Phoenix endorsements

The Phoenix picks for Boston and Cambridge
Also, looking ahead: Mayor Menino

Tom the meek

A new breed of mayors is reinventing city government. Tom Menino talks reform, but he shies from its risks. With four more years, will the "urban mechanic" finally give Boston the government it deserves?
by Michael Crowley

The un-campaign

On the campaign trail with a mayor who faces no opponent. Question one: Why do people give him so much money?
by Yvonne Abraham

Passion by Proxy

Out of touch with your emotions? Buy someone else's. A user's guide to the sentiment market.
by Ellen Barry

Sidelined

Twelve years ago, Rumeal Robinson was the best high school player in the state of Massachusetts. Now he's trying to find room in a star-glutted NBA.
by Tom Scocca

c o l u m n s

Don't Quote Me	by Dan Kennedy
London calling The Louise Woodward trial has attracted a swarm of British journalists to Cambridge. They didn't find quite what they came looking for.

Campaign Snapshot	by Yvonne Abraham
Dapper O'Neil, Frank Jones, Lynda J. McNally, Peggy Davis-Mullen, Mickey Roache, Maureen Feeney, Bill Owens, Anthony Schinella, Gareth Saunders, Suzanne Iannella, Diane Modica

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