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SouthBoston TODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door SEPTEMBER 5, 2013; Vol.1 Issue 45 SERVING SOUTH BOSTONIANS AROUND THE GLOBE a deadly bombing attack would be more sensitive and not use the phrase ‘blow up’.” Menino went Last Week’s on to state that it takes a police officer 90 minutes to answer a call, forty percent of the streetlights are Poll Results out, and most of the buildings are boarded up. Why? Inaction, that’s On Page 2 the problem – leadership.” This generated a response from Detroit’s mayor Dave Bing. Bing said Menino’s remarks were “regrettable.” He said Menino “did not get his facts right,” denying Menino’s allegations. He South Boston Today went on to say that “Since taking office more than four years ago, there has been tireless action on Menino Flap Flop the part of my administration to SOUTH BOSTON TODAY improve the quality of life for our Staff Report citizens. In fact, I invite Mayor @SBostonToday Menino to visit Detroit to see he Boston Herald is ‘blow up’ the city of Detroit to fix Go to our South Boston Today reporting that Mayor the city’s problems. The Mayor of our city for himself.” Mayoral Thomas M. Menino, in an Detroit, Dave Bing, responded by candidate Benny Napoleon also page to vote on our weekly poll. T Make sure you like & share interview last week with the New saying, “I would think the mayor expressed his displeasure in York Times, said that he would of a city that recently experienced CONTINUED ON page 6 2 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • www.southbostontoday.com September 5, 2013 EDITORIAL “War or Peace” An Apology ongressman Mike primarily from Saudi Arabia, My intent in last week’s column was to defend the Capuano stated the case used planes as missiles to attack good name of all South Bostonians, past and present. In as simply and as well Manhattan, we were justifiably C so doing, I offended a family that has been my family’s as it’s ever been said “the most outraged. We attacked the nation friend for at least two decades before I was even born. I important vote an elected official of Afghanistan in retaliation, which have been told I disappointed and damaged that friendship can ever make is the one to decide later morphed into an attack on and should be ashamed; and I am. Upon reflection, I now War or Peace”. There is no room Iraq. Damascus is not a couple of realize that I intruded on a family’s grief. I apologize. for political affiliation when tents in the middle of the desert. It - Brian R. Mahoney considering sending our citizens is a modern city with skyscrapers, into harm’s way. just like American cities. If we are going to attack a nation Under what possible rationalization that has done America no harm, are we going to drop missiles into Congress must ask why. Yes, the middle of a city in a sovereign chemical weapons are a concern, nation? Because they disobeyed the but why are they only America’s command of an American President? concern? Where is the rest of the If there is ever a time for killing and www.southbostontoday.com world’s outrage? death, now is not that time. America When a group of killers, should not attack. SBT “The Constitution only gives people the right to Pursue Happiness, you have to catch it yourself” -Benjamin Franklin Last Week’s Poll Results Last Week’s Poll asked our readers the following question: Your answers speak volumes. Do You Think Mayor Menino’s 20 Year Reign Represents An Administration That Was: 10% of voters responded: Inclusive – All Boston Residents Were Treated with Fairness, Respect and Make sure you like & Allowed the Opportunity to Prosper share South Boston OR Today with your friends! 90% of voters responded: Exclusive – A Few Select Friends and Groups Reaped Most of the Benefits www.southbostontoday.com www.SouthBostonToday.com South BostonToday @SBostonToday SouthBoston PO Box 491 • South Boston, MA 02127 TODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door South Boston Today is not liable for errors appearing in advertisements beyond the cost of Publisher Editor In Chief Managing Editor the space occupied by the error. All South Boston Today produced artwork, design, and layout John Ciccone Brian R. Mahoney Brian P. Wallace remain the sole property of South Boston Today. Reproduction in whole or part is strictly forbidden. South Boston Today reserves the right to cut, edit or reject any copy without notice. [email protected] • [email protected] South Boston Today is a Series of the Today Publications Series LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company Deadlines 396 West Broadway • 617.268.4032 • Office hours: Mon-Fri 10:00am - 2:00pm Press Copy - Tuesday at 3:00 P.M - Advertisements - Space Reservation - Monday at 5:00 P.M. Ad Material - Tuesday at 3:00 P.M. Camera Ready Ads - Wednesday at 9:00 A.M. September 5, 2013 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • www.southbostontoday.com 3 InformationThe Center All about Bikes and Bombs SOUTH BOSTON TODAY John Ciccone Note: talk back to John Ciccone by email at [email protected] wo topics will fill this week’s on East and West Broadway. But this endangering our neighbors; many of the possibility of war becomes a column. One of them a local is not Cambridge or Brookline (I often them senior citizens, isn’t nice. probability. But this time, polls show T concern to many South thank The Lord for that); it’s South The next topic is of course is the just the opposite. The majority says Bostonians, the other on the minds of Boston and in this neighborhood possible US attack on Syria. It looks no. Personally, as a father with a son just about every American across our we deal with reality, not feel good like our country could be bombing that in the United States Air Force, I’m land. The first one is the proposed fantasy and naiveté. To some in this country soon. Most Americans will concerned. When he was sent to the ‘Bike Lane’ for Broadway. My good town, even a few long time locals, usually rally around our government; Middle East on prior deployments, friend Tommy Flaherty summed it making South Boston more ‘trendy whether the administration is controlled I was, of course, still nervous, but at up perfectly at the recent bike lane and upscale’ is a passion to them. by Democrats or Republicans when CONTINUED ON page 9 meeting when he said “South Boston Their desperate craving to be “hip is getting victimized by stupid ideas and happening” is embarrassing. And and this is right up there.” Just they might be surprised to learn how because some group or organization, many new residents have emailed us however well-intentioned comes up to say the proposed Broadway bike with what some call a ‘New Southie’ lanes are not a good idea at all. In or ‘progressive’ idea does not mean it order for business to be conducted in should automatically be looked upon our business district; whether a quick as a positive change this community run to the bank, picking up a takeout should embrace. And just because order for the family or paying those Mayor Menino wants to see more overdue bills before the utilities or Home of the bike lanes all over Boston, doesn’t cable is shut off, short term double mean that this town should indulge parking is a must; even a way of life. 32 oz Bucket his vision for the future. It’s not a bad It’s a tradition that has been working thing the mayor wants; bike lanes are just fine for generations. Adding bike good in certain locations, but they lanes would end that, no matter what Our 2 Locations: don’t work everywhere and certainly the advocates say. Yes, there are some not on Broadway. He’ll soon be people who want bike lanes. Well, it’s 758 Adams Street gone, back to his home in Hyde Park been said that people in Hell want ice Dorchester and local residents will have to live water. Maybe they can be considered with our main drag being negatively for other streets and roads but as 106 Dorchester Street impacted forever. Tommy Flaherty said, it’s a stupid South Boston Ed Flynn laid out clearly and idea to put them on Broadway. precisely in his letter to South Boston If there are any who ask if I am Today last week all the reasons that personally against bikes – in point of Follow us on Twitter bike lanes on Broadway are not a fact I’m not. I own a fairly nice TREK @psgourmetcoffee good idea. Chief among them were Mountain bike that I love to ride. But safety concerns and the adverse as much as I like my TREK, I would effect it would have on our already never advocate disrupting the lives, Like us on Facebook struggling local businesses. He was routines and traditions of others, just psgourmetcoffee correct with every concern he cited. so I could get a more convenient Technically, double parking is illegal place to ride it. Inconveniencing and 4 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • www.southbostontoday.com September 5, 2013 Hasan is a coward and an unrepentant murderer.” She is urging the public now to focus on the wounded and the victim families, including her son, who was killed during the attack. The goal is to get the attack re- classified to combat related, which would enable surviving victims and their families to qualify for combat related benefits and assistance.

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