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- Firefighting is much harder than bodybuilding. It was proven by a Boston jake who finished 8th in a national competition -- six weeks after being deemed "permanently disabled" by BFD. [Boston Globe]
- Whale watchers in Plymouth Harbor were probably more interested in watching the fire on their original boat after they were rescued this morning. [Patriot Ledger]
- A Maine lobsterman saved himself this weekend by swimming 6 miles to shore after his boat caught on fire. [Boston Channel]
- No Starbucks shops are closing in Massachusetts – yet. [Boston Globe]
- AIG will soon offer car insurance in Mass. Can the GEICO gecko be far behind? [WBZ]
- Cambridge College is so perturbed by a recent anti-administration attack, they've hired a former G-man to find out who wrote and distributed it. A stern rebuke to follow after the culprit is identified. [Cantabrigia]
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While I don't doubt that a Mainer could swim six miles to shore, this guy actually didn't (as the link story clearly explains). His boat sank six miles off-shore; he was picked up nearby.
The chairman of Cambridge College's Board of Trustees, Jonathan Larsen, is former editor of New Times magazine and the Village Voice. Shouldn't he respect anonymous free speech instead of trying to muzzle it?
jknevitt --
Since it's been a few days, I'm sure that lobsterman is telling it like he was walking to shore when that boat picked him up...
Ron --
I totally agree with you. Something like this happened at my high school. They could address the issues and leave it at that, but authority loves to punish dissent. No?
I bet they think it's a staff memeber or faculty...