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Birds of a Feather

January, 31st | Accessorized | No Comments »

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

January, 31st | IN THEATERS | No Comments »

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



Patrick missed ‘patriots’ send-off

January, 31st | Uncategorized | No Comments »

I think it is very odd that Gov. Deval L. Patrick took the time to go to the New England Patriots’ send-off as they departed for Arizona. He didn’t make the time to go to the send-off of some real-life patriots.

Original post by telegram.com- Opinion



Electoral College ignores small, big states

January, 31st | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Albert B. Southwick draws the wrong conclusions about the Electoral College (Telegram & Gazette, Jan. 17). Small states and big states are equally ignored in presidential elections.

Original post by telegram.com- Opinion



Time to drop out of Electoral College

January, 31st | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Albert B. Southwick’s insightful history of the Electoral College, “The American way of electing president not always popular” (Telegram & Gazette, Jan. 17), left out one key phrase: swing states.

Original post by telegram.com- Opinion



Sports fan grateful for New England teams

January, 31st | Uncategorized | No Comments »

How good do we have it being New Englanders? The Red Sox win their second World Series in four years by beating the Rockies in four straight. In their 2004 World Series win, they swept the St. Louis Cardinals in four straight. Josh Beckett won 20 games and Dustin Pedroia was rookie of the year. Now we have the history-making, undefeated dynasty of the New England Patriots, who will go 19-0 and win their fourth Super Bowl in seven years.

Original post by telegram.com- Opinion



Who picks up the tab when casinos go sour?

January, 31st | Uncategorized | No Comments »

Here we go again with the latest scam to fleece the common folk - casinos. Even the Massachusetts Teachers Association is on the bandwagon.

Original post by telegram.com- Opinion