Source: WBUR: Radio Boston with David Boeri

“…surprising to me was a monument to Khalil Gibran. That faces the Boston Public Library because that like for it was so important to him and that opened up for me all kinds of information about Lebanese …”

“…the corner bookstore but. One of my favorites is actually in Harvard Square and -- street. Behind the old old home of the president of -- when it was around with college and -- around …”

“…to -- three stories down orange avenue where he shared his boyhood among Irish French and Italian immigrants. Including my grandparents. What every came home from the house and Capitol Hill. . He visit John the cobbler frank the barber read the butcher in the restaurant run by my I'm Mary and uncle Billy. …”

“…Rockefeller marked America's most beloved -- I think we're not really can't read it. Welcome -- and -- an old north on our side of the early 1837. I. …”

“…I have the Barbados they had the ths she's 48 now and Barbie dated -- and actually had a Barbie burial in my backyard and we had purring up Catholic I actually went my ths was a priest and nearly all color form. And we used to have -- each of which we actually Barry we have funerals. And I would actually. Dig them up I -- and -- and then I'd excavate them and Barbie burial ground. In Boston psychic and knew back then that it was destined to be an archaeologist. …”

“…other in the woods. We begin with Ellen birth plan. And another burial ground not -- this time. -- Boston Harbor. This isn't something this is no silences the neck or shoulder. Wow it's look …”

“…Vantage points to an expansive parking lot next to the river and a big drain pipe that sticks into the Charles. Here in the tens of Milford Bellingham and frankly with the river maybe twenty feet and its widest. The impact of fast growth alone for 95 has created a sea of asphalt. It speaks in summer and when the rains come all the phosphorus runoff from lawns and lots and cars. Floods the -- Charles without a chance to percolate through the ground and be filtered hurts. And from the looks of the river on the downstream side of the -- for him. That dirty water might be the only supply of water of the river gets at this point. This is the Charles River itself and it's not two two grand that's. -- this is this is still within two feet deep by can I can imagine it's any deeper than two -- any point here. A field of weeds instead of the river. . In a disturbing description -- says the -- has been deep water. And it stays that way for a couple miles more until the new food waste water treatment plant makes the river hole again so to speak. By adding three million gallons of water with -- its own loaded and -- …”

“…radio I'm David -- Headwaters. I am at the Headwaters of the Charles River in Hopkinton. Little suburban road between two houses one of them. With a barking -- so -- beautiful lawns and held him down the I'm in the middle. I'm in the middle Charles River. . Over which have to start somewhere and this one starts here the trucks and it starts right here since the map a minute ditch -- about three or four feet wide. And from here. It travels eating -- eighty miles down river. . And sneak like. Before it gets to Boston and yet here at the beginning is simply the beginning of the problem because. There's practically no water here and when you don't get to water downstream -- it's women. Wins the Charles River going to be healthy healthy. In the sense that you be able to swim it without looking for flags -- warning to …”

“…I myself was the oldest of seven and nine double quick in high school at fourteen. And I did not return high school and while seventeen that was due to the scene. Friends and -- being killed locked up and I myself that if I told him Monday. I want to be able to provide them known that was my purpose of return back to school you're game -- Hung on the streets and not technically gaming the crew of friends I -- stealing cars zoom in as …”

“…state. In the middle class and in most of Massachusetts we take high school graduation for granted as a normal and expected step forward. But that's not the case in school systems which many as half …”

“…radio I'm David where I saw Sam Adams the other day. And read our back James Michael -- John F Kennedy George Washington on a horse along home run away …”

“…cities with one or more percent of construction costs dedicated to public art programs. . I'm struck by what Boston has lost. In Austin they use all the panels in the show people morning glories to form …”

“…the publicity chair for the the -- race committee. The annual -- Senator Ted Kennedy has raced in for the past fifteen years. He says Kennedy -- the tradition lead out by his brother. If Casey guarded the -- from development Ted Kennedy defense Nantucket sound from privatization. This isn't about privilege McLaughlin says it's about protecting public resource. …”

“…A week ago I started learning about seizures after the news of Senator Ted Kennedy. . This week I learned the word go Leo home. And I suppose most of the country did because reaction to the news …”

“…long as they get to keep all their tips. No benefits no Health Insurance sick days -- vacation time. It's the tips she's working on a weekend night she can pocket 300 dollars. …”

“…dollars plus interest. Riordan then jumped to -- Starbucks here and in New York generally the problem is -- ignorance. Peter Christy the president of the Massachusetts restaurant association says lawyers like -- Riordan. I just …”

“…speakers of that house Charlie clarity and Tom Finneran. Were indicted by federal prosecutors and ended up this felt. …”

“…for. Another sign that something's wrong so yeah it was you'd be. New York yeah yeah all right thank you -- I initiated okay thank you. The Macy is denied any improprieties but I have some …”

“…greater efficiency and to lower costs. But colleges like to emphasize those student teacher ratios as we can -- Christopher bronco is Huard to point out other -- never -- as they see we have a student faculty ratio of eleven to one so again -- small. So there's the biggest reason higher education is so expensive. It relies a lot of human capital and human capital requires substantial salaries and benefits. For example at Wheaton …”

“…wary. I used to be embarrassed that my family never had a new car I rarely bought new clothes and we never upgraded our living and but when it came time for me to go to …”