NPR and other sources are reporting that President Bush will name his current White House Counsel, Harriet Miers, to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.WHO???Like everyone else in the United States, I know very … [Read more...]
MCAS results in EZ-to-search form
The Herald has helpfully provided a page where you can view the 2005 MCAS results statewide, by district, or by individual school.More than a quarter of all Massachusetts eighth graders failed math and science, and the numbers for math and … [Read more...]
Mitt’s Olde Cheese Emporium
You know the Monty Python skit where John Cleese walks into a cheese shop, asks Michael Palin for dozens of different kinds of cheese, only to find there's actually no cheese?MOUSEBENDER:Have you in fact got any cheese here at … [Read more...]
WonkNot makes the Globe
I was reading this article about kids losing their health care due to a change in computer systems in the Globe yesterday, and saw a familiar name towards the end:''It's not their fault that the state is changing computer … [Read more...]
Signing up at Oktoberfest, Harvard Square
If you're planning on going to the Oktoberfest in Harvard Square tomorrow, keep an eye out for folks in royal blue GBIO (Greater Boston Interfaith Organization) t-shirts, collecting signatures for the MassACT health care ballot … [Read more...]
Adam Reilly joins the blogosphere
Adam Reilly, who has written some of the Boston Phoenix's most interesting articles on local politics, has a new Phoenix-sponsored blog called Talking Politics. It's on our daily reading list, and should be on yours too! Welcome … [Read more...]
Comcast blows off the voters
Boston Mayor Tom Menino and challenger Maura Hennigan squared off in a debate of sorts on WGBH's "Greater Boston" on Wednesday night. I wasn't able to watch it (anyone out there care to offer a report?), but certainly voters … [Read more...]
Judith Miller caves; will testify in Novak-Plame-gate
As everyone knows by now, NY Times reporter Judith Miller ended her self-inflicted martyrdom by agreeing to testify before the Novak-Plame-gate grand jury, thereby releasing herself from jail.A lot has already been said about today's … [Read more...]