the election of a charismatic African-American to statewide office continues to raise eyebrows in many places, most especially here in Massachusetts. Deval Patrick’s march to the Corner Office drew national […]
Francis J. Connolly
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Can Boston survive without the Curse of the Bambino
Can Boston survive without feeling star-crossed? It’s time to find a new curse. The Bambino certainly held up his end of the deal. As curses go, the Babe’s was a […]
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A new book of essays celebrates Boston without glossing over the citys weaknesses
The Good City: Writers Explore 21st-Century Boston Edited by Emily Hiestand and Ande Zellman Boston, Beacon Press, 175 pages. July’s Democratic National Convention did not, as it turned out, produce […]
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Tip ONeil man in full
Tip O’Neill and the Democratic CenturyBy John A. FarrellLittle, Brown and Co., New York, 776 pagesBack in the Watergate summer of 1974, the syndicated columnist Mary McGrory was waxing eloquent […]
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Southie Without Tears
All Souls: A Family Story from SouthieBy Michael Patrick MacDonaldBeacon Press, Boston, 1999, 266 pages.Myths, even as they are unravelling, can be hazardous to your health. Certainly, the varied myths […]