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DENNIS MALER

HOMEROOM HILARITY

Meet the brilliant, warped minds of Boston comedy who are teaching your children by day Nearly every comedy club offers classes to teach people how to be funny, or at least how to do stand-up. Most are taught by accomplished, seasoned industry veterans; still, there’s another whole side to the

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DENNIS MALER February 18, 2018

CRISIS AVERTED

  MBTA bus mechanics beat back privatization… at a cost   February 14, 2018 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS   Unionized bus mechanics represented by the International Association of Machinists Local 264 won an important victory last week when they agreed to a four-year contract with the MBTA—effectively ending a two-year

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JASON PRAMAS February 14, 2018

SEA LEVEL RISE IS JUST ONE OF BOSTON’S WORRIES

As Earth approaches several catastrophic global warming “tipping points”   January 24, 2018 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS   Before writing more columns examining Boston city government’s emerging plans to cope with the effects of global warming, I think a quick review of what area residents are likely to face in

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JASON PRAMAS January 24, 2018

THE SEAPORT FLOOD IS JUST THE BEGINNING

  Unless Boston builds proper defenses against global warming-driven sea level rise   January 17, 2018 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS   So, Boston’s Seaport District flooded early this month during a bad snowstorm in the midst of several days of arctic temperatures. And nobody could be less surprised than me.

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JASON PRAMAS January 17, 2018
TIBISAY ZEA

AGING IN THE SHADOWS

Without income or access to benefits, getting old as an undocumented is a daunting challenge It’s December, and Pedro, 78, still heads downtown to work during the day. He sings Mexican boleros and rancheras, accompanying himself with a guitar. He seems to camouflage himself under the foliage; countless Bostonians have

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TIBISAY ZEA January 17, 2018
JOE RAMSEY

UMASS BOSTON’S LAST REMAINING PAINTER

A ‘Save UMB’ profile We sit in the Ryan Lounge, a capacious, high-ceilinged hall with a harbor view. It’s a favorite hang-out for UMass Boston students, as well as one of the most popular spaces on campus for conferences and special events. The podium at the front of the lounge

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JOE RAMSEY January 7, 2018
EOIN HIGGINS

MACRO AGGRESSIONS

Trump flags, right-wing memes line walls at Boston company, workers be damned Incendiary Pepe the Frog memes, printed out and hung around the office. A Trump Make America Great Again flag covering a large portion of a workspace wall. An image of Bernie Sanders with the word “Cuck” printed over

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EOIN HIGGINS December 20, 2017

ON MAKERSPACES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  Making can be cool, but conscious making is cooler   December 19, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS   For many of us living in and around Boston in recent years, it has become common to see lots of communications from makerspaces around holiday time. Which is totally understandable. Such

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JASON PRAMAS December 19, 2017
KATELYN BURNS

LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY

Boston native skates across country for trans rights and awareness On a Sunday earlier this month, Calleigh Little was making her way down Boylston Street toward the Marathon finish line, weaving her way through pedestrians and parked cars. To those who noticed her, she looked like any other skateboarder; apart

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KATELYN BURNS December 13, 2017

TOWNIE: CORPORATE TAX FABLES AND COMMUNITARIAN KIDDIE TABLES

  December 12, 2017 BY JASON PRAMAS @JASONPRAMAS   Big local corps quiet about huge profits to come from Repub tax scheme… except GE An interesting WBUR article, “Largest Mass. Companies Are Mostly Silent On GOP Tax Plans,” asked the top 12 corporations in the Commonwealth to comment on the

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JASON PRAMAS December 12, 2017
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