Word: idea
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...those who seldom manage the trip from Cambridge to Boston, the idea of the Big Dig may be as foreign as Roxbury and Southie. However, most Bostonians know and abhor the constant reality that driving anywhere in the city means--fighting insufferable traffic, endless construction and inevitable road rage. According to many of these frustrated drivers, the root of the chaos is the Central Artery, an elevated, rust-coated hunk of steel that carries crawling traffic north to south through the middle of Boston...
...another construction worker refuses to comment, admitting, "I can't talk about it. That's for the PR guys at the office to talk about. Look for yourself then you can decide whether it's dangerous or not." Glancing down the 100-foot deep shaft gives a pretty good idea of what he's talking about...
...night in the local sports bars, as the Bruins take on the Mapleleafs at the Fleet Center. If the idea of an entire night surrounded by rowdy drunk people screaming at talking pictures seems a little old, why not go to the game itself? All it takes is a phone call and $20 to $75 depending on how well you want to see the puck and how much money you want to save for the after-party. Pre-game it at Fours Boston at 166 Canal St., North Station T-stop. Then head over to the rink. Just be sure...
Stone probably had no idea how just how good her foresight was. Her program stands on the brink of what is expected to be an extremely successful season--a season that could mark the beginning of, in Stone's own words, "a Harvard dynasty...
...candidates is slowly gaining currency: Bob Livingston for Speaker, replacing Newt; Steve Largent for majority leader, ousting Dick Armey; and Jennifer Dunn for conference chair, knocking John Boehner aside. Tom DeLay, the party whip, would keep his job. Livingston, currently the Appropriations committee chair, is hardly anyone's idea of a 1994-style revolutionary. But the young rebels who attempted to oust Newt in 1997 might be willing to support him as long as one of their own -- Largent -- gets the number two spot. And Livingston does come with some advantages: he can garner support from moderates and old guard...