NStar and National Grid are currentely offering a discounted rate on the PowerCost Monitor, which monitors your electricity usage wirelessly from your electric meter. The monitor, which retails for $135 can currently be purchased through … [Read more...]
Archives for July 27, 2007
Massachusetts Community Preservation Act: A New Study
Funds raised under CPA have often been used to leverage borrowing to acquire open space, promote historic preservation, or create affordable housing. For example, a community that raises $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds annually … [Read more...]
Cheney has a heart?
Apparently the V.P. will be getting a new defibrillator on Saturday. This raises a few questions in my mind.Will he be turning over power to W while he is under the knife?If Cheney can be defibrillated, can modern medicine prevent the … [Read more...]
Why telephone workers are fighting for the good jobs our communities’ need
For example, thousands of Verizon Wireless and Business employees want the benefits and protections of a union contract, yet management is opposing their efforts to unite in the IBEW and CWA. Employees and customers in Northern New … [Read more...]
Take the survey!
If you have a couple of minutes and would like to help us figure out who reads this blog, hop on over to Blog Reader Project and take a brief survey.There is no obligation, and no salesman will call. … [Read more...]
Ann Romney on Seamus, the mistreated Romney family dog
David's post on healthcare must-sees led me to John McDonough's excellent writing, which led me to the Mitt Romney for President website. (No, really.) Despite myself, I kept reading and reading, drawn in with a sick "I can't … [Read more...]
Poor Howie
Yesterday brought one of the biggest stories in years -- the $100 million judgment against the federal government for the FBI's role in framing four men for the murder of Teddy Deegan -- on a subject that Howie Carr knows more about than … [Read more...]
What Makes a Good Local Blog?
David and I will speak on, "The Agony and Ecstasy of Successful State-Local Blogging," panel next Thursday at YearlyKos from 11-12:30. What points do you think we should stress? Here is the official description of the session:Building … [Read more...]
Hillary wins the battle … long-term, not so much.
I'm not quite conceding defeat in taking Obama's side in the talking-with-baddies kerfuffle. But as both Jim Braude and Seth Gitell argued Wednesday night on NECN (against my position), now I do think Hillary basically comes out ahead in … [Read more...]
Fox Versus the Blogosphere
Bill O'Reilly and the Fox propaganda channel are flailing wildly against the progressive blogosphere. Last week, O'Reilly said the DailyKos was like the KKK or the Nazi Party. That makes at least half of the registered voters in this … [Read more...]