In case you missed it, this column by Daniel C. Dennett in Sunday's NY Times is the best takedown I've yet seen on the so-called "theory" of intelligent design ("ID") as an alternative to evolution.You should read the … [Read more...]
Money talks part II
... but does it knock-'n'-drag?A fellow named Dave posted these links to the Medfordmass Yahoo group -- they may have shown up in the bazillion comments here, sorry if I missed them:An article about campaign spending by the various … [Read more...]
Video of yesterday’s debate
In case you weren't awake yesterday morning @ 8:35 ... there's a link to yesterday's Senate debate, moderated by Jon Keller of WBZ4, at the bottom of this page. (Thanks to Jonathan of the medfordmass Yahoo group.)As I've noted, the … [Read more...]
Bay Windows backs Jehlen
The endorsements in the 2nd Middlesex Senate race are still trickling in - Boston's major gay and lesbian newspaper, Bay Windows, has endorsed Pat Jehlen. They also had kind words for Joe Mackey ("just the sort of person we want … [Read more...]
Just like that old time HMO
Tufts Health Plan says forward -- into the paaasssst ...Link:Tufts Health Plan is trying to revive the company by returning toold-fashioned managed care: The insurer has put its own nurses intohospitals to monitor patient stays and is … [Read more...]
Traffic on Blue Mass. Group
A regular reader posted a comment asking how many visitors Blue Mass. Group receives, and I thought other readers might be interested as well. These numbers are of course approximate because they're based entirely on the cookies that … [Read more...]
Well, that was quick!
Two days after the Globe published the results of the Justice Department's investigation into the questionable work habits of US Marshal Anthony Dichio, he has been fired. No surprise about the final result, really; the Globe's report … [Read more...]
DiMasi: “Barriage” unlikely
The game's not over, but we may be heading into the late innings: Sal DiMasi has deemed "unlikely" the passage of the "barriage" constitutional amendment (i.e. Travaglini-Lees). The anti-marriage groups and Governor … [Read more...]