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Upper left: Health: “golden” consultations at the hospital and local health authority: they spend 2.3 million Departments and services at the Manzoni [hospital] up for bidding by private interests? Tragedy: mother of three dies in the crash Left: Free gift: the map of the pre-Alpine lakes 350 thousand euros to the extortionists: gas station owner… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 21

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Clamorous: Videocameras and ZTL [zona traffico limitato – “limited traffic zone”]: the justice of the peace annuls the [traffic] fines Molests a girl: band leader arrested (the photo) Parking: Mayor Faggi “We’ll do the Serpentino” [?] Scandal: young girl has sex at school in exchange for cell phone recharges Albanian severely beats the owner of… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 20

Italy Changing: La Dolce Vita Ain’t What It Used to Be

A few days ago I posted a message on the [now defunct] Expats in Italy forum about the fact that I am (partially) leaving Italy to take a job in the US. This has engendered much discussion, and has raised some points that I want to expand on. Simo, an Italian now resident in the… Continue reading Italy Changing: La Dolce Vita Ain’t What It Used to Be

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Goodbye to the widow and historic pharmacist Degradation at Bione [a local sports complex] – teams in revolt Offerings stolen from the Capucin [friars] Tragedy: Worker at Fiocchi [a factory] tries to kill himself, his mother wants to save him and dies Black Thursday on the trains and Trenitalia threatens price increases You might also… Continue reading Everyday Italian: Newspaper Headlines 19