Dear Janine, When you reached out last year and asked me to be the manager/consultant for your Wakefield School Committee re-election campaign I pledged my support to help you succeed --- both by staying on the ethical/legal high road … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Bernie Sanders runs for President
Guardian: Bernie Sanders immediately distanced himself from Hillary Clinton on trade, foreign policy and the environment as he announced a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination that represents her first serious challenge from … [Read more...]
CLARK’S CALL TO ACTION …
In light of recent low voter turnout nationwide I'd like to share Congresswoman Katherine Clark's acceptance speech of the Eleanor Roosevelt Award from Ann Roosevelt highlighting the importance of voting: Last night, I was honored to … [Read more...]
Recycled Solar: Double-Glazed Solar Hot Cap Cloche
I was cleaning out my storeroom the other day and came across another recycled solar device that I was fooling with a few years ago. A one liter clear plastic bottle makes a good hot cap or cloche when you cut the bottom off it. Plant a … [Read more...]
NEO CON ALERT…
I am ashamed to announce to my progressive friends that the neo - cons won two seats on the Wakefield School Committee last night defeating the only liberal in the race. The scary right - wing legacy of Scott Brown, Richard Tisei and … [Read more...]
Holyoke Schools Declared Level 5, State Takes Control
Via Michelle Williams of MassLiveNews.com: "BREAKING: The state board of education declares Holyoke Public Schools a 'chronically underperforming' Level 5 district, under state control." As Peter Balonon-Rosen reports for WBUR, Holyoke … [Read more...]
Our meeting with Mayor Walsh: Boston 2024
Ryan already summarized the 90-minute meeting Sabutai, Hysterprynne, he and I recently with Mayor Walsh at his City Hall office to discuss Boston 2024 and other issues of the day. Esteemed BMGer Joyce Linehan, Walsh's Chief of Policy -- the … [Read more...]
Sensible, frugal Cambridge bans plastic bags
Kudos to Cambridge for adopting a bottle bill for bags: banning plastic bags and requiring that retailers charge a fee for paper bags starting in March 2016. This responsible legislation will reduce litter, better align the costs of trash … [Read more...]
Anti GMO food = Climate denier?
A provocative NYT Op-Ed "How I Got Converted to G.M.O. Food" by Cornell Alliance for Science researcher Mark Lynas, asserts that GMO opponents are intellectually equivalent to climate deniers: After writing two books on the science of … [Read more...]
The right response to the Baltimore Riots is empathy
No words better convey a proper response, than these from Dr. Martin Luther King: "But it is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same … [Read more...]
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