Originally Posted on Citizen Orange"Los Angeles is Burning" - Bad ReligionWhen the hills of Los Angeles are burningPalm trees are candles in the murder windSo many lives are on the breezeEven the stars are ill at easeAnd Los Angeles is … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2007
Support the proposed ballot question to ban dog racing
In light of this post from a few weeks ago, BMG's endorsement of the proposed ban on greyhound racing (in the form of a ballot question on the 2008 ballot) won't come as a shock. But since the signature gathering is now in full swing, … [Read more...]
Casinos, pots, and kettles
Woostah Telegram reports that casino-shilling economist Clyde Barrow of UMass-Dartmouth is sparring with evangelical anti-gambling economist Earl Grinols of Baylor University, saying the latter's religious commitments prevent him from … [Read more...]
Where the money is going in Iraq
David Rose lays out the riches being gleaned by Bush administration cronies in Iraq in an excellent piece in this month's Vanity Fair: "The People vs. the Profiteers." Control of Iraq's oil and enrichment of the Bush and Cheney families and … [Read more...]
NOLA: Forget Me Not, Meet Pearl and Margie
First up is Pearl. Video: Pearl (5:57) My name is Pearl Cantrelle and I'm from New Orleans, Louisiana... I would like to say that the people of New Orleans are a strong group of people. We're always working and coming together as a … [Read more...]
Make that $1 Billion on Life Sciences…Good investment?
I know the legislature has been sitting on it and some there (Chairman Bosley) say the plan needs a lot of work. I'm sure it does. In any event, I hope Beacon Hill can engage in a transparent process considering the life … [Read more...]
WE’RE #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kudos to The Globe for traditionally excellent coverage. If there is a better sports newspaper in the U.S., I don't know it. Credit: Boston Globe. … [Read more...]
Red Sox Open Thread — CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
National Anthem: We have John Williams and the Boston Pops. (Game 1) We have James Taylor for Game 2. They have a some country-western singer. Let's put these Denver ball games and their faux-Cleveland towels out of their misery. … [Read more...]
Life Science Initiative
I will take the easy way out and just post my query here :)Life Science Initiative? What is it?I read the May press releases and it all sounds nice, right up to the unanswered part about how it would be funded and where specificaly it would … [Read more...]
Democratic Massachusetts Senate President Wants to Consider Privitizings Roads and Bridges
Senator Murray has had plenty of time to get it right. She once worked for the Highway Department, rank and file legislator, leader of the Ways and Means Committee and now Senate President. Unfortunately, she had not had the pleasure of the … [Read more...]
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