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Web, print and prostitution

10:48 AM Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Robert Whitcomb    Email

"The Harlot's Progress, '' by William Hogarth I had to laugh at the recent Connecticut crackdown on people using craigslist for prostitution. Just look at the ads in many "counter-culture'' weekly newspapers targeted mostly at teens and young adults.......

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 Tags  craigslist   Geneva   International Herald Tribune   New York Times   prostitution  

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10:00 AM Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Robert Whitcomb    Email

"Cuttyhunk,'' one of the many New England images of famed Pawtucket-based painter Gretchen Dow Simpson (www.gretchendowsimpson.com). From time to time, I'll run the work of New England artists in this blog.......

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 Tags  Cuttyhunk   Gretchen Dow Simpson  

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The Mass. corruption show, continued

12:51 PM Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Robert Whitcomb    Email

The public-corruption-investigation industry is thriving in Massachusetts. The latest news: Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner was arrested by the FBI after allegedly being videotaped for taking a $1,000 bribe from an undercover agent. In general, the more solid a......

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 Tags  Chuck Turner   Diane Wilkerson  

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Out of Town, out of business?;lonely lynx; donkey-ribbed N.H.

6:35 PM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Robert Whitcomb    Email

Here's a sign of the times: The iconic Harvard Square newsstand and meeting spot, the Out of Town News, which the owner says is no longer profitable, may soon close as people continue to cut back on buying newspapers......

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 Tags  Dante Scalia   Grafton County   Kenneth Lewis   lynx   Out of Town News  

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Pit-bull rights; legacy Mob; blue sees green

6:21 PM Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Robert Whitcomb    Email

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that police can't use a general fear of pit bulls in itself as a reason to enter a home without knocking. But the court ruled that if police have additional reasons to......

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 Tags  India   pit bulls   Yale  

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