Now, after I'm done criticizing him, I think John Aravosis brings up a really critical point:Does the edited and sanitized coverage of news by American media give us a warped view of war? Would Americans react differently if we saw "graphic … [Read more...]
Archives for July 31, 2006
Dan Conley’s Solution? Search and Avoid
Most cases of police abuse are not reported in the newspaper. In addition to the killing of Victoria Snelgrove, the Snelgrove Report details some other unjustified assaults committed by police officers with the powerful ânon-lethalâ … [Read more...]
Senators Should Sustain Governor’s Veto of Chapter 40T
This unelected committee can pass its own by-laws. And once created, the special district exists for 35 years before the host community can dissolve it. In many ways, it would be like a separate municipality created within a … [Read more...]
Phoenix is correct — and misses the point
I'd like to say that posting about this tears me up, because I know how sensitive the issue is. I've been encouraged and relieved by the passionate but mostly civil debate of this subject here at BMG.There are some obvious meta-straw men in … [Read more...]
New: Do-it-yourself traffic reports
As you know, we're all for transparency here at BMG, which is why I keep everyone up to date on our traffic. But we're also all for not making more work for ourselves than is necessary. So, instead of my going through the … [Read more...]