Birds of a Feather
I’ve been obsessing over feathers lately, I bought a bag of them off ebay in hopes of making my own headbands. When I realized how much work it would take I bought some off Etsy instead.
I found some similar to the ones I bought if you were also looking, here, here and here.
I believe my […]
Original post by punky
NYT advertising revenue continues to plummet
There’s some pretty grim revenue news coming from the Worcester Telegrams parent, The New York Times Company, today.
New England Media Group - Advertising revenues for the New England Media Group decreased 31.4%, and excluding the additional week, decreased 17.7%. National advertising revenues decreased due to weakness in telecommunications, pharmaceutical/packaged goods, technology and travel advertising. Retail […]
Original post by Brendan
Review - Rambo
RAMBO [R]
Dear Mr. Stallone:
I just saw your latest First Blood movie, and I’m happy to report that I liked it. It won’t make my Top 10 list or anything, but it affected me enough to recommend it. I say “affected” and not “entertained,” because frankly, the violence tripped me up. And I say “tripped up,” not as a dis, but as a compliment.
Nobody goes to see a Rambo movie and doesn’t expect violence. I just didn’t expect to feel it the way I did about it. Without turning it into a spoof like Hot Shots, you, to allude to another of your recent dark horse sequels, Rocky Balboa, pack a punch with the intense, bloody violence. At first, it seemed almost comical, but as I realized how there was no amount of tongue-in-cheek intended, I sobered up quickly. I sobered up to the point that I became increasingly more upset [...]
Original post by Robert Newton
Sharks seeking 2nd-half surge
For teams like the Sharks, the Calder Cup playoffs start tomorrow.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Politicians assisted in veteran’s care
I’m writing to express my most sincere gratitude toward Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray, Sen. Edward M. Augustus Jr. and their staffs.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Storm-water permit language puts Worcester at fiscal risk
Much has been written lately about the actual cost to comply with the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s next five-year storm-water permit. The city of Worcester has estimated the cost at $1.2 billion based on a detailed study by its respected environmental consultant, Camp Dresser and McKee of Cambridge. The EPA has countered with an estimate of $18.2 million. The public is left to wonder how there can be such great variance. Some difference in cost is certainly understandable but a vari
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Simplified spelling schemes of years past proved to be hard sell
The Worcester Evening Gazette had been dependably Republican ever since it was founded in 1866, but on Aug. 27, 1905, it loudly declared a rupture with President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Pork ’stimulus’
The evolution of a plausible bipartisan economic “stimulus” package into a pork-barrel free-for-all is another textbook case of why the federal government can’t get out from under the $9 trillion mountain of debt it has accumulated. The Congress, which has dawdled for years over health care, Social Security and immigration, can act with lightning speed when it suits its purposes.
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