If you are looking for like minded people in your community, scheduling an environmental event is a great way to reach them. It's also a way for your members and their families to have some time together and to make a positive … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Ending MCAS as a Graduation Requirement
On the campaign trail in the 2nd Franklin District, as a Democratic candidate for State Rep, I have met many voters who have asked me about the MCAS Program and what I feel about the process being looked at and revamped. I am a strong … [Read more...]
Jeff Perry’s hilarious April Fool’s post
I strongly disagree with a recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's decision where the Court stated the Second Amendment to the Constitution does not apply to Massachusetts. This is a dangerous decision not only for gun owners … [Read more...]
Legislators who voted to kill Governor Patrick’s casino bill
Alicea Atkins Atsalis Balser Basile Binienda Bosley Brownsberger Cabral Callahan Campbell Clark Coakley-Rivera Conroy Costello D'Amico DeLeo DeMacedo Dempsey DiMasi Donato Donelan Ehrlich Eldridge Fagan Falzone Fennell Fernandes Finegold Fly … [Read more...]
Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis explodes all over again
The revelations are multiplying, and the Vatican's astoundingly inept efforts at damage control are making the situation even worse. In just the last couple of days: A senior Vatican priest who is apparently the Pope's personal … [Read more...]
Drill, baby, drill?
Now that Obama, erstwhile tire inflater / mocker of drilling has flipped on domestic drilling, I thought I'd resurrect this oldie but goodie: oops, socialism... Drilling aside, doesn't she seem prescient? Oil companies, auto … [Read more...]
DeLeo likes ponies
Ones that fly, have big poofy hair you can comb, and crap gold bars. If the “conservative” estimates by House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s casino bill hold up, Massachusetts would quickly be giving Las Vegas a run for … [Read more...]
Some encouraging jobs numbers
Generally good, if not spectacular, news about jobs last month: Private employers added 123,000 jobs, the most since May 2007.... Manufacturers added 17,000 jobs, the third straight month of gains. Temporary help services added 40,000, … [Read more...]
Right-wing paranoia over at RMG
It is now illegal for you to go to your local bank with the express intent of borrowing money from them so that you can use it for educational expenses. Nonsense. Today, just like yesterday, last week, and last month, you can walk … [Read more...]
Casino Legislation with No Public Hearing
Speaker DeLeo will not hear the public on his proposed casino legislation after secretly drafting it for months, but will ram it through the House of Representatives in a matter of days. Does anyone believe this is right or reflective … [Read more...]