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Shave and a haircut — Elliott’s $.02
You’ll notice none of America’s problems have been solved. Well, you can only blame yourself for not doing a good enough job of demanding the government act on the brilliant ideas I’ve been dispensing every week in Metro, the world’s greatest newspaper. Don’t bother groveling for forgiveness; it demeans us both.
Boston
Kids stand by as reform debated
Eighth-graders at the Excel Academy Charter School in East Boston scored tops in Massachusetts on the English and math MCAS tests last year, a feat that left principal Komal Bhasin and her staff both proud and motivated to continue their success.
Boston
Bill would step up response to bullying
The Springfield mother of an 11-year-old who killed himself after being relentlessly bullied at school led an emotionally-charged push at the State House yesterday for legislation that would require stronger response to schoolyard threats.
Boston
As funds dry up, addicts multiply
As OxyContin and heroin users pour into treatment centers, the funds for the services to help them are shrinking, putting those on the front lines of the latest drug war in a massive bind.
Boston Arts
These Orphans are not afraid to play with ‘Dolls’
Ryan Landry and his Gold Dust Orphans have long been having their way with some of the greatest films of all time. Finally, the men, women and not-so-easily-identifiable members of this ridiculously talented troupe take on the big kahuna of camp, “Valley of the Dolls.”
Arts
Exploring every ‘Avenue Q’ puppet
The fuzzy puppets that inhabit “Avenue Q” won’t teach their audiences how to sing the ABC’s. These mature Sesame Street-like adult puppets have real problems: sex, racism, morals and finding a purpose in life.
Boston Sports
Time to erase fourth-and-2
The Patriots sound like they’re sick of talking about it.
Boston Sports
Time to erase fourth-and-2
The Patriots sound like they’re sick of talking about it.
Listings
T time
What to do and where to go.
The last of the original urban village
It was once a vibrant neighborhood, but was cleared out to make way for hospitals, hotels and upscale condos emblematic of a new Boston. Fifty years later, those that remember the neighbors and streets of the "old" West End are becoming as scarce as the landmarks of their youth.
Boston
First drop in Mass. jobless rate since ’07
The state unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent in October, marking the first decline in over two years, according to state labor officials.
Boston
Son to stand trial for brutal murder
Three years after he allegedly hacked apart his father and dumped his head in a backyard miles away, a Mattapan man is preparing to represent himself against gruesome murder charges.
Boston
City blocks
The transformation in Boston’s Seaport District is on full display on Channel Center Street, which is seeing most of its brick industrial dinosaurs transformed into sleek offices, trendy residential units and prime studio space.
Boston
Building new possibilities
The 18 graduates from a recent Building Real Careers in Construction program will all have something unique in common on the construction site: None of them are men.
'Tis the season
Gov. Deval Patrick helped members of the Twelfth Baptist Church load up a truck at the Greater Boston Food Bank.
Boston
Will Obama set riders at ease?
With two Green Line trolley crashes in 18 months and a scathing report citing critical projects left unfunded by the MBTA, is the Obama administration's push to impose federal control over safety regulations on the nation's transit agencies the answer to T riders' concerns?
Boston
Report shows increases in many STDs
The rates of some sexually transmitted diseases soared in Massachusetts last year, according to a federal report released yesterday.
Boston
Here's hoping 'T' is for technoloy
Finishing up a project at work. Grabbing coffee. Charging a cell phone. Staying warm for a few extra minutes at home. These are some things MBTA bus passengers may often forgo to make sure they don't miss their buses. But those inconveniences could soon become a thing of the past thanks to a new T initiative that makes public real-time bus data.
Boston
Green Line incident injures 5
A Green Line train abruptly stopped inside the tunnel near North Station on Saturday night, rocking many passengers on board and leaving five later hospitalized with various injuries, according to the MBTA.
Boston
Surviving to thriving
Clementine Igilibambe is a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, now living in Boston. She left Rwanda when she was 8 years old, on foot, for the Congo, eventually making it to Dayton, Ohio, where she attended the University of Dayton. Through speaking engagements, she raises money to help other refugees get an education.
Boston
Bail denied for Sudbury terror suspect
A Sudbury man will remain behind bars for now as he awaits trial on terrorism charges, according to reports.
Boston
Review critical of BFD after W. Roxbury blaze
Assault on T leaves victim scared to ride
Woman hit by city vehicle, critically hurt
Actually safe to uphold the name of 'Walking City'
Violent trend on Allston block after dark
Fallen heroes shouldn’t be left all alone
T workers called ‘lifesavers’
H1N1 has day care centers on alert
Google jobs coming
Starting up with time on their side
Boston
T in worse shape than we thought
Areas of color key to Menino victory
Menino beats Flaherty, still top of the Hub
Voters turn out in high numbers for elections
Bay state tuition reaches high
Man shot dead near Dot school
Report: Online job posts drop 25 percent in year
MBTA police: Someone is watching you
What’s Menino done for Boston?
Church keeping flu out of the pews
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Music
MMMpod
The November MMMpod features interviews and music with a band called Girls, a band of girls called Supercute, and a supercute vampire. Yes, listeners, we have Pattinson!
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