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    <title><![CDATA[From the Archives  the U.S. Open]]></title>
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Our weekly feature goes inside the photo archives from the <em>Boston Globe</em> for a glimpse into the city&#39;s past. To celebrate the golf tournament, we go back 24 years. 

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	June 13, 2012</p>
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	<a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/specials/insiders/2012/06/13/brookline-hosts-open/qReVkVDFKzMUK1UtfH0fvJ/picture.html" target="_blank"><em>Courtesy of the Boston Globe.</em> Click to see the full gallery.</a></div>
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	Greater Boston has partnered with the <em>Boston Globe</em> to bring you a weekly feature called &quot;From the Archives.&quot;&nbsp;Each Wednesday on Greater Boston, we will show one to two photos from the <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/archives" target="_blank">newspaper&#39;s archives</a>. This weekly feature offers a glimpse into Boston&#39;s past.<br />
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	On June 13, we get a sneak peek of &hellip; the grand game in Brookline. &nbsp;<br />
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	June 14, 1988: Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman on the first tee of an opening practice round of the U.S. Open. Despite presently holding the record for most majors ever won at 18, and despite winning the U.S. Open as a rookie in 1962, Nicklaus did not make the cut at The Country Club in 1963 or 1988. Norman, one of the pre-tournament favorites, had to withdraw during the second round when he injured his wrist hitting a concealed rock on his third shot at the ninth hole.</p>
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	 <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:26 PM +0000</pubDate>

    <title><![CDATA[Riders React to the MBTA Fare Evasion Crackdown]]></title>
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This week, the MBTA launched a new initiative to address fare evasion on the Green Line: In off-peak hours, D Branch passengers will be allowed to board and depart using the front door only. And Twitter said .... 

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	April 18, 2012<br />
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	<em>Follow <a href="http://www.wgbh.org/mbta" target="_blank">WGBH News Focus: The MBTA</a> the week of April 23 &mdash; and tell us <a href="http://www.wgbh.org/articles/If-I-Ran-the-T--6015" target="_blank">what you&#39;d do to fix the T</a>.</em><br />
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	BOSTON &mdash; On April 17, the MBTA launched a&nbsp;<a href="" target="_blank">new initiative</a>&nbsp;to address fare evasion on the Green Line: In off-peak hours, D Branch passengers will be allowed to board and depart using the front door only. In addition, the agency is continuing monthly &quot;fare blitzes&quot; to keep riders honest.&nbsp;<br />
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	&quot;It&#39;s only fair ... pay your fare!&quot; the press release chirped. And on the April 18 morning commute,&nbsp;<a href="http://storify.com/wgbhnews/response-to-the-mbta-d-line-front-door-boarding-st" target="_blank">T riders tweeted</a> ... well, let&#39;s see.</p>
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<script src="http://storify.com/wgbhnews/response-to-the-mbta-d-line-front-door-boarding-st.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="http://storify.com/wgbhnews/response-to-the-mbta-d-line-front-door-boarding-st" target="_blank">View the story "Response to the MBTA D Line front-door boarding strategy" on Storify</a>]<h1>Response to the MBTA D Line front-door boarding strategy</h1><h2>Talk to the T? Plenty of Twitter users do. @mbtagm has 13k+ followers. On April 18, they made their opinions known about the MBTA's new anti-fare evasion initiative.</h2><p>Storified by WGBH News &middot; Wed, Apr 18 2012 14:20:20</p><div>The T needs money. A lot: The anticipated FY2013 budget gap is $100 million.&nbsp;So ...</div><div>We are going to &quot;front-door only&quot; boarding on the Green Line to curb fare evasion.  Story here: http://bit.ly/HSIjuh #mbtaMBTA</div><div>There were responses negative:</div><div>Going to be so annoying RT @mbtaGM We are going to &quot;front-door only&quot; boarding on Green Line to curb fare evasion http://bit.ly/HSIjuh #mbtaMax Silver</div><div>And positive:</div><div>@mbtaGM love the front door policy!J?RED M?Y</div><div>@mbtaGM. That's great. Now bring it to the mattapan trolley lineCommonwealthRecycle</div><div>Really frustrated by all the fare evaders sneaking in behind me at Ashmont Station; @mbtaGM please put someone on duty! #mbtaMeghann Van Dorn</div><div>@mbtagm primarily tweets service alerts. But that day the agency used the account&nbsp;to answer questions&nbsp;and complaints&nbsp;about the policy.</div><div>@mbtagm If someone is found to not have paid during the 'fare blitzes' what's the penalty?riptor</div><div>@riptor During blitzes, customers are not allows to board until they have paid their fare.MBTA</div><div>@mbtagm I misunderstood; the term &quot;spot check&quot; seemed to imply not everyone was checked. In other times what is the penalty for not paying?riptor</div><div>@riptor The fine is $15 for the first offense.  We have filed legislation to change that.  More here: http://b.globe.com/JgovAvMBTA</div><div>@mbtagm Interesting. Thanks! I'm very happy about this initiative; next step is to ensure that GL drivers stop waving passengers. Good work!riptor</div><div>Not that the MBTA convinced everyone its new policy was the best policy.&nbsp;</div><div>@mbtaGM You should have written &quot;We're going to inconvenience everyone by slowing down the commute in order to punish a few.&quot;Brian Langan</div><div>@blangan13 &quot;front door only&quot; boarding is being piloted during off peak hours when we have smaller crowds.MBTA</div><div>@mbtaGM Off-peak pilot won't give a sense of how disruptive it will be during peak commute. Would also think fare evasion is lower off-peakBrian Langan</div><div>Another exchange, with a familiar ring of impatience from this Somerville rider:</div><div>@mbtaGM you need to install scanners at ALL doors leaving the front for cash/tickets. You can then 'spot-check' riders and ticket evaders.Daniel Martinez</div><div>@mbtaGM and by ticket I mean $100+ going up with each offense. Slowing down an already slow transit line seems silly.Daniel Martinez</div><div>.@SuperUber7 This policy is during off-peak hours only. We frequently spot-check during rush hour as part of &quot;fare blitzes.&quot;MBTA</div><div>(@SuperUber7 = Daniel Martinez.)&nbsp;Another rider interjects:</div><div>@mbtaGM @SuperUber7 on D line it is constant during rush hour (past two weeks)Kenjimal</div><div>All right, smart guys. You have any better ideas? Maybe.</div><div>@mbtaGM what about opening back doors for people getting off? I often have trouble if the trains are packed.Gary Katsevman</div><div>The #mbta should charge a fine to people who try to get on the train before everyone gets off.Timothy Kelley</div><div>Follow WGBH News Focus: The MBTA the week of April 23 at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wgbh.org/Blogs/Home.cfm?topicID=362&amp;">wgbhnews.org</a>.</div></noscript><p>
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    <title><![CDATA[Joseph P. Kennedy III on the Campaign Trail]]></title>
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Joseph P. Kennedy III announced his candidacy for the 4th Congressional seat this morning. Our commentators think it <em>won&#39;t</em> be a coronation. 

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	Feb. 16, 2012</p>
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	And ... he&#39;s off. Joseph P. Kennedy III makes a campaign stop in Attleboro, Mass., on Feb. 16 after declaring his candidacy for the 4th Congressional seat. (Steven Senne/AP)</div>
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	BOSTON &mdash; After an online announcement, Joseph Kennedy III put in his first full day officially campaigning for the seat currently held by the retiring Barney Frank. He&nbsp;released a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=b7F7MnMdtDw" target="_blank">video announcement</a> on Thursday before heading out on a campaign swing of the reconfigured 4th Congressional district.<br />
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	&quot;Together, we&#39;ll fight for a fair jobs plan that puts people back to work by rebuilding our infrastructure, creating a 21st-century energy economy and financing innovations that will stimulate job growth,&quot; he said.<br />
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	In front of a crush of media at his first campaign stop in Newton, he flashed a Kennedy-esque smile and said he wasn&rsquo;t riding into office on his family name: &quot;You&#39;ve got to earn it. You&#39;ve got to go out every day. And talk to people. Listen to their concerns. Shake more hands. Knock on more doors. Make more phone calls.&quot;<br />
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	Kennedy enters the race with a law background. He worked as a state prosecutor before resigning to work on his election bid. He graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School, speaks fluent Spanish and spent two years in the Peace Corps. He&rsquo;s engaged to fellow Harvard Law alum Lauren Ann Birchfield.<br />
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	Even before Kennedy officially declared his candidacy, he received endorsements from two major labor unions, and a recent poll showed him with a commanding early lead over Republican Sean Bielat, who lost to Barney Frank two years ago and is running again.<br />
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	But Republican consultant Meredith Warren said Bielat still has a chance.<br />
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	&quot;Redistricting actually made the district more favorable to the GOP than it has been in the past,&quot; she said. &quot;He lost a chunk of New Bedford which is typically Democratic leaning, and he gained parts of Attleboro and Wrentham, and that&rsquo;s Scott Brown territory.&quot;<br />
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	And Warren added that while the Kennedy legacy looms large, the newest contender still needs to prove himself to the voters.<br />
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	LISTEN: Adam Reilly talks about Kennedy&#39;s first official appearance on &quot;The Emily Rooney Show.&quot;</div>
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