Yoga works for Gisele; why not me?
In Boston we like to think we are on the cutting edge of many things — politics, culture, and fitness.
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Deirdre Reilly has written one humor book, and authored a syndicated family life column for Gatehouse Media for 13 years. She has won a Massachusetts Press Award for humor, her op-eds have been published in the Boston Herald and The Hartford Courant, and she has had short fiction published in literary journals. Deirdre was raised in Columbia, Md., and now lives outside Boston, Ma. She enjoys outdoor pursuits, and is obsessed with the care and happiness of a retired carriage horse named Nello that she bought for a few hundred dollars on a menopausal whim.
Author: Deirdre Reilly
Confederate flag is a symbol of slavery
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One of the gunmen shoots a wounded police officer on the streets of Paris. (YouTube) A murderous melee broke out
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Every Christmas, I wait for The Moment. The Moment is the seconds — or, if I am lucky, a minute
Read moreDark side of Black Friday
The rush is on and the fix is in. It is the time of year when companies wrangle for the
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