Tom Edsall might just be reading BMG. He had a great article illuminating how the old cliches of 'old boston' and 'new boston' are no longer breaking down along racial but along class lines. And how Walsh, rather than de Blasio, shows how … [Read more...]
Archives for November 13, 2013
Update: new claims cast doubt on a cover-up of alleged assault at Templeton
(Cross-posted from The COFAR Blog) Many concerns have been raised about the state's oversight of care of the developmentally disabled in the wake of the alleged fatal assault of Dennis Perry on September 16 at the Templeton Developmental … [Read more...]
What’s a Public Information Officer for?
I was alerted from Ed Brayton about a nasty bit of work going on with the Boston PD. All the details are here. Here's the story: So there's a video out there of some police intimidation against someone videoing them. The site photography … [Read more...]
Themes emerge from Cleantech #meetup2013
I spent a half-day yesterday at the Meetup, and saw emerging a few interesting themes and ... consciousnesses, for lack of a better word. 1. Take the world as it is. Tesla's Diarmuid O'Connell observed that innovations that require … [Read more...]