I quite enjoyed the "Cover It Live" live-blogging tool. If you're curious as to how it went, I've moved the window to the bottom of the page -- you can replay the live-blog there. What did you think of the speech? The live-blog? … [Read more...]
Archives for February 24, 2009
Double Deval Disappointment
Derek Clary, 20, drove from Maine to identify the body of his mother, Bridget Clary, 42, who died Sunday night (October 1, 2006) after a fire in her home in Gloucester. Because of cuts that eliminated a fire station, the response time was … [Read more...]
We Need to Ensure Justice is Not Robbed of the People
In 2005, Sen. Arlen Specter attemped to take justice from the people and court systems and put it in the hands of corporations and insurance companies.This may be a simplistic view of S.852, (Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act, … [Read more...]
March 5th Education Platform Meeting
I will have printouts of Deval Patrick's "Readiness Report" as well as the platform section on education available. We hope to have facilities to collect and input in written or even oral form to forward to the state Democratic Party … [Read more...]
23 Governors Come to Capitol to Push Renewable Electricity Standard
Bipartisan Group Highlights the Benefits of Wind Energy, Need for Federal Action In Washington, DC today, the 23 members of the Governors' Wind Energy Coalition released a report outlining the benefits of wind energy for their states and … [Read more...]
Bargains on Rents and the Instability of Banks
Not only does that ratio have a distance more to fall, but there's evidence rents are falling too. If you're a bank, that's not such good news. It means that the downward adjustment will go further than just matching historical … [Read more...]
Blogging the future of transportation in MA
Part of the Gov's transportation reform plan is to make the whole process more transparent and at least somewhat interactive. The website devoted to this purpose -- You Move Massachusetts -- is up and running, and Secretary Aloisi has … [Read more...]
Lazzerini’s campaign debut a smashing success
Joseph Lazzerini was in a world of his own Sunday night as he kicked off his campaign for Ward I city council. At 18 years-old, he is the youngest person to run for the position in the history of Attleboro. More than 150 people were in … [Read more...]