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Author: Chuck Giroux

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How the Kindle will save the newspaper industry

February 4, 2010February 5, 2010 - by Chuck Giroux - 1 Comment

Newspapers are dead. That  seems to be the prevailing consensus, and was my own up until very recently.  Newspapers provide a very important service to the local community and society …

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The Election Heard Round the World.

January 19, 2010January 19, 2010 - by Chuck Giroux - Leave a Comment

Scott Brown’s victory tonight is a political earthquake that will be felt throughout the country. This little-known Republican state senator defeated a large and powerful Democratic machine that has defined …

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Oh No! Scott Brown!

January 19, 2010January 19, 2010 - by Chuck Giroux - 3 Comments.

Today is the Massachusetts Senate Special Election. The seat up for grabs was held by the late Senator Kennedy for 46 years. His passing marked the end of America’s best …

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My Love/Hate Relationship with Agganis Arena

December 10, 2009December 10, 2009 - by Chuck Giroux - Leave a Comment

Agganis Arena is home to one of the few things I truly care for, BU hockey. Agganis is one of the best places to watch a hockey game, and has …

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Boris Johnson: Great Hair, Better Mayor

November 12, 2009November 12, 2009 - by Chuck Giroux - Leave a Comment

Few politicians these days have the personality of Boris Johnson, the current Mayor of London, who was elected in 2008. Boris, who has some of the world’s greatest hair ever, …

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‘Tear Down This Wall’: A 20th Anniversary Retrospective

November 2, 2009November 3, 2009 - by Chuck Giroux - Leave a Comment

November 9th will see the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Last week I spoke with Jonathan Zatlin,  a BU associate professor, about how The Wall fell …

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Do we really need to discuss Single Payer Healthcare again?

October 26, 2009October 26, 2009 - by Chuck Giroux - Leave a Comment

A bill has recently been introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature that would replace the current system of mandatory private health care coverage with a new single payer system to be …

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Good Riddance to the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority

October 21, 2009October 23, 2009 - by Chuck Giroux - Leave a Comment

This Thursday will see the final meeting of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Board. The authority will wrap up operations on November 1, when it will merge with the MBTA and …

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Seriously? The Nobel Peace Prize?

October 9, 2009October 9, 2009 - by Chuck Giroux - 1 Comment

Well, it is difficult to describe the utter shock I felt when I awoke this early afternoon and saw that Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. For What? …

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Romney’s…I mean Obama’s plan for healthcare reform

October 7, 2009October 7, 2009 - by Chuck Giroux - Leave a Comment

Health care reform has proven far more difficult to pull off for the Obama Administration than they seem to realize. No issue has polarized and paralyzed the nation so completely …

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Why Roman Polanski needs to come back and face the music

October 6, 2009October 7, 2009 - by Chuck Giroux - Leave a Comment

The sudden arrest of Roman Polanski in Switzerland came as a surprise to many. Having been “on the run” since 1978, few thought that he would ever be caught and …

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