Fascinating column by Brian McGrory today about Charlestown State Rep Eugene O'Flaherty. It's mostly about O'Flaherty's opposition to Melanie's Bill, which would increase penalties for DWI repeat-offenders, along with a good deal of general … [Read more...]
DeLay indicted
Someone commented here once, "A good DA could indict a ham sandwich." Well, Tom DeLay is no ham sandwich, friends.The dominoes may be falling... … [Read more...]
Don’t make him angry…
The normally mild-mannered Eisenthal Report turns green, grows enormous muscles and busts out of its shirt:Outgoing Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance Eric Kriss gave an interview that appeared in this morning's Boston … [Read more...]
Patrick backs ACT
This is welcome news:Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick will deliver a speech today endorsing a plan [The Health Access and Affordability Act, written by Health Care for All] to establish universal health coverage [sic] in … [Read more...]
Somerville News: Jehlen wins by 1700+
Here's the link.Jehlen 7466, White 5747, according to their source in White's campaign.Should it have been this close? Does it reflect well on White? Or is this a statistical blip on an obscure special election? Heck, even we didn't say … [Read more...]
“Internet advantage”?
In which my bloggy navel-gazing meets the Boston Globe... from the Globe's article on the challenges of the Deval Patrick campaign, I found this comment interesting:''If our opponents think they can continue to cherry-pick short-termdata as … [Read more...]
Stories from the Health Care front: #1
Here's the first of a hopefully longer series of stories about negotiating the treacherous waters of health care in MA. We've gotten some personal stories in some of the comment threads -- I'll put them on the front page as well. I've … [Read more...]
“Uninsured in Massachusetts”: We need your story.
In 2002 I was a controller at a public relations firm. During thatyear I decided to take a sabbatical, volunteer for organizations andcauses important to me. I started independent consulting, becomingself-employed, while … [Read more...]
MassACT needs people who act
but I don't mean Dustin Hoffman...Let's be honest: Most folks aren't crazy about ballot initiatives, not even a lot of the folks who are getting signatures. I don't like having to decide on complicated matters in the voting booth -- that's … [Read more...]
Signing on
If you go to a supermarket, farmer's market or other public agora this weekend and next, you will likely see folks asking for signatures to put various acts on the ballot in November 2006. This is to introduce the Massachusetts Quality … [Read more...]
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