Due to the prediction of a storm, Representative Ruth B. Balser's announcement that she is a candidate for Mayor of Newton will be postponed from the planned date of Wed, Jan 28. You will be contacted as soon as possible with the date of … [Read more...]
Archives for January 27, 2009
RE-UPDATED: I’m Still Looking at Running for Democratic State Committee
We have a vacancy in the conference-elected male seat representing the First Essex and Middlesex Senate District, which runs from Wilmington to Rockport, and from Manchester to West Newbury, covering 17 communities on the North Shore. This … [Read more...]
Are we really over race?
Are we really over race? By: devona walker Watching the Inauguration on Tuesday, I fell prey to my more naive urges. I watched and listened to broadcast commentators fawn over the First Family and our collective diversity, brave the frigid … [Read more...]
Why youth violence still plagues urban communities
By: Devona Walker theloop21.com Young urban violence is not something many want to talk about. Black folks have grown tired of having our communities pigeonholed as violent. And in America at large, violent crime continues to decline. So, … [Read more...]
Ground Rules for the New Predatory Gambling Debate
3) Move the discussion beyond whether we "permit" gambling. It's not about buying a square in the Super Bowl office pool or playing poker on your kitchen table with the guys from the neighborhood on Friday night. Those are examples of … [Read more...]
President Obama Overturns Bush Administration on Clean Cars
January 26, 2009 Ben Wright 617-747-4313 President Obama Overturns Bush Administration on Clean Cars Boston/, //MA//-/President Barack Obama today directed the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its March 2008 decision to block … [Read more...]
ACLU brings Glenn Greenwald to Boston, Feb. 7
Greenwald worked previously as a constitutional law and civil rights litigator, and is the author of two New York Times bestselling critiques of the Bush administration: "How Would a Patriot Act?" (2006), and "A Tragic Legacy" … [Read more...]
We need some serious sentencing reform.
Former AIG Exec Slapped with Four-Year Sentence is a story about Christian Milton, vice president of reinsurance. Prosecutors say the fraud involved executives from AIG and General Re propping up AIG's stock price and inflating reserves by … [Read more...]
It’s over: Rogers concedes
Herald has the scoop: DeLeo said Majority leader John Rogers (D-Norwood) has given up his bruising battle to replace DiMasi. He gave up, a source tells the Herald, earlier today. "It becomes obvious at a certain point," a source said about … [Read more...]
Sorry Pocoloco91
I loved your comment in the Herald today. Sorry for jumping all you. It's a force of habit here. … [Read more...]