was taught my first week in J-school, for a news-story lead. Tsk tsk. Shorter and somewhat better: "A 2-year-old was fatally injured Sunday in Saugus more »
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Comment on: One L of a name: LL Beanâs initials get scrutiny - Business - Boston.com
"And the state archives don't have a copy, either."
Even if this is grammatically correct -- treating archives as a plural -- then I think the contraction "don't" should have been spelled out, no? more » -
Comment on: 11 hurt in fireworks explosion at Pelham, N.H., home; boy, 2, put in induced coma from injuries - Boston.com
"It's a freak accident."
Wrong. Kids + fireworks = no accident. more » -
Comment on: The local BBQ scene heats up - Lifestyle - Boston.com
I went to Larry J's House of Q in Chelsea once. The pulled pork was tasty; the sausage not to my liking (which is fine). However, the portions were much too small for the prices and the service was mu more »
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Comment on: ESPNâs Sean McDonough publicizes rare ear condition that will require surgery - Boston.com
"...prolonged dizziness after the surgery, which lasts one to three months." Writing error, Ms. Kotz. It's the dizziness, not the surgery, that lasts one to three months, and therefore the modifying p more »
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Comment on: 'Is texting ruining the art of conversation?'
The cutline above violates most of the rules of captioning that I was taught in journalism classes. more »
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Comment on: 'Schilling's video game co. asks RI for more help'
Strike three, Curt. Now please go away. more »
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Comment on: 'Top spots to live 2012'
Chelsea Street in East Boston is much more interesting. Just recently on the street: a house collapsed, probably because of the rattling of nearby Blue Line trains; seven alarms were called for a fire more »
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Comment on: 'MBTA unveils 23 percent fare hike
When the state's transportation agencies were realigned, Masssport was left as an independent authority. It should have been part of the mix and the huge profits that it makes could have subsidized th more »
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Comment on: One%20bank%20robber%20arrested%2C%20one%20shot%2C%20one%20at%20large%20in%20Saugus-Malden%20area%20
A police officer told me that the bank robbers were wearing body armor. more »
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Comment on: WBZ%u2019s%20Jack%20Williams%20gets%20his%20nights%20back%20
About time. more »
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Comment on: 'Newton North Tiger’
The US Department of Agriculture says that the student restaurant is OK, Clearly, it's pressure from the contracted lunch provider that forced the decision. If Newton officials had any scruples they'd more »
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Comment on: 'Why does Adele’
The song is nothing special. The bar for art keeps getting lowered.
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Comment on: 'Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti need to go as Patriots’
How does a story like this not include the ages of the subjects? more »
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"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." more » -
There's trouble...right here in River City... more »
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Comment on: Zumix%20wins%20National%20Arts%20and%20Humanities%20Youth%20Program%20Award
Couldn't have gone to a more deserving community group. Congratulations ZUMIX! more »
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Comment on: 'In Red Sox lineup, he’
RetiredNov2008: Your memories are justified. I am a high school English teacher. more »
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Comment on: 'In Red Sox lineup, he’
RetiredNov2008: While I do not agree with criticizing the small grammatical errors of someone being quoted in an interview, as OleWildy does, he is correct. Lucchino is using the subjunctive tense and more »
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Comment on: 'Chelsea housing chief’
"I've never been convicted of anything." [McLaughlin] offered.
That's about to change. more »
Any mead or howling at the moon?