Published September 28, 2010

I’m always scanning the public radio universe and Boston blogosophere for tasty morsels…

Noam Chomsky says we should embrace, not marginalize, the Tea Party. He was on WBUR today. (On Point)

Massachusetts might lose a Congressional district. That would make the stakes even higher for the current election. (ElectionWire)

The United States is wiretapping Mahmoud Karzai, the owner of Cambridge’s Helmand restaurant. Also, Hamid Karzai’s brother lives in Cambridge?! (Wicked Local Cambridge)

Thomas Wright of Brookline could have met this tragic end if Boston police had not intervened. (A.Currell/Flickr)

Women suffer from pain more than men. But women have more pain to put up with. (Radio Boston)

Kitty Dukakis is taking on beer distributors. The former alcoholic opposes the repeal of a sales tax on liquor, which funds addiction recovery services. (Universal Hub)

Zipcar is telling Cambridge drivers not to “door” bicyclists. The company is putting stickers on every side-view mirror. (CommonHealth)

Boston Police arrested Thomas Wright, of Brookline, for cruising around in a stolen golf cart. He “found” it outside of City Hall. (BPD News)

The putter used by Jim Furyk to win $11.35 million at the Tour Championship this weekend was purchased for $39 in Easton. It had been traded in by Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Paul Szep. (ESPN)