It's all well and good for newly-minted Herald columnist Joe Battenfeld (or, as Ben Smith at Politico describes him, one of Scott Brown's "most enthusiastic and obsequious supporters") to advise Scott Brown to run for president in 2012. … [Read more...]
Herald trots out the old “double taxation” shibboleth re Question 1
Surprise! The Herald is for Question 1, which would repeal the sales tax on alcoholic beverages. Its principal argument appears to be that alcoholic beverages are already taxed via the alcohol excise, and it would be wrong to … [Read more...]
Newspapers Across Massachusetts Endorse Steve Grossman for Treasurer
The Globe called Grossman "the better choice for Massachusetts Democrats," saying he "has the direct business experience needed to protect the public's funds." The Globe said that Steve is "a Harvard MBA who would bring money-management … [Read more...]
Two thousand lousy bucks to out EB3??
Ernie Boch, Jr., who controls a business empire estimated at a billion dollars and who shelled out a cool $15 million not too long ago to buy a plane, has put a sad little bounty on the identity of BMGer Ernie Boch, III: Ernie Boch Jr. … [Read more...]
Boston Phoenix: the Globe’s Plight
Here is an advance look at this week's editorial. It takes the measure of the grim prospects facing the Globe -- and journalism. http://thephoenix.com/Boston/N... … [Read more...]
For the latest on the Globe, read the Herald
Sad, but true. Today's Globe has one little article on the Globe situation, basically just reprinting the publisher's promise that cuts will extend to management as well as unions. (They've also got a small item on our blog … [Read more...]
Curiosities from today’s papers
You can always find something that'll raise your eyebrows. Brian Mooney has an interesting story on the state legislature's magic trick of "cutting" $11 million from its budget without actually, you know, cutting anything. It's … [Read more...]
US Papers Carry More Conservative Columnists
You can look these things up by state. Here's a list of MA papers. Even here, the list of syndicated conservatives in our op-ed pages outweighs progressives by 2 (24 conservatives to 22 progressives).Drill down, it gets funner...the Lowell … [Read more...]
Poor Howie
Yesterday brought one of the biggest stories in years -- the $100 million judgment against the federal government for the FBI's role in framing four men for the murder of Teddy Deegan -- on a subject that Howie Carr knows more about than … [Read more...]
Hey Herald: It’s a joke to you?
Here's a juxtaposition for you.Here's the Herald's typical blaring front page today:Compare with this: 103 American servicemen died in Iraq this month, the worst death figure since January 2005. That included two servicemen from … [Read more...]