US – Tuesday, February 9
The Senate’s Weak Health Care Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid “got to 60” at 1:08 yesterday morning, clearing a key Republican hurdle and keeping the Senate’s version of a health care reform bill on track for passage before Christmas.
 
Patrick jumps on jobs bandwagon
As Washington leaders work furiously on national job creation legislation, their Beacon Hill counterparts are now doing the same. Tomorrow, Gov. Deval Patrick is expected to detail plans that include offering a $2,500 tax credit for every new job a small business adds — a move that could wind up creating 20,000 positions.
 
DeLeo wants house troops to go retail
Speaker Robert DeLeo has a message for the seven score or so House Democrats who will try to get reelected in the fall: Scram.
 
Will a two-phase plan ever finish?
For years, Somerville and Medford residents have anxiously awaited the Green Line's extension into their transit-deprived neighborhoods. But now it’s a question of how far the MBTA line will actually go.
 
For a really good time, call ahead
As Marvin Gaye so beautifully sang, “Let’s get it on.” Who are we to disagree, especially with so many smoochable spots to enjoy Valentine’s Day? It doesn’t have to cost the earth, either. 
 
[not too shabby]
“[title of show]” is a silly, little show filled with nudge- nudge, wink-wink moments and enough self-congratulations to make a Hollywood award show look like a spiritually-driven mission of mercy. And though there’s been a dearth of musicals that proclaim, “look at us, we’re a musical making fun of musicals,” there’s something fresh and oddly charming about this one.
 
Beanpot on its way back to the Heights
The outdoor game at Fenway Park last month went to Boston University.
 
What’s next for the Bruins?
After 10 agonizing games filled with near-misses, bad breaks and downright sloppy play, the Bruins ended their epic losing streak with a cathartic win on Sunday. Now that the distraction of that brutal run is over, here’s what to look for as the Bruins go forward:

 
T time
What to do and where to go. 
 
Published 21:39, July the 9th, 2008
 
Joanne Rice places stones on a pile she has created beside Trinity Church yesterday. Joanne Rice places stones on a pile she has created beside Trinity Church yesterday. 
Photo: NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO
 

Stone by stone, she’s making a statement

Her actions are precise, her grace notable and her concentration amid the downtown lunch rush something to behold.

But it’s the symbolism of Joanne Rice’s actions that stands out in the end.

“I like to let the performance speak for itself,” Rice said moments before beginning the 277th straight day of a performance piece outside Trinity Church commemorating the soldiers and civilians lost in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Since Oct. 7, Rice — a member of the local artists group Mobius — has emerged each day at noon in Copley Square with a small white box in her hands, standing a few feet from a pile of stones on the Trinity Church lawn.

Rice pulls a small stone from the box, stares at it for a moment and then walks three steps forward before placing it atop the growing pile, each one laid there in remembrance of a life lost in the conflicts overseas.

One hundred stones are placed each day and more than 70,000 will be by the time she finishes her two-year action next October.

“I think it’s really profound,” said Yonca Aral, who watched the hourlong performance from a nearby bench. “It’s really beautiful the focus she gives each and every rock.”

Following yesterday’s action, Rice was spent, and it had little to do with the heat. With thoughts and prayers given for each stone she is often emotionally tapped.

“It’s terribly sad,” was all she could muster before walking away, 23 hours before she returns with 100 new stones.

To learn more of Rice’s action visit www.mobius.org.

 
 
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MMMpod
The February MMMpod features conversation from Ozzy Osbourne. Michael Emerson from "Lost" tells us about his days enjoying punk rock in Boston. We also dig up an old interview from the late great Howard Zinn. We have a song from Delta Spirit and The Soft Pack, who tell us where they got their name.