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• Comment on: Two men from Puerto Rico arrested at Logan Airport were not aware $1 million in cocaine was stashed in their suitcases, attorneys say - Metro - The Boston Globe

  Posted 03/08/2013 09:28:10 EST

  It's a minor point, but was it 10kg or 22kg, or just metric-english confusion. 1kg = 2.2lb. Why the US clings to a goofy system the rest of the world has wisely abandoned, is beyond me.

• Comment on: After Newtown can the gun lobby change? - Opinion - The Boston Globe

  Posted 12/18/2012 09:46:00 EST

  One dimension of gun violence is almost completely absent in the aftermath of Newtown: getting gun owners to secure their weapons. None of the regulations being proposed, would have prevented the mass more »

• Comment on: Narrow rules are no excuse to withhold rail money - The Boston Globe

  Posted 12/21/2009 02:32:09 EST

  For those with an interest in the __substance__ of this issue, this reference may be helpful: http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/BlobServer?blobcol=urldata&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobkey=id&blobwhere=1249200 more »