In a stern Op-Ed today the former Boston city councillor and frequent Globe contributor echoes a line of argument advanced on BMG: asserting that anyone who owns a company that does business with the state should be barred from public … [Read more...]
Archives for August 20, 2013
Taxpayers of Princeton NJ rise up, sue Princeton Univ. over its tax-exempt status
I had to write about this, not just because I agree with the taxpayers of Princeton NJ, but guess who I ran into at the soccer field this AM with my kids in Waltham? The Harvard Univ. men's soccer team. Like me with my kids, they were … [Read more...]
Canal Restorer to River Restorer?
This greenhouse at the former historic Fisherville Mill in South Grafton, Massachusetts, sits on the banks of a canal by the Blackstone River. It is cleaning stormwater runoff and water contaminated by #6 fuel oil, also known as Bunker C … [Read more...]
Marty and Grassroots Policy
Hi everyone- This email just went out to Marty's list, and I want to share it with you as well. Several BMG-ers have been part of our teams. I'll let them out themselves if they want to! Also, if you want to bypass the "share your ideas" … [Read more...]
The “Boston Pledge” seems like a good idea to me
Boston mayoral candidate Rob Consalvo is putting out an ad today asking candidates to sign on to the "Boston Pledge" similar to the People's Pledge that Senator Warren and Scott Brown agreed to in their Senate campaign keeping special … [Read more...]
Lobster’s Wicked Cheap. So Why Are Lobster Rolls Still So Expensive?
Lobster's going for $3.99 a pound at my local Market Basket, but up the road at Oxford Creamery Route 6 in Mattapoisett, lobster rolls are still $12. Why? James Surowiecki reports in The New Yorker that there are several factors in play, … [Read more...]