I remember the last time the legislature was concerned about cuts to K-12 education, and the senate tossed additional money into the Chapter 70 formula late in the budget process. Town meeting season was over, and the municipal folks … [Read more...]
Archives for August 14, 2010
Contact Attorney General
Please give Berkley, MA residents your support and call, write, or email the Attorney General's Office and ask that Article 23 be approved. The email is ago@state.ma.us. The person in the Attorney General's office to contact is Kelli … [Read more...]
A Fiscal And Human Atrocity
Why is our state government wasting $302 million on a facility they want to close? http://www.telegram.com/articl... Before you all rush to attack me, make sure you read the last paragraph. … [Read more...]
God Loves Hate? Westboro Protesters Case Goes to SCOTUS
The case, expected to come before the Supreme Court for oral arguments in October, rises from a 2006 funeral in Maryland for Matthew Snyder, a Marine killed in Iraq. Church members picketed Snyder's funeral with signs that read: "Thank God … [Read more...]
Obama shows… liberalism!
The same week his press secretary laces into the "professional Left," President Obama 1) unambiguously defends religious freedom re the location of a community center & mosque planned near the 9/11 site and 2) delivers a staunchly … [Read more...]
Why Vote for Baker, Cahill, or any Candidate Based on an Advertisement?
Gubernatorial candidate Cahill and Governor Patrick's response to the current million dollar plus negative television advertising funded by the Republican Governors Association provides an opportunity for educators to bring this story to … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: “John Boehner is … actually made entirely of cured meats.”
Jon Stewart on Republican idiocy calculated prevarication by Republican leaders: "Do they not realize that the tax cuts strengthen the deficit monster that's going to eat our babies?" Daniel Kurtzman: "Levi Johnston is running for mayor of … [Read more...]