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June 23, 2008

Bite Size News

Two Charles Rivers
  • Two more Boston cafes are cited for health code violations -- at City Hall and at the Inspectional Services building. [Boston Globe]
  • The lousy roads in Massachusetts are costing drivers approximately $718 million in additional repairs. [WBZ Radio]
  • In another move that appears to be a genuine attempt at governing the commonwealth, Deval Patrick will offer 50+ education-related proposals this week. [Boston Globe]
  • Quentin Tarantino spent the weekend in Provincetown with John Waters. The Pink Flamingos director invited Tarantino to receive the Filmmaker on the Edge award from the P-town Film Festival. [Boston Herald]
  • Locally-grown tomatoes should be safe to eat. [WBZ TV]
  • A Norfolk County Commissioner candidate is running on one issue: to eliminate county government. [Patriot Ledger]
  • George Carlin, former Boston DJ (WEZE-590AM), died on Sunday. [The Boston Channel]
  • China fired 12 officials for mishandling the massive earthquake there. That's a heckuva punishment. [BBC]
  • Some genius decided there shouldn't be any champions on the Celtics-free U.S. Olympic basketball team, which will be led by Kobe Bryant. Apparently we're willing to settle for second-best here. [AP]

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