Doug Flutie’s “Hail Mary” pass

Mass Moments reminds us that on this day in 1984, Boston College’s Doug Flutie threw his famous “Hail Mary” pass that defeated defending college football champions, the University of Miami. In spite of Flutie’s recent transformation into a Schilling-like Republican Party groupie, I must admit that this play is one…

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Deval Patrick: Basking in the afterglow of election victory is sweet but short by Marjorie Arons-Barron

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Nearly a year ago, I used the word “circling the drain” in writing about Deval Patrick’s inauspicious prospects for reelection. I’m not the only one whose premature assessments proved wrong. Patrick turned around his campaign. And, in the…

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