If crosswalks are located hundreds of feet from where people need them, or if drivers are going too fast to stop for people in crosswalks, you might think safety improvements are needed. But as State House News Service reports, a Worcester … [Read more...]
Archives for February 16, 2016
I’m Glad I’m Not in Dixie: Polling and Education in the South
And you're the reason our kids are ugly, darlin' --Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Except in cases of civil rights, I'm generally opposed to federal intervention in education. I'm also highly suspect of test scores as a valid measure of … [Read more...]
A new BMG editor!
We have always valued a diversity of voices here at BMG. Since the very beginning, we've encouraged "differently-winged" contributors to participate, believing that a variety of viewpoints makes the site a more interesting place. And … [Read more...]
Let’s Play Hardball
For Democrats and progressives, it is critically important that President Obama's nominee to succeed the late Justice Scalia becomes the next Supreme Court Justice. Unless...wait for it...unless President Clinton's or President Sanders' … [Read more...]