Question for the BMGers. How is the Beck Boycott going? Will the Boycott hurt Glen Beck or make his show more popular? Will the Boycott end with the Glen Beck Show being canceled? If so when? And if not why? … [Read more...]
Archives for October 14, 2009
Greyhound Breeders Make Final Pitch to Undermine Will of the Voters, Call Your Lawmakers Today
With 78 days left until dog racing ends in our state, out-of-state greyhound breeders are feverishly making a final pitch to state lawmakers, trying to convince them to undermine the will of the voters. Nevermind that the Greyhound … [Read more...]
Times: We Won’t Sell the Globe
The announced reason is its "significantly improved" financial performance. http://www.boston.com/business... Yeah, that's why I won't sell Blue News Tribune either. Or maybe the BMG hiring spree got their competitive juices flowing. … [Read more...]
Governor talks education, housing and more with young adults in Boston
Affordable housing was another key issue raised, and Nina shared her knowledge of programs that can help residents such as the Soft Second Program. One hour wasn't long enough to hear all your questions and suggestions, so let us know what … [Read more...]
Handicapping the Senate Race
Just for the heck of it, following is my back-of-the-envelope prediction for the Senate Preliminary. I'm open to any corrections of my premise: As things currently stand, I think that Capuano will wall Coakley into the more upscale … [Read more...]
why im not supporting coakley, caps or khazei
Coakley is an unattractive women who has made a career of trying to be like a man. Her aggressive nature shows through when she announces her candidacy before the Kennedy's have a chance to announce their endorsement of Khazei nobody. He … [Read more...]
My Personal Encounter with Doug Bennett
I noticed that some of the people in the Dunkin Donuts were looking at him with something bordering on hostility, and it occurred to me that this kind of aggressive campaigning in Boston required something approaching great personal … [Read more...]
Judge to banks: Get your %$*! together before you foreclose
And while some out-of-state banks and property owners moan at this supposed hardship, it means that Massachusetts also has among the lowest number of land ownership disputes in the nation. Now, banks are being forced to lay in the bed of … [Read more...]
Quick hits
OK, two more:Jon Cohn's 10 Things Worth Fighting For in health care. Among them: Subsidize people farther up the income ladder (up to 400% of poverty level); Open up the exchanges (like our Connector) to anyone;Yes, public option... … [Read more...]
The Fells Reservation: Rep. Paul Donato Can’t Do It Alone – Part 1
According to Conservancy: The Land Trust Movement in America by Richard Brewer The idea for the Trustee was broached by famed landscaper Charles Eliot in a letter to Garden and Forest in February, 1890. An association was … [Read more...]