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This Week's Issue
A Million Stories
All the news we care to print.
by Jeffrey C. Billman, Holly Otterbein and Will Stone
Ipso facto, when bee news comes along, we are required to care, even if we don't want to.

A Waste of Time
The city's about to release its long-awaited DROP report. Are you excited, too?
by Ralph Cipriano
Mayor Michael Nutter has waited four months for a Boston College study of the city's Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) program.

Man Overboard!:
Putting out the Call
What else might be repaired with a little nudging?
by Isaiah Thompson
A hunk of ice spontaneously dislodged itself from my frozen heart and drifted gently downstream. It was a small matter in a big city, sure — but to some people, it will make a difference.

Soapboxer:
A Modest Proposal
Jeffrey C. Billman tells you what to think
by Jeffrey C. Billman
Facts and reason are now irrelevant, and things that would once have been derided as fringe conspiracy theories, even by mainstream conservatives, are discussed as if both sides are equally meritorious.

Kids Are Different
Should Joseph Ligon spend the rest of his life in jail for a crime he committed at 15?
by Matt Stroud
"When you commit a crime as a juvenile, you probably wouldn't make those same choices when you're an adult. I want to give people the chance to become better people and to be rewarded for that."

 
 
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