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First, a contest.

Next week is The Boston Globe’s Globe Summit . What is Globe Summit? It’s two days of a lot of conversations about the world, how Boston and Massachusetts fit into the world, and … some snacks, I assume .

This year’s theme is Revolutionary Ideas . Speakers include politicians, doctors, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen, soccer analyst Charlie Davies, chef Jordan Rubin, and many more.

As part of the event on Tuesday (Nov. 18), I’ll be in conversatio

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