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Entertaining story about moving to Cambridge

What people will say to get a story published in the Globe (i.e., lie). After months of fruitless browsing, I began to ask myself the same questions I do after a string of disappointing dates. Were my desires and goals unrealistic in light of my assets? Should I...

Wi-Fi: a waste of the city’s money

Every city and town of any substantial size had a great idea last year, or the year before. “Let’s build a wireless-Internet network and offer it to residents for free, or at a cheap price.” I have always thought it is a terrible idea. I can see no...

Crime takes a bite out of Boston

About rising violent crime in Boston: Jack Levin, director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University, said many U.S. cities cut programs that emphasized prevention, community-oriented policing and controls on the spread of guns, often...

Mayor looks to broaden city’s tax base

It’s been in the news lately that Boston relies on its residential property tax more than other major American cities. Other cities collect more revenue, percentage-wise, from sales taxes, meals taxes, entertainment and ticket taxes, boat and car excise taxes,...
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