[act-ma] Pike Hike Protest, Pike Privatization and More at Open Media Boston (week of 12/5/08)

[Jason Pramas]

[please forward widely]

Hi folks,

Check out this week's top stories from Open Media Boston (and toss us a 
donation at http://www.openmediaboston.org/donate if the holiday 
spirit/whatever moves you):

News: East Boston Turns Out to "Stop The Pike Hike"
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/450

Editorial: Privatizers "Have No Shame" in Proposal to Lease Mass. 
Turnpike to Corporations
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/452

Opinion: National Native American Day Of Mourning March Takes to the 
Streets of Plymouth
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/447

Tech: Tequila! Hack Your Hallmark Greeting Card
http://openmediaboston.org/node/451

Arts: Elizabeth and the Catapult: Far Off in the Distance, There Lies a Band
http://www.openmediaboston.org/node/449

And more to come in our News section this weekend ...


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