Hat tip to BMGs Ryepower for bringing this item to my attention. From today's Globe: A house on Foskett Street in Somerville has just become the most expensive single-family home ever purchased in the city, according to property records on … [Read more...]
Lurching towards 2016
Last week saw Ted Cruz announce for the presidency, today was Rand Paul, and in the next two weeks it is expected that Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton will all make official announcements of their candidacy. Already … [Read more...]
Bay State Banner asks “Are the Olympics a City Planning Opportunity?”, Walsh Says Yes, Chris Dempsey and I say NO
A very even handed and informative piece on the growing skepticism of the Boston community, particularly communities of color, towards Mayor Walsh's incessant push for an Olympic Bid as a "city planning opportunity". Christopher Dempsey, … [Read more...]
Remembering Brian Murphy, a Cambridge Public Servant
Brian Murphy was a former Cambridge City Councilor, former Deputy Secretary of State for Transportation, and the current Assistant City Manager for Cambridge who suddenly passed away last week at the young age of 50. He left behind his wife … [Read more...]
Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone Outlines How the Boston Bid Should Go Forward to Benefit The Entire Region
Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone's Commonwealth piece is a must read for anyone following the Boston 2024 Bid. It is an even handed assessment of the real challenges the region will face, and why the risks and rewards will need to be … [Read more...]
The Universal Christmas Message
Whether you believe in the Christmas story as a matter of faith or not, the idea that God could appear as the lowliest form of life, that his (unwed) mother denied housing and migrating from home to register her citizenship at the orders … [Read more...]
‘Our Policy of Isolation has Failed’-President Obama Normalizes Relations with Cuba
This is the biggest story in diplomacy since President Nixon came back from China. Our longtime policy of isolating the Castro regime has failed, not only to depose that regime, but to turn the Cuban people towards the United States. It has … [Read more...]
One step closer to Bush v Hillary
Jeb is exploring forming an exploratory committee sometime in the future. News about as meaningful as my news today that I am exploring an exploratory committee to find a good wing joint near my house this Sunday that delivers. But in an … [Read more...]
Converging the Fight for Racial and Economic Justice-it’s all one fight
According to myth, Neil Young was once asked by a heckler 'why do all your songs sound the same?' to which he replied 'cause it's all one song'. Similarly, I think jennl's thread on privilege sparked a sometimes heated but positive debate … [Read more...]
Fox News Just Loves the Safety Net (rehires Scott Brown)
Nothing to see here folks, just another deadbeat pol on the dole, just waiting with baited breath for the Howie column... … [Read more...]
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