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Bike Corral Contest

April 4, 2013 By syphax

  This post is mostly about Massachusetts pride, and only a little about politics. My town, Concord, MA, made the final three in a Facebook contest, sponsored by Saris, to win a "bike corral" (i.e. large bike rack). If we win, … [Read more...]

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NH Moves to Withdraw from RGGI

April 1, 2011 By syphax

It looks like the NH house voted to withdraw NH from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative which is bad news. RGGI's not perfect, but as far as I can tell, it's worked pretty well. I'm not bothered by NH doing something libertarian, that's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, rggi

Brown’s Office

December 8, 2010 By syphax

Today's Brown telephone update: Busy, busy, busy @ 202 224 4543 Quick pick-up, polite human @ 617 565 3170.  Said my deal, gave my zip code, done. … [Read more...]

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Brown Update

December 3, 2010 By syphax

Here's the email:    Thank you for contacting me regarding the Section 1603 Treasury Grant Program.  As always, I value your input, and strive to keep you updated on the important issues facing us today.     As … [Read more...]

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Constituent Services

November 19, 2010 By syphax

I just called my Senators to comment on the Food Safety Modernization Act, and the possible extension of the Treasury 1603 program for renewable energy financing. For Senator Brown, I was placed on hold for 10+ minutes on the DC line (I … [Read more...]

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Who should I vote for?

December 8, 2009 By syphax

Please tell me why I should vote for your candidate.  I will consider only replies that are written as a haiku, a limerick, or a couple lines of dactylic hexameter (OK to use spondees liberally).  As some haikus are popping up on … [Read more...]

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Push conference call with Capuano

October 6, 2009 By syphax

So, I got a robo-call from Capuano at about 8:20 this evening to hold the line while I got piped into a conference call with him.  It's a pretty clever way to get some exposure; out of curiosity I put the phone on speaker and am … [Read more...]

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groSolar Ribbon Cutting in Billerica with Niki Tsongas

May 7, 2009 By syphax

Come join me at this event.  I have no association with groSolar other than I think it's a great company, and I'm a big fan of Jeff Wolfe (the CEO).  There will also be a presentation about financing residential solar through … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: energy, tsongas

The Human Cost of the Recession

April 16, 2009 By syphax

Here's a chilling article about the spike in child abuse, ostensibly due to the recession: [These] cases reported by Boston hospitals are part of a spike in child abuse in United States during a recession that has driven some families to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: child-abuse, recession, social-services

Notes from Warren Buffet’s Annual Letter

March 3, 2009 By syphax

Commenting on Geithner's April 2008 explanation of the Bear Stearns bailout (p17, emphasis mine): This is Fedspeak for "We stepped in to avoid a financial chain reaction of unpredictable magnitude." In my opinion, the Fed was right to do … [Read more...]

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