Kid from Fall River
E.J. Dionne is a substantial journalist. He works for the Washington Post and appears frequently as a commentator on This Week with George Stephanopoulos and Meet the Press. He wrote a sweet piece about being from Fall River and Ted Kennedy that you might find interesting. It captures the spirit of Massachusetts very nicely.
Oh, and by the way, when Dionne appears on This Week it is like seeing double. George Stephanopoulos is also from Fall River!