@eDougBanks

Business editor, journalist, Worcester-born. UMass Amherst, Pitt MFA. @writeboston board.

 Revere, MA
linkedin.com/in/douglasbanks
Joined May 2008
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When you think you’re special because someone sends you a cookie with your face on it...then you go to Starbucks and they misspell “Doug” like this...
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Keith Foulke@KeithFoulkeOct 27
22years have passed but, still feels like we shocked the world yesterday! Cheers my friends. @RedSox
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omg so do we
WholesomeMemes
@WholesomeMemeOct 26
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ON THIS DAY: The Boston Red Sox came back from down 3-0 to beat the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the ALCS 🙌 22 Years later, and it still feels surreal 🤩
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RetroNewsNow
@RetroNewsNowOct 10
On October 10, 1980, the arcade game ‘Pac-Man’ was released in North America
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The first measurable snowfall of the season was recorded yesterday (October 5th), with 0.7" of snow measured over the last 24 hours. The snow was accompanied by thick rime ice, subzero wind chills, and a peak wind gust of 110 mph!
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The SPEAKER implies. The LISTENER infers. The DUDE abides.
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RetroNewsNow
@RetroNewsNowSep 30
🚬The first two seasons of 'The Flintstones' were co-sponsored by Winston cigarettes
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GBH Archives@GBHArchivesSep 27
Harvard students along the Charles River spell out the letters for GLORIA for the GBH News camera crew during Hurricane Gloria on September 27, 1985.
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The waves are starting to break at/over the seawall already at Short Beach in Revere and Winthrop, and high tide is still two hours away
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Red Sox
@RedSoxSep 13
Please enjoy every pitch of Payton Tolle's immaculate inning.

Payton Tolle immaculate Inning

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NESN
@NESNSep 8
.@GwynethPaltrow taking in some #RedSox baseball tonight!
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Here is our draft definition of 'artificial intelligence' from 1981. It was written by a lovely human.
Index card with Merriam-Webster's draft definition of 'artificial intelligence' from 1981

ALT Index card with Merriam-Webster's draft definition of 'artificial intelligence' from 1981

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Restaurateurs talk World Cup, Michelin Guide and shrinking margins - Boston Business Journal bizjournals.com/boston/news/… via @BosBizJournal

Boston restaurateurs talk World Cup, Michelin Guide and shrinking margins

Boston restaurant operators discuss how the World Cup and Michelin Guide affected their businesses amid ongoing industry challenges.

bizjournals.com
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MLB
@MLBAug 31
Payton Tolle is an absolute gem 😭
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RetroNewsNow
@RetroNewsNowAug 30
🎶Billboard Hot 100 (For Week Ending August 30, 1980)
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Aug 15, 1981: 45 years ago, "Endless Love" by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. #80s Held the top spot for 9 weeks!
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I’m a big fan of your big flags in America. This one in Boston is an absolute peach!
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17 years ago tonight, August 11, 2009, WBCN 104.1 FM signed off forever. A Boston broadcast institution from 1968–2009 and the station that aired the Patriots’ first Super Bowl win. Bradley Jay Huckins played the final song as BCN faded out.
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July 27, 1984: the film Purple Rain was released in theaters. #80s
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GBH Archives@GBHArchivesJul 27
East Boston residents react to seeing the Ten O'Clock News van driving through their neighborhood in August, 1976.
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