Marathon musings: who is a hero?

Don't read this if you're tired of the non-stop coverage of the Marathon bombing.  Don't read it if you're not touched in some way by the tragedy that befell individual runners and bystanders or disturbed by the assault on our community.  Have there been efforts to capitalize on the grief and memorialization of the event?  The profit …

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Red Sox victory: How sweet it is!

I can't remember ever being happier to be wrong! There will be tons of words written about the first Red Sox win in Fenway in 95 years.  None will be enough, nor will mine adequately express our collective joy.  As CNN's John Berman, a Red Sox fan, said this morning outside Fenway: worst to first, …

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