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Somerville Stadium Could Push Revolution Into... →

I would totally become a New England Revolution season ticket holder if the team’s stadium were in a city and accessible to public transportation. jimmystagger: A Tufts University journalism student’s final project that is better than anything professional journalists have written about the subject.

Dec 31st

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How to find “separation of church and state” in... →

Dec 30th

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Charlie’s true history moves out from the... →

The full story of Charlie and the MTA.

Dec 27th

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Dec 26th

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Dec 26th

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Happy Christmas, I love you, baby!

Dec 25th

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Cats in Nativity Scenes.

Dec 25th

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How a planned highway can change a city, even if... →

Great stories about the human costs of planning and constructing high-speed highways through cities. The stories of the Embarcadero and Samil Elevated Expressway are particularly instructive to Boston, who should be demolishing the Casey Overpass instead spending a fortune repairing it.

Dec 24th

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Reclaiming The Glory Of Washington Street’s Past |... →

Dec 22nd

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“And so the Shortest Day came and the year died And everywhere down the...”

– Susan Cooper

Dec 21st

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Tabula Rasa: “I can’t even count how many times I... →

This says it all. tabularasae: “I can’t even count how many times I listened to Barack Obama on the campaign trail talk about how, as president, he would rescind the Bush tax cuts as soon as he had the chance. He stood up and he said over and over again – I can still hear him saying “Let me be clear!” with that Great Statesman voice of his, before he went into this routine – that the Bush tax...

Dec 17th

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Dec 17th

fimbul-vinter asked: Would it be okay if I use your 30-days football challenge template? Thank you :)

Dec 16th

Mapping America — Census Bureau 2005-9 American... →

This looks like a valuable reference tool, and more importantly it’s really cool.

Dec 16th

fimbul-vinter asked: Would it be okay if I use your 30-days football challenge template? Thank you :)

Dec 16th

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30 Day Football (Soccer) Challenge Roundup

Here are links to all my responses to the (more than) 30 Day Football (Soccer) Challenge. Day 1 - Which team/s do you support? Explain why. Day 2 - Who is your current favourite player (you can only choose ONE) and what is it about them that makes you like them above any other? Post your favourite picture of them. Day 3 - Which leagues/tournaments do you watch? Day 4 - What is your earliest...

Dec 16th

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