I spoke with a woman named Penny Arsenault prior to the Edwards' arrival. She is a secretary at a middle school and was very concerned about NCLB and education in general. She said that she'd gone for a walk and delivered hand … [Read more...]
Archives for August 26, 2007
Which way on Fernald?
Ten days ago Judge Tauro ruled that the Romney administration acted illegally in threatening to close the Fernald Center, although the nearly 50 transfers that resulted were declared legal, and transfers may now resume. This puts the … [Read more...]
The Right to Run
The continuing saga in Lowell of ?she said, she said,? in the Tsongas and Donoghue race is actually voided by one fact: Niki Tsongas was part and parcel of the team that helped her late husband recruit people to run for City … [Read more...]
Comment rescue: zero ratings clarified
Buried deep in the Editor's Eldridge endorsement diary, David makes an important clarification of the desired use for zero ratings:"0" ratings are not be used for divergent opinions, but are reserved for comments that contain personal … [Read more...]
I was there – John Edwards One America New Hampshire Tour stops in Manchester!
First he spoke briefly. He said he wanted to be known as the "jobs president", and before taking economic actions, would be asking himself, "Is this good for the jobs of Middle-class Americans?" He stated, "I will close tax … [Read more...]
Legislature to solve DSS problems with name change
Among the recommendations were: significantly lower caseloads for social workers, multi-disciplinary teams, more mental health services, intensive community based services for families and no managed care in child welfare. It called for … [Read more...]
Cooling tower collapses at Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant
This took place a few days ago, but I just heard about it. Here's what happened:An inside portion of one of 22 cooling towers at Vermont Yankee failed Tuesday, forcing the plant to cut power production by more than 50 percent.... "The … [Read more...]
Tribal politics threaten casino
In the Boston Globe, Christine Wallgren reports that officials from 17 surrounding communities and two regional planning agencies will meet tomorrow with Gov. Deval Patrick's economic-development czar, Dan O'Connell, to ask that Patrick … [Read more...]
Just in time for football season…
Another reason to dislike Peyton Manning: his campaign contributions.Courtesy of a site I hadn't seen before called Newsmeat. … [Read more...]