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Progressives aren’t and never were Liberals

August 19, 2014 By margiebh

Wow!  Nothing gets to me quite as much as hearing that a Progressive is just a Liberal with a new hair style. Come on!  Read some American political and social history, folks. Progressives turn the tide or die trying. Liberals flow with the … [Read more...]

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Location, location, location for casinos..the Berkshires, anyone?

June 25, 2014 By margiebh

If Massachusetts invested in a Monte Carlo/Monaco-like casino location like Marblehead or Nantucket or....Becket or Lenox (sorry relatives), maybe that would be okay with me. It could soak the rich. Imagine a road race through the … [Read more...]

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John W. Henry should merge Telegram and Globe

February 7, 2014 By margiebh

As a native midwesterner I know that my state of birth is a fly-over state.  A friend once put it this way "Oh yeah, you're from one of those semi-square states between here and California."  Little did he know that at night back home they … [Read more...]

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Donald Berwick Runs for Governor

June 19, 2013 By margiebh

Anyone perplexed about what  we're doing with healthcare must be very (VERY!) interested in Dr. Donald Berwick's announcement that he's running for governor. A race next year between Don Berwick, MD and healthcare systems critic and … [Read more...]

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Does the Community Preservation Act deserve a reappraisal?

February 11, 2011 By margiebh

Re-open the topic of CPA? (0.00 / 0) The controversial Rappaport-sponsored study of CPA is over three years old. At the time, the response seemed to be mostly against the study's conclusions. Since then, the state's economy has gone … [Read more...]

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My lessons from the election

November 7, 2010 By margiebh

3) Find out what makes your college kids tick ... at least vis-a-vis politics. One of my daughters was enthusiastic for Hilary, though she didn't get out and campaign. When I asked her to work for Deval, at first she said she would and then … [Read more...]

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What’s become of Kennedy’s staff?

February 4, 2010 By margiebh

We need to preserve the expertise of Kennedy's staff. Do we know what these people are doing now? Can progressive Democrats draw on their experience now and in the future? … [Read more...]

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Capuano: good man needs coach

January 23, 2010 By margiebh

I would like to see Mike Capuano run for US Senate again in 2012. After hearing him speak at a small candidates' gathering in Waltham back in October and being impressed there by his intelligence, simplicity, directness, and commitment I … [Read more...]

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