I'm running for State Treasurer because I believe that 35 years of leadership creating jobs, meeting payrolls, and managing money in our 100-year-old family business have given me the experience to do the job and to do it right. I am the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 3, 2010
Don’t let Scott Brown Hurt Our Budget Even More
In May we thought we only needed one Republican Senator on board, but now it's clear this funding is in greater danger than previously expected. Please urge Sen. Brown's support now. This is by no means polished, but here's the quick … [Read more...]
Deval hires lobbyist to raise campaign funds: What could possibly go wrong?
I worked for his campaign, I hoped, I checked back in! And he betrayed me and all the others who stood, teary-eyed and lump-throated, when he spoke at rallies and when he made his acceptance speech. We progressives/liberals … [Read more...]
Obama administration approves new offshore oil well
This strikes me as rather politically tone deaf. Associated Press: Federal regulators approved Wednesday the first new Gulf of Mexico oil well since President Barack Obama lifted a brief ban on drilling in shallow water, even while … [Read more...]
A big idea still paying dividends: MA’s trailblazing regional park system
The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities reminds interested readers that on this day: in 1893, Governor William Eustis Russell signed a bill creating the Metropolitan Parks Commission, the nation's first regional park system. It was … [Read more...]
Judge Mulligan’s Illegal Hire in Roxbury Court: Ernie’s Spotlight Series Part 3
It's like this. Each district court throughout the Commonwealth has a chief magistrate. He/she is appointed by the governor and has a lifetime appointment. Unlike judges there is no mandatory retirement. By statute the chiefs hire the … [Read more...]
Odious Glodis
Sorry, can't link to this article because you have to subscribe to the Boston Globe or pay to view its archives. September 28, 1992, the Globe published an article by Aaron Zitner entitled "Ex-UMass conservatives eye State House," … [Read more...]
Comment of the day: Song
From KBusch. Not sure of the intended tune, but I'm guessing something from Gilbert and Sullivan ... A song … [Read more...]