News broke earlier today about the arrest of the MAGA bomber and then pictures of his van went viral. Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone then skewered Republican Senate candidate (and MAGA fanboy) Geoff Diehl. This is same Geoff Diehl who was … [Read more...]
Something’s rotten in Everett
Just saw that Everett schools are about lay off 110 people, 58 of them teachers. They've got a $7M shortfall. The linked news report blames it on the state aid formula for disadvantaged students. While I know there's severe problems with … [Read more...]
Curtatone on the folly of neglecting the MBTA
In Common Wealth Magazine, Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone made the case for why the MBTA matters to all of Massachusetts. Nice to see a political leader come out and say it. He put it in fairly stark terms: Greater Boston represents the … [Read more...]
Working families
Martha Coakley can now be placed on the scrapheap of Democrats who wore out the phrase "working families" while running unsuccessfully for Governor in Massachusetts. She joins Scott Harshbarger, Shannon O'Brien, Tom Birmingham and Tom … [Read more...]
Eileen McNamara Eviscerates Charlie Baker
On the WBUR site today she hit Baker with the op-ed equivalent of a top rope piledriver, detailing his terrible record of protecting children and lessening the overwhelming caseloads of DSS social workers. To be honest, my memory banks were … [Read more...]
The liberal case against expanding the bottle bill
Back in the '90s when the bottle bill expansion was being considered, I was all for it. However, my graying hair serves as a reminder this isn't the '90s anymore. As a staunch liberal, I find myself unable to support Question 2 on the … [Read more...]
Hey, we opened a new T station
I think Team Blue hasn't quite made enough noise about the new T station in Assembly Square. It's fairly huge deal. The last time the state opened a new MBTA rail station it was 1987 and Mike Dukakis was the governor. It's not a coincidence … [Read more...]