Bringing the Olympics to Boston has been talked about my entire life, but despite decades of discussion, there's still little to no public groundswell of support for the idea. So why does the legislature still have a committee … [Read more...]
Is Childhood Obesity Only a Problem When It’s Warm Out?
In towns like Fairhaven, good intentions on walkability are buried under the reality of policies that strongly urge everyone to drive everywhere. Take the Fairhaven bike path. In October, it was an important way to encourage children to … [Read more...]
Charlie Baker Trying to Sound Not Opposed to SouthCoast Rail
While every Democratic candidate for governor supports SouthCoast Rail, every Republican or independent candidate is dragging his heels or outright opposed, as Auditi Guha reports for the New Bedford Standard Times: Opposed to the rail … [Read more...]
Did You Feel Today’s Tiny SouthCoast Quake?
A very small earthquake centered just north of New Bedford gently shook the SouthCoast region at 10:52am today. I happened to be doing some work in our utility room here in Fairhaven, MA and felt the 1.9 magnitude quake give the floor a … [Read more...]
GOP Austerity Forcing More Families to Shiver Through Polar Vortex
Wealthy Americans aren't being asked to pay a dime more than pre-Bush-era tax rates to close the budget deficit. Oil & coal companies are still getting their billions in subsidies. But as MSNBC's Ned Resnikoff reports, conservatives are … [Read more...]
Does TV Station Employee’s Anti-Wind Activism Cross the Line?
Anti-wind energy activists like to complain that the liberal media is out to get them. But one Fairhaven anti-wind activist not only works for a TV station, his video footage has repeatedly been used on air, raising questions about whether … [Read more...]
A Fairhaven Marine’s Death & Why Americans Are Sick of Wars
The funeral for LCPL Matthew R. Rodriguez, U.S.M.C., is taking place today in Fairhaven. The Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School graduate was just 19 years old when he was killed in action in Afghanistan on … [Read more...]
Outdated Liquor License Laws Are Strangling Our Downtowns
Do we want to revitalize downtowns, or do we want to severely restrict people from buying wine with dinner? Thanks to our still-Puritanical liquor license laws here in Massachusetts, opening a new restaurant is a major financial … [Read more...]
7 Things Louder Than Our Nearby Wind Turbines
We recently bought a home in Fairhaven, MA about a half a mile away from the town's two wind turbines. There are homes that are closer to the Fairhaven turbines than ours and some of them have legitimate concerns. But "wind turbine … [Read more...]
Northeast Climate Compact Keeps Proving Carbon Cap and Trade Works Really Well
The U.S. Senate Republican minority used the filibuster to block the majority from passing a carbon cap and trade program in 2010, because FREEDOM, or something. So a group of Northeast states went ahead with it anyway and it continues to … [Read more...]
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