Texas-based Clear Channel Outdoor chose the week of Memorial Day to tell striking billboard workers, including a significant number of U.S. Military veterans employed by the company, that they no longer had jobs. Members of Sign Local #391 … [Read more...]
Archives for May 25, 2007
Why I have opposed casinos in the Commonwealth
I have opposed opening casinos in Massachusetts, not on moral grounds (anyone who has the successful lottery that we do has no moral out on this issue), but on the question of whether or not it makes good economic policy. After studying … [Read more...]
Casino Gambling – There is Really, Seriously No Free Lunch
There is another reason that gambling is illegal, of course. It is not merely a trap for the desperate but also an activity that has been shown in countless studies outside of Massachusetts to lead to increases in local crime, … [Read more...]
The State Church Movement
In the US, those prominently abusing this tenet are the fundamental Christianist evangelicals and the conservative factions of the Roman Catholic and Episcopal Churches.They have inserted their particular sect practices and beliefs in our … [Read more...]
From the Horse’s Mouth: They Chose Not To Lead
Earlier this week, I asked the question, why are Congressional Democrats electing not to execute their Constitutional powers in the negotiation of the Iraq War spending bill? My question is partially answered here, in a blog entry on … [Read more...]
Chelsea City Council President Seeking Seat Vacated by Senator Barrios
Hello, I would like to introduce myself to the folks of the Blue Mass Group. I am the President of the Chelsea City Council and I will be seeking the MA Senate seat which is being vacated by Jarrett Barrios. I am a … [Read more...]