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The RIFF takes on the world

Jul 29, 2010 2:17 am

Roxbury Conglomerate Nothing brightens a neighborhood's outlook quite like the illumination from movie screens.

Air waves

Jul 29, 2010 2:14 am

Pot radio blows outta Boston Nestled in an unsuspecting downtown loft, a radio station swirls with pot smoke. Six days a week, unregularradio.com burns up listeners' ears with a mix of local music...

WikiLeaks: What it means

Jul 28, 2010 11:24 pm

Plus, Mitt Romney right-wing nut Only a day after three of the world's most-prominent news organizations the New York Times , the Guardian , and Der Spiegel published reports based on the 9...

Burn Baby Burn

Jul 28, 2010 8:16 pm

John Kerry, Scott Brown, and the death of climate-change legislation Last Thursday afternoon, moments after I posted on Facebook about the death of the climate-change bill, I got a message from a ...

Fishing with the Kennedys

Jul 27, 2010 12:19 am

Casting a rod at the compound? The key that unlocks private beaches may be found in any sporting-goods store. According to the Colonial Ordinance of 1641-1647, private beaches in Massachusetts a...

My buddy, the spy

Jul 25, 2010 7:59 pm

I didn't know Misha was a Russian agent. I just knew he wanted my apartment. Mikhail Semenko, one of the Russians recently accused of spying for his government, was a friend of mine. Mikhail Semen...

Furthermore Soggy Chinese Leftovers and other truths about life as a vegetarian

Jul 23, 2010 2:17 am

Consumer Reports tackles the veggie lifestyle Last month my life was wedged between a relentless exegesis on suntanning and a compulsively complete investigation of built-in dishwashers. This st...

AAN 2010: Where Failure is a winner

Jul 22, 2010 4:20 pm

Bragging Rights Unless you work in the alt-weekly business, you almost certainly weren't in Toronto this past weekend to whoop it up with a horde of slightly disheveled journos at the 33rd annua...

He'll be back?

Jul 22, 2010 1:05 am

Beacon Hill Democrats might be missing their last chance before a Republican gets the veto stamp. Plus, will ballot questions spell Devals doom? Democratic legislators are so used to commanding supe...

Save the pool: readers reflect on the Christian Science Center landmark

Jul 22, 2010 12:52 am

Letters to the Boston editor, July 23, 2010 Boston has a special place when it comes to the history of modern urban spaces in the United States. It has one of the worst of such spaces the plaza i...

Local and Community News for Maine from Magic-City-News.com

Freedom of Speech, Anyone?

Jul 30, 2010 6:13 am

The courts have steadily expanded the First Amendment guarantee of free speech over the last fifty years and more. In America today the freedom of political expression for demonstrators, marchers, f...

Israel Questions Obama's Ambassador to Terrorist Syria

Jul 29, 2010 8:40 am

Is there any wonder that Israelis are concerned about Muslim Barack Hussein Obama appointing a U.S. ambassador to a country still on America's terrorist list, namely, Syria?

The Future State of Egypt

Jul 29, 2010 8:35 am

If the winds of Islamic fundamentalism keep blowing as they have, coupled as they are in Egypt with a people unimpressed with the governments achievements, then before long, Egypt will once again crum...

NCLB goes viral

Jul 29, 2010 8:30 am

241 teachers have just been fired by The District of Columbia public school system. They were fired because of poor performance under the education assessment system; IMPACT. - I don't understand how ...

Local Action The Answer to Federal Aggression

Jul 29, 2010 8:15 am

On August 12 -14, 2010, the forces of Freedom return to Valley Forge to once again regroup, train and rekindle the spirit of Freedom for the coming battles. All concerned Americans should join the Fre...

Photo of the Day: A Boy named 'Fallen'

Jul 29, 2010 8:02 am

Fallen in China

July 29 - Today in History

Jul 29, 2010 8:00 am

Today is July 29. Here's what happened on this day in history.

Jason Levesque Calls on Nancy Pelosi to 'Drain the Swamp'

Jul 28, 2010 8:21 am

Jason Levesque Calls on Nancy Pelosi to 'Drain the Swamp' And For Mike Michaud to finally return the $12,000 in Rangel contributions.

Tea Baggers can teach Reps

Jul 28, 2010 8:19 am

The Tea Party Nation represents healthy-raw, committed patriotism. What a breath of fresh air.

Michaud Provides Update on STB's Rail Abandonment Process

Jul 28, 2010 8:17 am

Congressman Mike Michaud, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, provided an update on the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) consideration of an application filed by the...