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Where the Rose is Sown (Big Country) 11 Nov 2011 | 08:20 pm
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Worlds colliding 11 Oct 2011 | 04:26 am
According to Charles C. Mann, the 1492 journey of Christopher Columbus to the New World and the movement of plants, animals, diseases and ideas that followed -- know as the Columbian Exchange -- is "t...
Casino bill getting closer 4 Oct 2011 | 10:53 pm
The Massachusetts State Senate is scheduled to again take up the casino gambling bill today, and that body will likely pass a bill slightly different from the House version pretty soon. A compromise w...
Running to the beat 19 Sep 2011 | 03:37 am
The weather was nice and the turnout was strong at this morning's ZUMIX Run to the Beat 5K in East Boston. Here are some photos from the race. Eastie resident Steve Holt prepares to ride the lead cyc...
ZUMIX 5K Sunday at Piers Park 18 Sep 2011 | 04:28 pm
Come experience the race hundreds raved about last year – the second annual ZUMIX Run to the Beat 5K. Once again, we’re running for ZUMIX, one of the city’s beloved music and arts nonprofits. We’ll st...
Where I was on 9/11 11 Sep 2011 | 06:06 pm
Oddly enough, I was in Carlisle, a town about 25 miles northwest of Boston, during the 9/11 terror attacks. I had taken a new job that year and was getting ready for my last day of training at a beaut...
Eastie remembers 9/11 8 Sep 2011 | 09:49 am
East Boston will commemorate the victims of 9/11 at Piers Park on Sunday afternoon, the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. According to Boston.com, the event will include: ...appearances by l...
Weather -- or not 1 Sep 2011 | 04:50 pm
Cristoforo Colombo had heard about the powerful Caribbean storms that the Taino Indians called "huracan" on his early voyages, and when, on his fourth trip to the New World in 1502, the natives told h...
Road trip 22 Aug 2011 | 04:09 am
The endless cornfields of southern Illinois. Something that I learned in the last ten days: Much of Illinois is populated by corn. Something else: The quality of rest areas varies from state to state...
Asleep at the wheel 7 Aug 2011 | 03:55 pm
It was 10 years ago today that President George W. Bush was handed a morning security briefing titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US." Bill Clinton's transition team later reported that the Bus...
