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            From a brief visit yesterday to Cambridge’s wonderful Mt. Auburn Cemetery, an inspiring thought and a hopeful sign for this season.            Epitaph for George Thorndike Angell, founder…

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            ‘Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco:  Treat Yourself to the Best’.           Across the western Appalachians, that motto appeared on barns close to well-traveled roads.   One side would get a…

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            Singer-songwriter John Prine turned 66 today, Oct. 10.  ‘Happy Birthday!’ to one of the best there is.            I was surprised when WUMB’s Perry Persoff saluted Prine this…

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