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Officially one of the traditional-minded Independents, Vellucci actually belongs to a political party all his own. He is an old-fashioned populist when the issue is trash removal or repairing East Cambridge park benches. But Vellucci has also provided the swing vote for newfangled Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) projects...
Sure, it's fun to go fast. But several lawmakers complained last week that matters were whizzing by out of control when Congress agreed to allow states to raise the speed limit to 65 m.p.h. on local highways. In a feat of legislative legerdemain, proponents of the higher speed limit...
To underscore his high-minded intentions, he calls his book a fable. This is somewhat misleading, since there are no animals that talk like people but plenty of human characters who sound feral. A Mafia bill collector: "You either got $220 for me or I take your f------ ear home...
MOST OVERWORKED CONDIMENT Cutting the mustard with just about everything from apricots to tarragon, with champagne, honey, horseradish, garlic, pickles and jalapenos in between, seemed the favorite ploy of sales-minded merchandisers, invariably with cloying results. Jars of mustard line store shelves as flavored oils and vinegars did a few...
There is all sorts of good news about Good Morning, Vietnam, in which these two semifictional figures meet and merge. The film is the best military comedy since M*A*S*H disbanded. The reason is that it is not afraid to work the extremes. Sometimes it is on the...