It’s been an extraordinary week for me and for us at Radio Boston. We’ve been collecting stories about remembrance, sacrifice and, the wounds of war carried by a very few in a country that seems largely untouched and uninvolved in that war seemingly so far away.
 
If you want to get a glimpse into how the war in Iraq has come home to small town America in ways that are largely unseen and unappreciated, check out what we heard this week in west central Massachusetts…

At left: Athol Memorial Hall

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What is the purpose of public architecture and does Boston’s City Hall fit the bill? This Friday we’ll explore the affordability and practicality of plans to move City Hall.

Call it brutalist architecture or just plain brutal - we want to know what you think about Government Center Plaza, add a comment here.

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Plus, in our web specials:the original sketch of City Hall, and images past and present of Boston’s brutalist masterpiece…