Primary election news in Massachusetts

Secretary of State William Galvin predicts light voter participation in today's primary election. Granted, there are few statewide contests to generate excitement. The top of the ticket is settled for Democrats, Republicans, and independents.  Some local folks are running for the down-ballot positions of treasurer and auditor. (See Elections: 2010 Democratic Primary Candidates and Elections: 2010 Republican Primary Candidates.)
Nonetheless,  with the election as a major civic event and with all else going on in the nation and the world, you might wonder why Fox 25 led last night's newscast with a 1:57 story about a Needham family dog that was shot and killed by a pellet gun.

via Family dog shot and killed

Boston's two dailies don't acquit themselves very well, either.

The Herald has one small story and an editorial

The Globe offers a small blurb many pixels from the top

It's a theme that we'll come back to often. The media doesn't tell us what to think, but they do tell us what to think about.