Should illegal immigrants be able to vote??? State Representative Pam Richardson says they should be able to vote, get licenses to drive, and pay in-state tuition at Massachusetts schools. http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/... … [Read more...]
Archives for April 5, 2009
FYI Governor Patrick Town Hall meeting Monday night
Happy to hear he is getting out there to help us "get it", as we have been asking him rather loudly to do. It is terrific that he is coming to Western MA. It will be streamed live at this link Monday night at 8PM. . The questions will … [Read more...]
Financial Crisis in Laymens Terms
This was forwarded to me and appears to be a pretty good description of how the Wall Street geniuses got us into this situation. Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Berlin. In order to increase sales, she decides to allow her loyal … [Read more...]
Rich Executives Have Bled the Boston Globe Dry
NYTimes executives have kept the same salaries even as ad revenues have declined. Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr, whose family controls the Times through a special class of shares, will earn about $1.09 million this year, according to a … [Read more...]
Amtrak upgrading service on the Boston-to-Chicago line
Still trying to keep up to date on Massachusetts Amtrak and commuter rail service improvements. This article is good news not only because it shows Amtrak is focusing on the Northeast region, but it also shows increased ridership which is … [Read more...]
Executive Compensation Ratio?
In all the uproar about The Globe, I seem to have missed a hugely important factor: the Executive Compensation Ratio (ECR). What is the ratio of executive pay to "average" worker pay at the Globe? While I understand that none of those … [Read more...]
As the Globe Turns
Switchblade sisters: Boston.com teaser copy on the lead story from the Globe: Threat to Globe triggers flood of feelings News that The New York Times Co. might shut down the Boston Globe if its unions don't swiftly agree to $20 million in … [Read more...]