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Miles Howard

Cognoscenti contributor

Miles Howard is an author, journalist, and trail builder based in Boston. He has written multiple guidebooks on outdoor recreation and he publishes the weekly newsletter "Mind The Moss: a close look at unusual backcountry and urban hikes across New England."

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What Mass. legislators can learn from Tim Walz

What Mass. legislators can learn from Tim Walz

The Massachusetts Legislature is notoriously dysfunctional. Legislators, who just wrapped up another disappointing and demoralizing session, should take a lesson from Gov. Tim Walz, writes Miles Howard. Walz's said: “You...

Aug 7, 2024
Train dreams: A beach adventure

Train dreams: A beach adventure

Maybe you've experienced the Massachusetts shoreline through the windshield of your car on a broiling summer day -- frantic that the parking lot at your desired beach destination is full....

Jun 2, 2024

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It's time to audit the Mass. Legislature

It's time to audit the Mass. Legislature

Between soaring housing costs and a beleaguered public transportation system, there's no shortage of crises facing Massachusetts. But the commonwealth has one of the least efficient, least productive state governments...

Oct 4, 2023
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