Fred Clarkson has this interesting write-up of one of western MA's big retail politicking events, the Hampden County Sheriff's annual picnic at Six Flags in Agawam.  Fred reports that Deval Patrick, Kerry Healey, and a host of other … [Read more...]

Bill Weld, the guy who got so bored with being Governor of Massachusetts that he quit early to pursue a quixotic, destined-for-failure bid to become US Ambassador to Mexico, has decided that maybe being a Governor wasn't so bad after all, … [Read more...]

Dorothy Shannon, the widow of the late Sen. Charlie Shannon, has endorsed Joe Mackey to replace her husband as the Senator for the Second Middlesex district.  Other endorsements in the news are Rep. Jim Marzilli (D-Arlington and W. … [Read more...]

Cindy Sheehan is the woman whose son was killed in Iraq and who is now camping out in Crawford waiting for an opportunity to speak to President Bush.  Her actions have gotten a lot of attention, including making the front page of the … [Read more...]

Thanks to Charley for pointing out this recent Globe article on the Second Middlesex Senate race, which lays out pretty good descriptions of each candidate's strengths and challenges.As the article notes, there is a candidate's forum this … [Read more...]

Thanks to alert reader Brittain33, who in our fabulously successful Open Thread on the Second Middlesex race pointed out that the Somerville Journal has quoted Michael Callahan as saying that he is "not against gay marriage" and, … [Read more...]