- Menino has been less visible than Waldo since he injured his knee last month. [Boston Herald]
- More than $1 billion per year is spent on the Commonwealth's correctional expenses, and it's rising. [Boston Globe]
- The final Senate primary debate took place last night, so "undecideds" have 5 days to make up their minds. [Boston Herald]
- The North Andover fire department gets to display its Xmas sign, because a rabbi can put a menorah in the Common. [Eagle Tribune]
- Emerson College's president announced she would step down in 2011. [Boston Globe]
- The Boston Newspaper Guild has expelled its president. [Boston Herald]
- First Jesus appears on a Methuen iron, now Mother Teresa's image has been found on a Melrose cutting board. [Boston Channel]
- Some of the Maersk Alabama crew are blaming Capt.Richard Phillips for the hijacking. Nice loyalty for the guys that was held captive. [Vermont Public Radio]
- GPS company claims that traffic is worse than Boston in 11 cities. [Boston Globe]
- From the WTF Dept: Two Medford kids ate homemade brownies with anti-seizure pills inside. [WHDH]
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