PERSPECTIVE
It's the Engineering, Stupid
When placing blame for the Big Dig accident, one point is too often overlooked: mistakes happen.


The fiascos of the Big Dig have unleashed a torrent of self-criticism that sometimes seems to verge on self-loathing. More than two months since the death of Milena Del Valle, the fury continues unabated. The project's failures, many argue, epitomize all that is wrong with Massachusetts. We're too liberal, too corrupt, too unionized. We have too many Democrats (or too ... (Full article: 749 words)
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