Some slightly off-the-beaten-path stories you may have missed over the past week:

— They’ve been writing variations of this headline for decades: “Weymouth Air Base Redevelopment: This Time It’s Different?” (Banker & Tradesman)

— And they’re taking ground fire in a lot of other towns too: “Amazon drops Westborough drone delivery plan after pushback” (WBUR)

— The Rosebud was underperforming long before this: “Owner of iconic Somerville diner surrenders license, landlord seeking new tenant” (MassLive)

— Desperate times call for desperate measures: ”Scented scratch tickets debut as Lottery sees sales decline” (BBJ)

— Turns out students really want to learn the Classics: “The Brutal Harvard Class That Suddenly Everyone Wants to Take” (WSJ)

— For some reason I had gotten the impression it was journalistically passé. Wrong: “What is the Cook Political Report, and why is Washington so obsessed with it?” (Washington Post)

— Two immigrant groups have become key swing voters: “The Americans changing politics for the better” (The Economist)

— Their main drawback: On a hot day, the beer gets warm by the end: “The Rise of the Tallboy is a Sign of the Times” (The Atlantic)

— War in the age of drones: “Ukrainians are fighting Russians Inside Gas Pipes. I went in one” (NYT)