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Respects can be paid at 9/11 ceremony, but irony wasn’t among the dead
By Marc Levy
Published: September 9, 2011
The mayor offered an odd invitation to Cambridge’s 9/11 commemoration during the week’s School Committee meeting.
Helplessly appreciative after 9/11
By Marc Levy
Published: September 5, 2011
Right after 9/11 there were a couple of things that hit me pretty hard.
Memorial Day shooting revives surveillance camera issues
By Marc Levy
Published: June 6, 2011
A bid for surveillance cameras in high-crime areas returned to the City Council agenda Monday, a week after a Memorial Day shooting in Area IV that injured one person.
Give up the lie of misunderstood Islam
By Marc Levy
Published: May 7, 2011
Two Muslim men thrown off a Delta flight Friday are saying “If they understood Islam, they wouldn’t do this,” but that’s a lie.
The attacks that burned me out
By Marc Levy
Published: April 4, 2011
Growing up in the age of Reagan and his weird wars might have totally and permanently burned out my outrage over presidential adventures in armed conflict.
Citizen’s trip sponsorship overtakes Israel controversy
By Marc Levy
Published: March 8, 2011
A second week of already difficult debate over police officials’ training in Israel doubled in complexity Monday when a letter emerged saying a private citizen had paid for the trip, leading to city councillors excoriating the city manager for pursuing the policy.
Police trip to Israel brings torrent of criticism
By Marc Levy
Published: March 1, 2011
A police trip to Israel for a counterterrorism seminar drew a flood of comment at Monday’s meeting of the City Council, resulting in an epic two-hour public comment session of which 70 percent of the time — that’s 23 of 34 speakers — was spent on the topic.
U.S. investigates Helmand owner, Journal says
By Marc Levy
Published: September 28, 2010
Mahmood Karzai, owner of The Helmand restaurant in East Cambridge and brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, is under investigation on corruption charges from U.S. prosecutors, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Emergency-Bra event supports arrival of Ig Nobel Awards
By Marc Levy
Published: September 21, 2010
It was about a year ago Dr. Elena Bodnar discussed her combination gas mask and bra at the annual Ig Nobel Awards — winning the 2009 Ig Nobel Public Health Prize — and now will be showing off the commercial version, which is ready for sale.
T checkpoints deter threats, officials say nearing four years without arrests
By Marc Levy
Published: August 31, 2010
No arrests or investigations have resulted from more than 1,420 security checkpoints MBTA police have run at T stations since Oct. 10, 2006.