That Islamist guerrillas were active in the area was no secret but only now has the extent of their control been revealed. They are the sole authority, running the town's security, administration and communications.A three-hour drive north … [Read more...]
Grabauskas vs. Dukakis
Just now on Fox 25 news, Dan Grabauskas was given the opportunity to strike back at Mike Dukakis for the former governor's lambasting of a couple of weeks ago. It was interesting to hear how much Grabauskas spoke in the future tense: We're … [Read more...]
Mackey picks up another media endorsement
The Somerville News, in a rather oddly written post that makes very creative (and possibly unintentional) use of fonts, has endorsed Joe Mackey for the 2nd Middlesex Senate seat.Who is the Somerville News, anyway? Do they have a print … [Read more...]
Too smart for their own good
The Volokh Conspiracy is a group blawg (i.e., law-related blog) composed mainly of right-leaning law professors. Its founder (Eugene Volokh, a 1st Amendment, intellectual property, and cyberlaw specialist) is an acquaintance of … [Read more...]
Mass. Dems gettin’ local
This interesting post on the state party's blog announces a "Victory '06" campaign, the goal of which is to have active precinct and block captains in each of Massachusetts' 2156 election precincts. Good for the Mass. Dems … [Read more...]
2nd Middlesex Senate race: Blue Mass. Group endorses …
Joe Jehlen! No, wait - it's ... Pat Mackey! No, wait ... That's right, folks. We can't make up our minds. So we're endorsing both Jehlen and Mackey as clearly preferable to Michael Callahan (a charter member of the … [Read more...]
Here comes the Sun
The Lowell Sun sheds some, uh, light on the two forward-thinking health care proposals. It's fairly clear and concise, and eyeball-glazing is minimal. It addresses the proposed constitutional amendment for universal health care: … [Read more...]
Bubble bubble toil and trouble: Been there, done that…
... bought the T-shirt.In other bubble news, this diary at Kos points to slowing price increases in some west suburban communities. But with increasing inventories, maybe there's sanity at the end of the tunnel:Gelineau predicts that asking … [Read more...]