The White House announced today that Massachusetts has won almost seven percent of the 2009-10 White House fellow positions: almost three times our share of the national population. We're also continuing to punch well above out weight in … [Read more...]
Archives for June 25, 2009
Leslie Schuler
Is the poster boy for the death penalty. I applaud my former Rep. John Binienda for joining the effort to reinstitute the death penalty. … [Read more...]
Light a candle – poetry for the passage of short lives, and public lives both – sharing a poem
This poem was written after the death of my great aunt, who gave me an oral history of my family and its travels through time and cultures. There have been several public and painful deaths this week - a four year old boy in … [Read more...]
A Hand-Up for Low-Income Families
We found that financial stability -- being able to consistently afford a place to live, food to eat, healthcare when sick, and other simple necessities - is a dream that's currently out of reach for hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts … [Read more...]
State Senator Dick Moore (D-Uxbridge) Has Got to Go, with Poll
Massachusetts Nurses Association News & Events Statement in Response to Sen. Richard Moore Who Compares MNA to Terrorist Organization 06.25.2009 CANTON, MA - The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) today condemned a statement made by … [Read more...]
Transportation
On June 18th, the State Legislature passed the FY 2010 Budget and sent it to Governor Deval Patrick for his approval. The Budget calls for an increase of the state sales tax to 6.25% generating an additional $900 million per year. Out of … [Read more...]
Timmy, Timmy, timmy!
Oops! $25 million off the table. What else has he forgotten to tell people about say loser slot parlors or enabling pension abuse ? Tim please run for Governor. It will make Patrick's re-election campaign really sail. … [Read more...]
When does it end?
How much more of this monarchist-like flummery can we possibly endure??? Case in point, today's web edition (is there any other) of Politico.com where we are tutored on the actual dangers a president faces when he is, well, "perfect" … [Read more...]
For Sale: 1 Ark… never used
I stepped out of a building in Boston to be confronted with a giant flaming ball of gas in the sky. And, tho this orb be yellow, the world is suffused with a brilliant blue. The ancients tell of a time, called 'summer', when … [Read more...]
Calling Out Tsongas & Kerry On The Public Option
Each response has the standard, we understand the scope of the problem (cite statistics) and this is what we have accomplished (cite legislation). What neither have is a bold statement that the PUBLIC OPTION is vital to reform.:v( Kerry's … [Read more...]