Andrew Phelps

Former Staff

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Gov. Deval Patrick, center, is administered the oath of office by Mass. Senate President Therese Murray, left, as his wife holds the Bible, Thursday. (AP)

Gov. Patrick: 'Our Best Days Lie Ahead'

In his inaugural address on Thursday, Gov. Deval Patrick invoked the same values of optimism and leadership that he campaigned on to win a second term. Patrick promised improvements in...

Timeline: WBUR's Top Stories Of 2010

Scott Brown. Health care reform. Teen bullying. Deval Patrick. Cape Wind. Chuck Turner. Casinos. Texting while driving. The Mattapan murders. These are some of the biggest stories of 2010. Review...

Mass. Voters Reject Sales Tax Cut

Massachusetts voters have rejected a ballot question that would have cut the state sales tax rate by more than half.

Vowing An End To Violence, Mattapan Mourns Mother And Son

As the congregation mourned for 21-year-old Eyanna Flonory and her 2-year-old son, Amani Smith — victims of last week's quadruple-homicide in Mattapan — the bishop at Morning Star Baptist Church...

Icy Sidewalks Ruling Could Be A Slippery Slope

There could be quite an increase in slip-and-fall lawsuits in Massachusetts, come winter. The state Supreme Judicial Court has reversed a centuries-old understanding about when property owners can be held...

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03:07Jul 27, 2010

Iconic Boston Citgo Sign Gets A Makeover

The iconic red, white and blue Citgo sign visible over the left field wall of Fenway Park every time another Red Sox home run clears the Green Monster is going...

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Jul 22, 2010

Teachers Are Asked To Reapply At 6 Boston Schools

Teachers and staff members at six Boston schools will have to reapply for their jobs, and the principals of five schools have been fired, after the state identified 12 city...

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Mar 4, 2010

A Visual History Of Boston's Combat Zone

When bulldozers demolished seedy Scollay Square in the midcentury to make way for Government Center, city planners worried the sex shops and peep shows would seep into Back Bay. To...

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Feb 19, 2010

Geek Artists Reveal The Robots Within

Some 70 artists around Boston set out to reveal their "inner robots" for a new show opening Friday in the South End. The results are beautiful and bizarre.

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05:15Jan 29, 2010

WBUR Video: In 'Decapitated' Haiti, A Boston Nonprofit Mobilizes

With Haiti's main hospitals in ruin, a Boston woman's army of doctors and nurses is mobilizing to help people in Port-au-Prince. We speak with Ophelia Dahl, executive director of Partners...

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Jan 15, 2010