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Caitlin To Bare All
Caitlin To Bare All
Caitlin To Bare All
Finding yourself OD'ing on transgender issues all of a sudden? In the last week we've seen Boston hoist the transgender flag, (I didn't know there was one), above Government Center. Mayor Marty Walsh, a good Democrat was taught never to waste an exploitable minute...
Brattle Report On Olympics
Brattle Report On Olympics
Brattle Report On Olympics
Massachusetts leaders have released a state-funded report analyzing Boston's now-failed bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The 192-page report by the Brattle Group suggests local organizers underestimated construction costs for hosting the international event by as much as $970 million, among other things...
"No Boston 2024" Reflects
"No Boston 2024" Reflects
"No Boston 2024" Reflects
BOSTON (AP) _ The leader of the group that spearheaded opposition to holding the Olympics in Boston says it's time to move beyond the discussion of the 2024 games to other challenges facing the city and state. Chris Dempsey spoke to reporters outside the Statehouse Monday a short time after the U...
Boston 2024 Goes Public
Boston 2024 Goes Public
Boston 2024 Goes Public
Organizers of Boston's bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics are in a sprint to the finish. They're scrambling to improve lackluster poll numbers by enlisting nearly 4,000 volunteers to hit community events across the state. This past weekend alone, volunteers fanned out to cultural festivals, farmers markets and sporting events, such as Saturday's Bay State Games at Tufts University where they handed
USOC Backs Boston
USOC Backs Boston
USOC Backs Boston
U.S. Olympic Committee leaders say they're sticking with Boston as their candidate for the 2024 Olympics. The USOC board met Tuesday to discuss the Boston bid, which has been troubled by tepid polling data and active opposition. The announcement came a day after bid leaders unveiled a new, $4...
New Olympic Venue
New Olympic Venue
New Olympic Venue
AP - TD Garden in Boston would be the site of the Olympic and Paralympic basketball finals and Olympic gymnastics and trampoline if the city wins a bid to host the 2024 games.
Would You Sign?
Would You Sign?
Would You Sign?
Jennifer Bradford of Fort Worth, Texas decided to create a petition on Change.org on Tuesday, June 2nd. She was hoping for about 5,000 signatures to support her request for the International Olympic Committee to take back the gold medal Caitlyn Jenner won in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics...
Olympics Skeptic
Olympics Skeptic
Olympics Skeptic
The Boston 2024 Olympics bid certainly has it's cheerleaders, but there are nay-sayers as well. Andrew Zimbalist, Professor of Economics at Smith College, discussed the realities of welcoming the Summer Olympics to Boston on "The Taylor Cormier Show"...

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