I attended the debate between our two Senate candidates tonight at UMass/Lowell, which I believe was not televised live. The candidates did mostly fine addressing a wide range of questions. There were a couple of moments that they did not … [Read more...]
Archives for April 8, 2013
MA House – Any update on leadership bill today?
If anyone is keeping tabs on what is happening regarding the legislative leadership's transportation / revenue bill, please comment. I have checked in with the live feed occasionally today but that doesn't help me much - all I can figure … [Read more...]
Charter Schools as Public Parks, or Charter Schools: What’s the Point?
We’ve got a great park system in my town. It has a playground, corrals and trails for horseback riding, athletic fields, a pond for fishing, and even an enclosed dog park. There is a large pavilion to rent and smaller picnic areas as well. … [Read more...]
Stephen Lynch and “Gay Panic”
About a month ago, Congressman Stephen Lynch put out a feel-good YouTube video discussing his view of LGBT issues. It begins: I think I’m informed by my own experience. My cousin, Brian, is gay. I saw, as he was growing up, the … [Read more...]
The Charter Waiting List Game
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's some actual reporting from the Boston Globe! Today's above-the-fold expose by James Vaznis shines some much needed light on one of the worst kept secrets in charter-land: that incredible, ever expanding … [Read more...]
Margaret Thatcher Dead
From the Guardian. David Frum, one of the few conservatives I still read regularly, had a laudatory tribute on his blog. His best quotes Thatcher was a woman of fierce principle. Yet - and here contemporary conservatives … [Read more...]
Dear Tom Steyer: Stop polluting our air
So Tom Steyer, the billionaire from California who says he just cares so gosh-darn much about climate change, is going to prove how important it is to end our reliance on fossil fuels by ... wait for it ... flying a bunch of planes … [Read more...]
From Daily Kos: Analysis of MA-06
Cross-posted from Daily Kos, this piece by IllinoyedR (who is, I believe, a Republican) reviews the recent history of Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District (North Shore-Tierney), including the elections featuring Peter Torkildsen and … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: Facebook unveils new waste of time
Borowitz: FACEBOOK UNVEILS NEW WASTE OF TIME MENLO PARK (The Borowitz Report)—Before a rapt audience at Facebook headquarters Thursday, Facebook C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg unveiled new software that he promised “will totally change the way … [Read more...]