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The “Current News Story Parody and Humor” category features my unique perspective — usually quite an irreverent or hilarious perspective — on a a real news event that seems ripe for mocking.
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 3/2018 Sunday morning, after nearly 3 days, the electricity was restored to our street. …And I found myself feeling contemplative. Friday, like…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper 5/2011 What if they gave an apocalypse and no one noticed? For months, we’d seen the billboards –…
By Robert Gillis, who decided to rewrite the AP for April Fool’s Day Breaking news from Geneva, 3/31/2010 — “The world’s largest atom smasher conducted its first experiments at conditions…
by Robert Gillis, who really has too much time on his hands. 10/2009 Lunar officials declared war on Earth early Friday morning after NASA launched a preemptive strike on Cabeus…
Historians note: When this piece was written, Foxboro and the surrounding area saw the sun MAYBE three times in about two and a half months. This is absolutely true —…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 7/2008 Background: Here in Foxboro, a battle has raged — literally raged — over whether a dog park should be allowed to…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper 2/2008 Boston, Mass, February 21 — A science club’s gathering to watch last night’s lunar eclipse turned to horror when the…
By Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper 8/2006 PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Leading astronomers declared Thursday that Earth is no longer a planet under historic new guidelines that…
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, February, 2006 Now! Coverage you can depend on! The news you want, the news you need! All the news! LIVE! From channel…