Bite Size News, October 28: What Gets Cut Edition

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  • Budget Cut Redux: Gov. Deval Patrick plans to save the state's new film-industry tax credit while advocates for residents of Massachusetts with mental illnesses are concerned about cuts to social services. [Boston Herald]
  • The father of the Boston special officer who shot and killed the man who stabbed the psychiatrist discussed his son with the media. [Boston Globe]
  • If you were looking forward to Windows 7, and you were if you use XP or Vista then you were, start lowering expectations. The upgrade process might be painful. Bostonist = not surprised. [Boston Herald]
  • Members of a Marblehead gym complained when the owner hung an American flag. Some didn't like the flag itself while others were upset that the flag blocked televisions. [MyFoxBoston.com]
  • Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School copied the Virginia Tech logo some 25 years ago. Virginia Tech is now enforcing its trademark, which is forcing the school to find a new logo. [Boston Globe]
  • Viva Amore Bridal Salon of Watertown is giving free wedding gowns to military brides in honor of Veteran's Day. [WCVB]
  • Recently, the Catholic Church said it would allow members of the Anglican Communion to join the Church. It's only been 475 years, Pope Benedict XVI, don't rush into anything, dude. [CNN]

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