Published August 23, 2010

Just back from a week off the grid and catching up. (It doesn’t seem like I missed a busy week, though.) Here’s a roundup of some stories that caught my attention on this rainy Monday morning:

• Archidocese Blocks Critics’ Blogs
  The Archdiocese of Boston, under attack by anonymous conservative Catholic bloggers, has blocked access to one of the websites from computers within the church’s Braintree headquarters.
• Gov. Deval Patrick Backs Big Dig Firm For T job
  Gov. Deval Patrick, who’s blasted Republican rival Charles D. Baker for his role in the Big Dig fiasco, is pushing to hire Parsons Brinckerhoff – an architect of the Hub highway debacle — to help build the MBTA’s highly touted Green Line extension.
• Some Mass. GOP Candidates Believe Obama Is Muslim
  Congressional candidates right here in Massachusetts say they think the president is a Muslim. Two Republicans, Robert Chipman of Plainville and Robert Delle of Westboro, are running for the 3rd District against U.S. Rep. James McGovern and have both said they believe Mr. Obama is a Muslim.
• MIT Educator Wants To Make Stars Of Entrepreneurs
  Seeking to emulate Hollywood’s starry Walk of Fame, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology educator has proposed to honor successful local “geeks” and “suits.”
• It’s Raining
  Rebecca Gould, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said the state would receive between 2 to 3 inches of rain.

What are you reading this morning?