Word: beacons
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Moreover, it’s frightening that Beacon Hill has placed such a low priority on the MBTA that the safety of T riders is in doubt. Whether the current situation has arisen intentionally, it turns our stomachs to see wealthier commuters driving to work on a massively expensive highway system when the MBTA system, which has a ridership largely composed of those in the lower income tax brackets, continues to struggle financially. With a projected $70 million deficit (or 27 percent of its annual operating budget) for the coming fiscal year, the largest debt service of any transit agency...
...student in Mattapan should have the same access to the knowledge available from the web as the student living on Beacon Hill,” he added...
...copies of the Bible and the Torah, smashed religious statues on the pavement, and tore baptismal gowns and wedding veils, shouting, “Mentiras!” or “Lies!” Inquisition, anyone?The scene affected me. My hometown, traditionally celebrated as a beacon of diversity and tolerance, was now featured on the evening news for its violence and hatred. What century are we living in? Thousands of people actually believed this man, who has made millions of dollars by founding, essentially, a sensational cult. When I questioned my friend about De Jesús?...
You’d think these words describe begging for campaign money or being glad-handed by slick, Beacon Hill politicians. In fact, they describe Slavitt standing in front of a market and introducing himself to voters...
...Should he be elected, Slavitt sees his role on Beacon Hill primarily as that of a gadfly and an obstructionist,” reads his campaign announcement. “If the legislature cannot serve the will of the people, he believes, it ought at least to be more amusing and entertaining...