Word: lincoln
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...Lincoln, a suburb outside of Boston and adjacent to Concord, has a conservation area that is made up of an intricate network of excellent hiking trails and is an easy commute from Harvard Square. The choice of trails is endless in the conservation land and you can even make your way to the famous Walden Pond in Concord (where you can still swim if you're feeling particularly brave...
...Lincolin Conservation trails, take the outbound Red Line one stop up to Porter Square. At the Porter Square Station, look for the MBTA Fitchburg commuter line that originates from North Station. The Fitchburg line will take you to the Lincoln Train Center. When you get off the train in Lincoln, there will be a parking lot straight ahead of you and the conservation trails begin directly toward your left...
Unless you want to risk spending a lonely night in the woods, make sure to pick up a map at the Lincoln Guideservice which is housed in a bike shop northeast across the parking lot you face when you get off the train. A compass would also be a good thing to bring along if you're planning on covering a lot of ground...
Indeed, there was little Republican left in me by 1992. Exposure to history in high school, to political philosophy through Lincoln-Douglas debate, to current events from the newspapers had all convinced me that I was a Democrat at heart. Pat Bacchanal's xenophobic and bitterly homophobic rhetoric at the 1992. Republican convention make me not just a Democrat, but a Democrat infuriated at and disgusted by much of the Republican party...
...translates across both the big and small screen. Moore, as Mia, is convincingly abrasive and acerbic, even though the source of her anger remains a mystery. Hope Davis' Margaret brings a refreshingly clear-eyed, unselfconscious good humor that helps brighten the glumness of her surroundings, while Scheider's craggy Lincoln-like profile retains an impassive air that makes his rare moments of shame and discomfort all the more poignant. But all these praiseworthy efforts just leave one wishing that these actors had more to work with...