--Instead of saving some money and having flagmen at construction sites, like all the other states, it looks like police details are here to stay. For now, anyway. [Boston Globe] --Local newspaper manages to wring an entire story out of a new coffee plug, of which one customer says, "You accessorize your house, yourself, your car. Why not your coffee?” [Boston Herald] --Not everyone wants cell-phone service in the Big Dig tunnels. They have......

If the state is broke-ass, then we need to start saving some money, and the governor and legislators are looking at the always-controversial police details. Those new to Massachusetts might wonder why police officers are often at construction sites instead of the usual flagman or flagwoman. Well, police must be at those sites, and officers make a lot of money on the job. However, flagmen or flagwomen are a lot cheaper, and a new bill......