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...that I've had much to say. But the announcement last Wednesday from Gov. William F. Weld '66 that the third harbor tunnel is to be named "Ted Williams Tunnel" was too perfect for this sports-[illiterate] to pass...
...soon as the project to build the third harbor tunnel was announced a few years ago, my father had predicted with chagrin that it would be named the "Thomas P. "Tip' O'Neill Tunnel." I liked it. The Tip O'Neill Tunnel. The Tip Tunnel. Tip's Tunnel to Town. It has a nice, absurd ring to it--unless, of course, you're a Republican. But in a city so unified on party lines, where Tip O'Neill seems to represent the personal interests of every man, woman and child, Republican governors don't have much choice...
Weld's only other choice, it seemed, would be to name the tunnel after a North End hero. That may have avoided party politics, but would have caused a neighborhood-based battle just as fierce. The North End had gotten cheated when the second harbor tunnel ran straight through their Italian neighborhood. Not only did it disrupt the unique life of the North End, but the city added an extra insult. The tunnel was named "Callahan"--not the most Italian name around. So when the third harbor tunnel was slated to run through South Boston, the most Irish neighborhood...
Many of the videos relate to restaurants and sites mentioned in the book, Templeton said. "One example: we've got a video down by the Harbor on one of the trolley tours...Thebasic idea is that we hope they can see where theymay be going," he said...
...film that absolutely needed to be made, ought to be seen, deserves most of the praise sure to come its way. For viewers who know little about what occurred in the early years of the AIDS epidemic, it is an invaluable primer. For those who still harbor hopes that TV movies about important public issues can rise at least to the level of a high school textbook, it will prove a bit disappointing...