The times, they are a' changin'

The time has come. The torch has been passed. Now more than ever, a new generation must take over from the old, bring new hope and carry on the work and struggles of their forebears. Much has been done, but there is still more to do.

And the Boston Globe is there to report on the dramatic generational changes as a new guard takes the helm...in the civil rights moment and the New England mafia.

Wait, what?

Yes, it's true. The Globe ran two front page stories today on generational change, in the civil rights movement and among the local members of La Cosa Nostra. Right next to each other.

Does this strike anyone else as an odd editorial choice?

(And in case you were wondering, the civil rights movement is doing a little better than the mob these days.)