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This Week's Woody Award: (Gayapolis)

5 October 2008, 9:21 am

This week's Woody award honors goes to the proponents of Proposition 8, who are running an ad this week that makes all kinds of false claims about lawsuits against churches and how we're coming for the children. See it here, and marvel at how low these sad folks will go.... read more

Dennis Lehane gives us a jam-packed historical novel (Miami Herald)

5 October 2008, 12:44 am

THE GIVEN DAY. Dennis Lehane. Morrow. 704 pages. $27.95. Dennis Lehane is the preeminent contemporary chronicler of Boston and the Boston Irish specifically. He follows in the tradition of Edwin O'Connor (The Last Hurrah, The Edge of Sadness) and George V. Higgins (The Friends of Eddie Coyle), thoug... read more

Review: Dennis Lehane dives into historical fiction with 'Day" (Contra Costa Times)

5 October 2008, 12:17 am

It's the fall of 1918, and the nation is in chaos. World War I is drawing to close, and without the stimulus battle brings, the U.S economy is imploding.... read more

Write to Know (Cape Cod Times)

4 October 2008, 11:14 pm

Dear Write to Know: My wife and I have been big fans of the Falmouth Cinema Pub since it opened late last year. We had been checking the Web site for a few weeks to see if there was a new movie we might want to see.... read more

Take a seat (Boston Globe)

4 October 2008, 11:12 pm

City officials are looking for residents interested in serving the community by volunteering for boards, commissions, and committees. Openings currently exist or regularly become available on the following: Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Board of Assessing, Licensing Commission, Traffic Commission, ... read more

Education goals (Boston Globe)

4 October 2008, 11:11 pm

Mayor Thatcher W. Kezer III recently hosted a meeting of the Massachusetts Mayors Association that featured a discussion with state Secretary of Education Paul Reville. At the three-hour session in the Powow River Grille on Main Street, the mayors and Reville talked about Governor Deval Patrick's ed... read more