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SouthBostonTODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door October 8, 2020: Vol.8 Issue 40 SERVING SOUTH BOSTONIANS AROUND THE GLOBE MAYOR WWW.SOUTHBOSTONTODAY.COM Go to our South Boston Today WALSH page to view us online. Make sure you like & share with BOLSTERS your favorite social media! RESOURCES t FOR Bos on T h o t d u a TENANTS o y AT RISK OF S EVICTION @SBostonToday assachusetts statewide eviction moratorium is Want to see your ad in South M slated to end October 17 Boston Today & SBT Online? Building on his commitment to keeping residents in the City of Office: 617.268.4032 or Boston stably housed, Mayor Martin cell: 617.840.1355 or email at J. Walsh announced steps the City is [email protected] taking to ensure Bostonians at risk @SBostonToday CONTINUED ON page 10 NO MORE WAITING IN LINE ! 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Ok, let’s put the brakes even threatened by some require some sort of martial children, with proper safety on this now. A statement government entities (and law. There is a virus. We practices, can celebrate that’s going viral on social those who dare not ques- all know that. Some people Halloween. If we can board media posts pretty much tion orders). But those, who get sick, almost everyone crowded airplanes and go says it all. “The government believe that the majority who does recovers. Yes, to Spin Classes, we can doesn’t run Halloween, of Americans will follow we should be cautious and gather with family, whether seasons, including in our Thanksgiving or Christmas, orders forever when issued take care of ourselves. 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SOUTH BOSTON TODAY John Ciccone Note: talk back to John Ciccone by email at [email protected] or the last 3 and a half plus stop the confirmation of Judge Barrett the holiday just as it is and there are eliminating Columbus Day, how long years, liberal and leftist intoler- and might even bring down Trump’s millions more who feel the same way. before someone has a problem with Fance has been on display like poll numbers, which were their main Apparently, when disgruntled activ- a famous Greek and demand that the never before. While, traditionally, they concerns and only concerns. ists and idiot college students, egged Greek parade no longer be held in Bos- have been the side that has labeled Hate posts on social media sites by on by their America hating professors, ton? Seeing success in eliminating his- everyone who disagrees with them in the so-called enlightened segment of make a fuss about something and issue torical figures, it may only be a matter any way as haters, racists, bigots and a the population were mind boggling. demands, everyone is supposed duck of time before some other nuts decide long list of other insulting descriptions, Some wished the President and his and cover and give them their way. But they don’t like something about Saint all the while it has been they who are wife not just death but wanted them to all of us, no matter who you are should Patrick and want his day gone next. guilty of what they call others. die slowly and in agony. Others wished pay close attention. If these activists If someone wants to make ‘Indige- They have taken their lessons from ill to the Trump children and grandchil- can tear down statues and cancel from nous People’s day a thing, start a move- the infamous Nazi Joseph Goebbels, dren. At least one late night TV hosts recorded history, anyone they dislike, ment and get it done. There are plenty who was Adolph Hitler’s Minister of couldn’t contain his pleasure. The signs no group is safe. Because true to form, of other dates on the calendar. Just back Propaganda who said “Accuse the that the haters carried were as vile as some other activists will have a problem off Columbus Day. Don’t like Christo- other side of that which you your- can be. The nasty letters and the ‘get and make demands to rid us of someone pher Columbus? Too bad. A lot of us self are guilty of”. From so-called dead’ cards were being mailed. Now THEY don’t like. If they succeed in like the holiday just fine the way it is. ‘progressive’ elected officials, to the bear in mind, this was from the same perverted film studios of Hollywood people who call others haters.