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Liquor License Wire

LL-2013-01-29-at-10.24.40-AM.jpgHere's one way to describe how Boston got its liquor license issues: "Prohibition frenzy about alcohol and a power struggle between Yankee legislators and Irish-dominated local governments." A city councilor put it that way at a recent license meeting, where it was noted that the limited number of licenses and high cost are a burden on "small neighborhood establishments." [UH]