US – Friday, November 20
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.

 
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.
 
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.

 
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.
 
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.”
 
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.”
 
Time to erase fourth-and-2
The Patriots sound like they’re sick of talking about it.
 
UMass heads the crowded HEA pack
UMass sits atop Hockey East going into the weekend. But not by much.
 
T time
What to do and where to go. 
 
Areas of color key to Menino victory
Mayor Thomas Menino was able to fend off challenger Michael Flaherty in large part due to his success in communities of color, according to a MassVOTE report released yesterday.
 
 

 
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