The state of Massachusetts has a bit of a reputation. While we view ourselves as a group of intelligent, reasoned people, the rest of the country sees us as a bunch of feel-good, woosie liberals whose policies hath wrought pregnancy pacts and legal gay marriage.
Now that California has also legalized gay marriage and the Gloucester kerfluffle is slowly dying down, we figured the heat would be off for a while. But state Rep. James Fagan’s recent remarks on the floor of the House will doubtless give Bay State haters more ammunition.
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When heading out for a nice lunchtime stroll, always bring your umbrella. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself taking the train one stop from Prudential to Symphony to avoid both the deluge and possible lightning strike (on second thought, maybe the umbrella doesn’t help so much with the latter).
Have you ever longed to catch a glimpse of your favorite chef’s gams? Indulge your eyes and your taste buds at 
When we learned that Hazel Mae was leaving NESN, we decided to look on the bright side. Yes, we’re losing Mae after four years. But it meant there was room for another anchor hottie to take up residence at the SportsDesk. And while we appreciate the charms of Tom Caron, we hoped that the new anchor would be Kathryn Tappen.
Around this time of year, there’s nothing better than an afternoon spent drinking, grilling meats, and watching fireworks. We tend to let the professionals handle lighting the explosives—we think we remember hearing something once about not drinking and blowing stuff up.
Will people be taking shots at our gun laws? It’s unclear if yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning a ban on handguns in Washington, D.C. will cause Massachusetts’ tough gun laws to change. [
Make sure your paycheck has cleared before heading out to the 
Your baseball team. Baseball. We could not care less about your new venture in race cars. So, for the love of God, stop cramming it down our throats.
