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City, state, and business can’t let July 4 Parade of Sail sink

  February 24, 2012

The Tall Ships celebration planned for this Fourth of July in Boston Harbor promises to become an indelible memory for millions of New Englanders, a civic celebration with real historical resonance. It’s the bicentennial of the War of 1812, when the US Navy came of age through the triumphs of Boston’s own USS Constitution. The city, state, and local business community must do all they can to make sure that the event lives up to its potential.

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