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EXCERPT: ‘HAMMER HEAD: THE MAKING OF A CARPENTER’

Written by NINA MACLAUGHLIN Posted March 4, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

Nina MacLaughlin left her job at an alt weekly to work as a carpenter. This is her story.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: Book, Boston, Boston Phoenix, Cambridge, Career Change, Carpenter, Carpentrix, Hammer Head, MIT, Nina MacLaughlin, Smoot, Studs Terkel, Working

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NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 3.29.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE.

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There were three near-universal areas of agreement

There were three near-universal areas of agreement among the panelists, starting with "get a seed in the ground." READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT DIGBOSTON #cannabis #shortage #Massachusetts #coronavirus #COVID19

We set off in a convoy and lined the street outsid

We set off in a convoy and lined the street outside the jail, shouting, honking, and driving up and down the road, our cars covered in signs reading “Governor Baker: No Death Camps” and “Release Them All.” READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT DIGBOSTON[dot]COM! #prison #protest #health #Massachusetts #coronavirus #COVID19

"It’s a situation where our primary business mod

"It’s a situation where our primary business model has closed, and our secondary business model has come to the forefront for now." READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT DIGBOSTON[dot]COM! #restaurant #food #socialmedia #streaming #Boston #Massachusetts #coronavirus #COVID19

NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 3.27.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE.

NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 3.27.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE. How to Talk to Your Family About the Coronavirus Pandemic. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT DIGBOSTON[dot]COM! #news #Boston #Massachusetts #coronavirus #COVID19

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“Maybe we’ll see readers come out of this with a reinvigorated interest in #comics, maybe it’ll be a fresh start and an end to the cynicism that comes with comic book and movie fandom these days.” READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT DIGBOSTON[dot]COM! #economy #news #coronavirus #COVID19

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Some of us have noticed that the Trump supporters in our lives and on our timelines are sounding increasingly absurd. So we checked up on some of the places where they get their information from, and holy cow. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT DIGBOSTON[dot]COM! #news #analysis #MAGA #coronavirus #COVID19

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