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Comment on: Hoop rolling race at Wellesley College - Specials - The Boston Globe
Amalya Kearse, who won the hoop race in 1959, was eventually appointed a judge on the Second US Circuit Court of Appeals. She has been a role model for young women since her college years. more »
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Comment on: Hingham officials to study withdrawing from Plymouth County - Hingham - Your Town - Boston.com
Much of the Town of Hingham was part of the Old Colony, which included parts of Plymouth and Bristol Counties and Rhode Island. We are historically, and geographically bound to the Old Colony and, sub more »
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Comment on: Classical review: - Music - The Boston Globe
Actually, as a chorus member, I'd like to let you know that we missed our sit cue. It wasn't Maestro Gatti's instruction, it was us. And we were very moved by his walking off stage to check on the con more »
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Comment on: Azores vacation guide: A perfect destination for Boston travelers - - Boston.com
And the pottery! Don't forget the Viera pottery! Lovely and bright, and made in the Azores. ..... Perhaps my most vivid impression was of a map in the office of the head of transportation in the Azore more »
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Comment on: GOP options becoming more limited - Metro - The Boston Globe
I'm very sorry to read that Kerry Healey is not a candidate for the US Senate. She has strong understanding of the issues of the Commonwealth, state-wide credentials, dignity, intelligence, humor and more »
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Comment on: A look at the GOP field - - Boston.com
I'm sorry Kerry Healey has decided not to run for the US Senate. She has excellent state-wide credentials and recognition, and is an articulate, thoughtful, smart and creative individual. She'd add a more »
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Comment on: Hillary Clintonâs cookies - Opinion - The Boston Globe
So, what's the recipe? I'd forgotten about these, and it's a nice time of the year to make a batch! more »
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A fast ferry from Boston to the Cape Cod Canal could be faster, and less expensive. It could also link to Provincetown, and provide a triangle link from Boston-Cape Cod-P'town across Massachusetts B more »
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Comment on: MBTA to carolers: Fa la la la later - Editorials - The Boston Globe
Welcome Beverly Scott -- not only a breath of fresh air, and a human being with a sense of what makes a community work, but also the first transportation professional with distinguished national trans more »
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Comment on: New T manager underwent professional counseling in Atlanta - Metro - The Boston Globe
Having worked briefly for Beverly Scott when she was at RIPTA, I can say that I'm looking forward positively to her arrival at the MBTA. She is a transportation professional, who has been immersed in more »
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I was heartened by mutual respect and courtesy of President Obama and Mitt Romney, and of Senator Brown and Elizabeth Warren on election night. Congratulations to Senator Brown for setting the stage more »
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Forum Post: Your take on the first Presidential Debate?
My husband: I didn't think there was a big game changer. But Romney came off better. I'm voting for Obama. My thought: Romney was much better than he's been, but he still has a gotcha grimace head t more »
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Comment on: New MBTA chief expected to be named today, after public interviews - Metro - The Boston Globe
Great choice, Governor! Beverly Scott is a dynamo, with great experience in a number of public transit systems. She is knowledgeable, fearless and refreshing, and an advocate for transit riders and em more »
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Comment on: Governor Deval Patrick wants Atlantaâs Beverly Scott to run MBTA - Metro - The Boston Globe
Although both candidates have excellent credentials, I must say I hope the Governor chooses Beverly Scott. Having worked with RIPTA, which she headed, for a short term as a consultant, I can say she's more »
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Comment on: Elizabeth Warren must sell substance over Scott Brownâs flash - Opinion - The Boston Globe
I was enjoying Scott Brown's homesy-folksy barncoat "postcards from Massachusetts" ads, especially the attractive Gloucester seascape, until someone pointed out that his intention to remove the regula more »
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Comment on: Some of best and worst places in Boston for families with strollers - Travel - Boston.com
I often see mothers and strollers on the commuter boat from Hingham to Boston, with easy rolling access to and from the ferries at the Hingham Shipyard and Rowes Wharf. They head in town for lunch, f more »
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Comment on: Remembering the Pendleton rescue - Metro - The Boston Globe
What an amazing and wonderful story. May it live on in next generations of those whom it inspires, and who leap into small boats together to perform great rescues, whatever they may be. more »
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Comment on: If the MBTA canât fund ferries, other agencies should step in - Editorials - The Boston Globe
Excellent editorial. Since two-thirds of the Commonwealth's residents live in coastal and river communities on navigable waterways, perhaps it's a good idea to take another look at how these over-the- more »
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Comment on: Plans for high-speed rail are slowing down - Nation - The Boston Globe
Put some of the billions for high speed rail into high-speed marine transportation. With the high-speed catamarans made in Somerset Massachusetts, and in the US, this would benefit manufacturing jobs more »
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Comment on: Occupy Hingham protests elsewhere - Metro - The Boston Globe
Welcome back to the fray, Brian. But you're out of date. There's a new Hingham rallying place and café, Redeye Roasters, on the waterfront at the Town Dock. We'll iron our ill-fitting tennis skirts a more »
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Comment on: Rivals hit Mitt Romney on business record - Nation - The Boston Globe
Mitt used his business acumen to make decisions about the Commonwealth's infrastructure. He said he would apply objective criteria to approving transportation projects, but approved the now-$557 milli more »
Bill Walker and Mike McGurl, with the original investment of General Dynamics, created a terrific ferry service in 1996, linking Quincy with Logan Airport, Hull, Long Wharf in Boston, and eventually t more »