You see, in one of my prouder blogging moments, Citizen United's founder, Mr. Floyd Brown, once threatened to sue me. Now if only we could get the Supreme Court to recognize the horrible mistake they made when they said that Mr. Brown's … [Read more...]
I’m Running for City Council
Hey fellow BMGers. Greg here, the guy who writes Berkshires Blog over on the left column Blog Roll. It's two and a half weeks until municipal elections in my little city of North Adams and I wanted to take a couple of minutes and ask a … [Read more...]
Berkshires Community Meeting Report
I've been too busy with my work on the transition team (as a member of the Economic Development working group) to do much blogging of late, but I did manage to get up a post about a couple of meetings held in Pittsfield yesterday.I note a … [Read more...]
Is the Mass GOP dead?
Today's Beagle carries an analysis by reporter Jack Dew on the state of the Republican Party in Berkshire County. It's a good article, and not just because I was quoted: Michael Wilcox, a leading member of the Berkshires for Progressive … [Read more...]
Patrick Rallies Pittsfield
The title of this post was taken from a Beagle article, which I also used as the title on my own blog about Deval's visit to Pittsfield on Wednesday. I've added a few comments and quite a few pix for those who may want to see evidence that … [Read more...]
Berkshire Eagle Endorses Deval Patrick
The Berkshire Eagle today endorsed Deval Patrick for Governor, saying, in part Democrat Deval Patrick has withstood savage attacks upon his integrity without responding in kind, which speaks volumes about the kind of strong, positive … [Read more...]
A bit of Berkshire news
I've posted a short comment, plus a link to the Beagle article, about a press conference in Pittsfield on Friday. Several local officials spoke in defense of Deval Patrick. The most vigorous endorsements were given by people who had been … [Read more...]
Thank you Egremont! (With Poll)
Returning to Massachusetts from New York State, it was a wonderful welcome to cross the line on Route 23 to see all those beautiful blue Deval Patrick signs!After a stop for dinner at the Barrington Brewery (world class chicken pie!), it … [Read more...]
B4PC Endorsements
Berkshires for Progressive Change, the local chapter of the Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts, has endorsed the following candidates in the September 19 Democratic Primary.Governor: Deval PatrickLieutenant Governor: Andrea … [Read more...]
Follow the money
Today's Beagle has an interesting article entitled "Patrick has a hold on county wallets."I've posted a short comment on it. The punchline is that 80% of gubernatorial campaign donations in Berkshire County have gone to Deval Patrick. … [Read more...]