You might be hearing in the media that, given Gabriel Gomez's 16 point lead with unenrolled voters, motivating and turning out independent voters is a winning strategy for Gomez. Looking at the numbers more carefully, it is clear that Gomez … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
Boston School Committee Member Meg Campbell…Listen Up!
In a Boston Globe opinion piece this past Friday, Boston School Committee member, Meg Campbell wrote, “I do raise the question of how 92 percent of our Boston Public School teachers can be rated proficient or exemplary when more than 50 … [Read more...]
What about Springfield?
Yes. What about Springfield? Third largest city in the state. Fourth largest in New England. 156,000 people. A place I have gone to a few times for Democratic State Conventions. Can't say I know it really well. But what I do know … [Read more...]
State Rep Election Tomorrow (Tuesday)
The race for State Rep in the 8th Suffolk District is tomorrow and I’m writing to say that I believe Jay Livingstone has both the experience and character to serve the Suffolk 8th and the entire state very well. First his experience: … [Read more...]
In Honor of Service
On this Memorial Day weekend, I know I will join all of you in honoring our veterans who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We’ve lost 6,648 U.S. service members in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, including 119 … [Read more...]
Remembering…Memorial Day 2013
For those who want to take a moment to remember our Massachusetts citizens that have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11/2001. My apologies for any omissions. … [Read more...]
Boston Globe: Reporters or Repeaters?
Many BMGers have been following the blog "The Trial of Whitey Bulger" written by former US Prosecutor Matt Connolly. This blog is not about the Bulger trial alone, it is an info-rich course on far more than this trial. If you want to be … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: Republicans question whether Obama could handle actual scandal
Borowitz: REPUBLICANS QUESTION WHETHER OBAMA COULD HANDLE ACTUAL SCANDAL WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—President Obama’s handling of controversies about the I.R.S., the Justice Department, and Benghazi has raised “grave doubts” … [Read more...]
Presumed Guilty: The Reception of the BPS Teacher Evaluation System
“If we are all proficient, it’s hard not to be self satisfied." Ninety-two percent of Boston teachers can't be proficient or exemplary. They just can't be. First, they are unionized. That means they check out long before they stop … [Read more...]
“Gomez the Enraged Republican”
As predicted, Gabriel Gomez's amateurish week is coming back to bite him. NYT reporter Katharine Seelye profiled the race today. First up, the "pond scum" comment presented to a group of tepid Markey supporters: None of them had heard the … [Read more...]
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