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Wednesday on BPR, live from the BPL:

Harvard national security expert Juliette Kayyem
Gary Mitchell, S&S Deli
Carolyn Chou of Homes for All Massachusetts
Senator Ed Markey

Was The Globe's Profile Of A Local 'Freedom Fighter' Irresponsible?

According to a recent piece in the Boston Globe, local Springfield man Joshua Washburn found his calling by traveling to Syria and taking up arms against…

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"Hey Juliet. Want To Get Pizza And Chill?": The Peril Of Translating Shakespeare Into Modern English

“Hey Juliet, are you home? Want to get pizza, watch Netflix, and chill?”That’s how Romeo may have tried to woo Juliet in Shakespeare’s famous romantic…

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'Metered Parking Rate Will Not Increase To $7 Per Hour,' Thus Spake Mayor Walsh

Metered parking rates in Boston will not increase from $1.50 to $7 per hour, Mayor Marty Walsh said on Boston Public Radio Friday. “It’s just not…

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Will The Pope's Visit Spur Criminal Justice Reform?

As part of his historic visit to the United States this week, Pope Francis will be traveling from one extreme of American power—the hallowed chambers of…

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Rep. Stephen Lynch On $500 Million Effort To Train Moderate Syrian Fighters: "It's Pathetic"

Last week, General Lloyd Austin of U.S. Central Command told Congress that a $500 million effort to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels had yielded a…

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Shakespeare, Not Stirred

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and a cold, dry martini is the sun.” That’s a line from Shakespeare, of course,…

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