Not a Good Thing

I tried to watch the first episode of Martha Stewart’s Apprentice last night, but in short order, switched to a superb show on PBS about the Tango, with top-notch performances by dancers and musicians from Buenos Aires but, unfortunately, some horrible camera work (there ought to be a law that when you film a dance performance, you must at all times SHOW THE DANCERS’ FEET, for heavens sake, and not their faces.)

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Too Scared to Report It?

As we’ve seen in the past, the Boston Herald seems to be the only media outlet in town that isn’t afraid to take on people in positions of authority.
Yesterday, there was a 25-mile traffic jam on the Massachusetts Turnpike. It happened because of a union-inspired protest by firefighters that evidently had been implicitly supported by both the city and state police.
Having blocked traffic in Newton Corner, the firefighters created a bottleneck at one of the exits off the Eastbound (Boston-bound) side of the Pike. According to the Herald, “medical employees, ambulances and other emergency workers were being blocked from urgent duties,” and some drivers were unable to get to doctors appointments.

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There’s Something Wrong Here

Direct quote from this morning’s Boston Globe:
Nantucket will likely bare the brunt of Tropical Storm Ophelia when it rages through southern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the islands early this morning.
But the attention of state emergency planners is turning to Bourne and Camp Edwards to ease the anxiety of Katrina evacuees as they weather their first significant storm since the hurricane destroyed their Louisiana homes.

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