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Guess Which Word In Its Name Dunkin’ Donuts Is Thinking of Getting Rid Of?

Matthew McDonald

It's "Donuts." Calorie-conscious Americans aren't as pro-doughnut as they used to be, and now Dunkin' Donuts, founded in Quincy and headquartered in Canton, is test-marketing a new brand name:  "Dunkin'."

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Tributes Pour In for Don Baylor, ’86 Red Sox Hero

Matthew McDonald

Don Baylor, 68, died Monday, August 7 of multiple myeloma. He was a leader of the Boston Red Sox team that won the American League pennant in 1986 in unlikely fashion; during the season he ran a kangaroo court demanding fines for players who made mental errors, and in the crucial Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the California Angels he hit a two-run home run late that made the astounding comeback possible.

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