Politics may run North End parking lot

For more than a generation, it has been perhaps Boston's most covert bargain, a city-owned parking lot in the North End where the lucky, the affluent, and the politically connected had assigned parking for just $55 a month - a rate that went unchanged for 26 years. Full Story »

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Stephen Selman
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by Stephen Selman - Dec. 16, 2008

Sticks to evidence gathered by the Globe and from the records (or lack thereof) of the BRA. A succinct investigative piece that clearly exposes the inequity and haphazardness of the operation in question.

Truly a typical Boston news piece. Always nice to see these articles come out - every little bit of accountability helps.

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Dale Penn
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by Dale Penn - Dec. 16, 2008

This is a well written local story on corruption on the micro level compared to what we normally read about.

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Glenn LaBauve
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by Glenn LaBauve - Dec. 17, 2008

all news is local and this investigative piece will set the stage for these budding journalist.

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 15, 2008
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