Apparently Republican gubernatorial hopeful, Charlie Baker, forgot to register his domain name. Fortunately, I snagged it up. Now mind you, Baker is running a fairly competitive race in liberal Massachusetts. As such, he’s taken … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2014
White House Climate Hangout right now
With Ernest Moniz and Gina McCarthy taking questions: With moderator Ben Adler of Grist.org You gotta love Gina McCarthy's full-on Massachusetts accent. A beautiful thing. We haven't had that accent this high up in government since … [Read more...]
EB3 Players Present “Reaching Las Vegas, an Allegory in One Act” – Judge Young Not Doing As Fast Freddy Wyshak Says
Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport, arrivals. A white middle-age man is pointed towards a shiny black Lincoln livery car and told to "take that one" by a large woman wearing a blue officially patched shirt. Man gives driver his bag, … [Read more...]
Does anyone care about our mental health system?
Over the past month, Michael Rezendes of the Boston Globe has written several articles about the death of a man at Bridgewater State Hospital 4-5 year ago and the alleged mistreatment of a current patient there. One of the major points of … [Read more...]
Heads Up: House to vote on charter cap bill this Wed.!
Quoting here from this week's Citizens for Public Schools' "News You Can Use about Our Schools": "This Wednesday, May 21, the House is expected to take up a bill that includes lifting the cap on charter school spending. House Bill 3984 … [Read more...]
“No Eastie Casino” alleges fraud and other improprieties in Revere casino vote over possibility that horse racing will end at Suffolk Downs
As you know if you read BMG (and as you knew a week later if you only read the Globe), it has come to light that horse racing at Suffolk Downs is far from a sure thing. To the contrary, the would-be casino operators at Suffolk Downs, … [Read more...]
Gov and AG candidates take their stands on casinos (or don’t)
The candidates for Governor and Attorney General are all over the place on the possibility of a ballot question to undo the casino law this fall. As today's helpful Globe story outlining some of the positions puts it, They position … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: GOP rivals question Rubio’s ignorance credentials
If anyone can explain to me in the comments what, if anything, about this photograph suggests "Youth marijuana abuse can hurt a child's education" I'll send them a free BMG coffee mug: Borowitz: G.O.P. RIVALS QUESTION RUBIO’S … [Read more...]
Time to commit to Martha Coakley
I am pleased to endorse Martha Coakley, who I am convinced will be the best choice to lead Massachusetts as governor for the next four years. I am one of the political activists who went to the local caucus without a commitment to any … [Read more...]
I’ve Seen Firsthand: Separate Is Not Equal
On this day sixty years ago, May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, declaring that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” In declaring racial segregation in our … [Read more...]
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