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The Big Hurt: The week in death

Published April 27, 2010 at 1:47 p.m.
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 RIP Chilton, Guru, and editorial tact ... Back in January, I predicted that, because of medical advances and the prospect of universal health care, no musicians would die in this decade. Unfortunately, it hasn’t turned out that way ... I hate admitting I’m wrong, but I gotta cop to a bad call. Back in January, I predicted that, because of medical advances and the prospect of universal health care, no musicians would die in this decade. Unfortunately, it hasn’t turned out that way. A few

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Over The Monster T-Shirts: We Need Your Ideas!

Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 5:27 p.m.
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More photos » ... Adam Hunger - AP ... Adrian Beltre, in head: "Why can't this be an Over The Monster t-shirt?" ... Browse more photos » ... I know it's been on your mind all winter. You've been sitting in your pajamas and L.L. Bean sweatshirt on the couch in your living room watching the 2004 ALCS on rewind for what seems like forever. And every time you see "the steal," you wonder: "Hey, I need an Over The Monster t-shirt to keep me warm." ... OK, so maybe it hasn't gone quite like that

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11/14 - Return of the Links

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Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 5:00 a.m.
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I'm back from my vacation/travels/schoolnight-curfew. And, I brought LINKS. I'll have to dig through a whole pile of them that I built up while away, but this should hold y'all over till then ... (My apologies if I link to something that's already been linked to before; I don't recommend cramming a week of OTM into 90 minutes.) ... The triumph of Moneyball - THT ... What was the impact of the book that Billy Beane didn't write? ... Did it cause OBP and salary to correlate better, as is popularly

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Appeal filed in Mass. Turnpike toll lawsuit

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Published Aug. 24, 2009 at 11:46 a.m.

BOSTON -- A group of Massachusetts Turnpike drivers trying to prevent toll money from being used to pay Big Dig debt is taking its fight to the state Appeals Court ...

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Turnpike Authority defends using toll money to pay off debt

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Published July 15, 2009 at 3:49 p.m.

WOBURN, Mass. -- Thousands of commuters are taking on the Turnpike Authority, claiming they are bearing the brunt of costs for the Big Dig ...

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2 to plead guilty in Big Dig concrete case

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Published July 8, 2009 at 5:20 p.m.

BOSTON -- Two former managers of a Big Dig contractor pleaded guilty Wednesday to being part of a conspiracy to deliver substandard concrete to the massive highway project ...

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Corner Pub of Chinatown

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Published May 27, 2009 at 4:08 p.m.

Sometimes upgrading a beloved old dive is a good thing ... Some folks bemoaned the closing of Weggie's, a Leather District dive that slung drinks for years to Big Dig workers (which presumably accounts for some of the workmanship) ...

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Tunnel collapse charges dropped for firm

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Published May 8, 2009 at 12:15 p.m.

Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop charges against one ofthe Big Dig's largest contractors in a 2006 tunnel ceiling collapsethat killed a Boston woman ...

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Tunnel collapse charges dropped for Big Dig firm

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Published May 8, 2009 at 10:54 a.m.

BOSTON -- Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop charges against one of the Big Dig's largest contractors in a 2006 tunnel ceiling collapse that killed a Boston woman ...

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Big Dig contractor pleads guilty in court

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Published May 8, 2009 at 1:47 p.m.
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Modern Continental Construction Co. pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to making false statements in connection with Boston’s Central Artery project, best known as the “Big Dig.” ...

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