Writer

Charles C. Matthews

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A Human Tragedy

T HE FIERY END of Challenger and her crew is history now, sealed forever into the most uncomfortable corner of


I Buy, Therefore I Am

C onsumerism. The very mention of the word inspires images of Andy Warhol's gigantic Campbell's Soup cans and vacuous shoppers


Wellesley Strike Averted By Three year Contract

Averting a strike scheduled for today, Wellesley College and the union representing nearly 300 of its workers have settled on


Relatives Drop Late Professor's Tobacco Lawsuits

Relatives of a deceased Harvard professor have decided to drop four multi-million dollar lawsuits which the scholar brought against tobacco


Drab Documentary Misses the Beat

A N UNKNOWN ACTOR scurries across a northern California beach. He's playing Jack Kerouac. But this supposedly athletic-looking Beatnik writer


Union Blues

When Kristine Rondeau first walked into a small Tremont St. labor union office 10 years ago, she was optimistic. Rondeau,


Two Skulls Not Linked To Crime, Police Say

Two human skulls discovered in Cambridge, four weeks ago most likely were props in strange rituals and are linked to


Government Gets Tough on Defaulters

The U.S. Department of Education will send more than 80,000 letters this weekend warning students who have defaulted on federal


Whose Recovery?

"The depressing fact is that real poverty in the United States has been increasing at the same time as unprecedented