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In Education Program
Boston's traffic presents an evacuation danger.
(Staff file photo by Matt Stone)
Local / Regional News
No way out! Hub evacuation plan's a joke
By Dave Wedge
As evacuation nightmares unfold in Texas and Louisiana, Boston's plan to move more than 1 million people out of the city in an emergency remains vague and leaves much to chance – highlighting the Hub's potentially deadly vulnerabilities. [more]
» TalkBack: Comments on local issues in the forum
Local Politics
Mitt: Welfare shouldn't pay for obesity
By Maggie Mulvihill
Bay Staters who are seriously overweight or have mild problems concentrating on one thing should not escape from having to work, Gov. Mitt Romney says. [more]
Music News & Reviews
Take your pick of music bashes this weekend
If you're ever going to go to a music festival, this is the weekend to do it. Call it festival madness. Five, count 'em, five, outdoor bashes are taking place ... [more]
Business News
Patriots owner joins Forbes list
By Brett Arends
The soaring value of the New England Patriots has helped vault owner Bob Kraft into the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans for the first time. [more]
Herald Columnists
Variables aplenty in Hub Council prelim
By Wayne Woodlief
Steve Murphy, trying to hold onto one of four at-large Boston City Council seats after losing for Suffolk County sheriff in 2004 ... [more]
Local / Regional News
FBI shoots robbery suspect at Braintree motel
By O'Ryan Johnson
A Brockton man who allegedly menaced grocery clerks with a sawed-off shotgun was shot last night as FBI agents trapped him in a Braintree motel parking lot. Stephen A. Butler, 40, was tracked to the motel ... [more]
More Inside Track
TV heroes come to Newton jakes' `Rescue'
By Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa
``Rescue Me'' jakes Daniel Sunjata and Michael Lombardi, along with TV's FDNY widow Callie Thorne, yesterday sided with the Newton firefighters who came under fire for picketing on the Pike. ``Why should they have to do that anyway to be paid a living wage?'' [more]
Herald Voices
Got lard? State has $$ for you
By Howie Carr
Fatties of Massachusetts, put down that doughnut and give a big shoutout – or at least a belch – to your best friends, the state Legislature. That mean-spirited fatophobe, Gov. Mitt Romney, wanted to...
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Herald Op-Ed
Merit teacher pay: The merits obvious
By Boston Herald editorial staff
Gov. Mitt Romney's proposal for teacher bonuses is exactly the kind of initiative this state needs. The expectable enmity of the unions must not block this promising initiative for improving classroom instruction. The governor's plan is heavily...
» No cause for T-totalers
» It's not what you pay 'em
» First round picks for at-larg...
» Right man for the job
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