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The right fix
As politicians push for a showy but meaningless expansion of civil-commitment laws, the state refuses to implement a parole program for sex offenders that actually works
BY DAVID S. BERNSTEIN |
Down and out
Does Dorothy Kelly Gay's defeat signal an end to the idea that you can be a progressive municipal manager?
BY SUSAN RYAN-VOLLMAR
What would Buddha do?
Why won't the Dalai Lama pick a fight?
BY ADRIAN ZUPP
A final roar
On editing George Plimpton's last book, and getting to know his remarkable world in the process
BY MAX ALEXANDER
The cult of Jerry
After 16 years as a color analyst for local Red Sox TV broadcasts, Jerry Remy has achieved superstar status. The question is, why?
BY CHRIS WRIGHT
Acting up
Candelaria Silva and ACT Roxbury use the arts to enliven a long-underserved community
BY TAMARA WIEDER
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Bad ideas
Ally’s Law won’t save lives, but the Intensive Parole for Sexual Offenders program will. Plus, the dubious constitutionality of the national do-not-call registry. |
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Second act
Virginia Buckingham settles in at the Herald. Plus, Edward Said’s death and life; and Michael Goldman plots his comeback.
BY DAN KENNEDY |
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Running on ideas
Presidential hopeful — and Democratic long shot — Dennis Kucinich doesn’t want your sympathy. He wants your vote.
BY ADAM REILLY |
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About face
If I’d only known sooner what I look like when I’m dancing
BY KRIS FRIESWICK |
| URBAN BUY |
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Bounty hunter
You don’t need to leave the city to enjoy the fruits of fall
BY GENEVIEVE RAJEWSKI
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