D. Brenton Simons. Witches, Rakes and Rogues: True Stories of Scam, Scandal, Murder, and Mayhem in Boston, 1630-1775. 2005: Commonwealth Editions, Beverly.Fans of scandal and intrigue, and who among us here at BMG is not, will enjoy this … [Read more...]
BMG Daily Dose
Dear Blue Mass Group members,Thank you for joining our spirited online progressive community. We're glad to have you. We've decided to launch a "BMG Daily Dose" email: a daily missive that will deliver our current home page to your Inbox in … [Read more...]
Animal Welfare = Massachusetts Jobs
A pair of articles today from our primary provider of print news, the NY Times company, that starkly underline how important it is for our political leaders to support animal welfare in Massachusetts. First up, the Globe explains how … [Read more...]
Channel 5’s LG Non-Debate
The first televised "debate" between the three Democratic candidates for Lietenant Governor aired Friday on WCVB. What a disappointment. There was no debate at all. Janet Wu, who can do much better, simply posed a series of predictable … [Read more...]
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
A follow-up to BuyBlue.org, which has previously been promoted on this page.CNN Money reports: "Democrats who love to play the stock market now have a chance to really toe the party line."Blue Investment Management said it plans offer its … [Read more...]
Factory Farms for Poultry in Mass?
This is part of a continuing series on the living conditions of animals raised for slaughter in Massachusetts. Previous posts have discussed the issue in general, and reported comments from Rick LeBlanc, Ag-tourism and Website Program … [Read more...]
Kerry Healey’s Own Goal
In an Op-Ed piece in yesterday's Globe regressive candidate Kerry Healey proposed wringing $200 million out of the state pension program through a variety of expedients including establishing a 501(k) program for state employees. The … [Read more...]
State Says No ‘Factory Farms’ in MA
As devoted readers of this site know, I raised the issue of factory farming last week. Some members of this community wondered if there was any industrial-scale animal agriculture in Massachusetts. I promised to find out more. A response … [Read more...]
Cape Wind Foes Stall Wind Projects Nationwide
The article (formatted for news editors) continues as follows:Federal officials refused to reveal how many stop-work orders have been sent out. But developers say at least 15 wind farm proposals in the Midwest have been shut down by the … [Read more...]
Applause for An Inconvenient Truth
I saw An Inconvenient Truth last night. At the end almost the entire audience broke into spontaneous applause. The last time I experienced that was at a showing of the first Star Wars in 1977. I have never heard applause for a documentary … [Read more...]
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