Boston GOP Chairman Brad Williams Endorses John Connolly. This from the RMG post: Many Republicans have been a big part of his fundraising team and donor base, Both of his parents had close connection to the Weld and Cellucci … [Read more...]
Archives for November 4, 2013
Amazing video from the skydiver plane crash
I don't usually post stuff like this here, but this is such an amazing story that I'm making an exception. The basic story reads almost like an Onion headline: two small airplanes over Wisconsin collided in midair and one of them burst … [Read more...]
Will Dan Wolf run for governor now?
State Ethics Commission proposes new conflict parameters … [Read more...]
EB3: Thank you for removing the diary.
Seriously, I don't know if you (EB3) removed it or if the editors removed it, but either way: 1) If you removed it, thank you for doing so. 2) If the editors removed it, thank you for not raising all kinds of holy hell about … [Read more...]
It’s a Family Affair: Leading the Way in Mental Health Screening for Moms and Kids
To ensure that all kids across the Commonwealth have the chance to reach their full potential, Massachusetts has introduced a number of programs that support children's behavioral development. The success of some of these efforts is … [Read more...]
End of an era
The Boston Globe lost a long-term paid subscriber this week — yours truly. I've stayed with this paper for a long time. I began a 7-day/week hard-copy subscription when I first moved here in June of 1974. I maintained that subscription … [Read more...]
Marty Walsh for Mayor—an Invitation to a New Era in Boston’s History
In my first post on the mayor’s race back in July, I argued that Marty Walsh represents a game-changing fusion of traditional labor might with passionate social justice progressivism and ideas-driven, pragmatic government. Since then, in … [Read more...]