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Wal-Mart: Act like Costco if you want to do business in Somerville

November 9, 2011 By amfriedman

I just read local officials' and candidates' responses to questions about WalMart in the latest Somerville Scout and thought I would share an insight. Costco pays its workers an average wage of $17.00 per hour. Wal-Mart pays its workers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-box-ordinance, living-wage, local-politics, somerville, wal-mart

Are Political Views Relevant to Political Appointments to Town Boards?

July 14, 2009 By sue-kennedy

Gender and sexual orientation issues are at the heart of many current public policy battles affecting the family in the United States and throughout the world. Sexual orientation is the current term used to refer to homosexual, bisexual, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bigotry, equal-rights, gay, lesbian, local-politics

My Upcoming Campaign

December 11, 2007 By david-eisenthal

I've previously discussed my political plans elsewhere. At that time, I discussed my desire to help maintain West Brookfield's strong finances and to help manage economic growth. As I've talked to an increasing number of West Brookfield … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: local-government, local-politics, municipal, town

Action Alert – Save Your Town Money on Healthcare

January 11, 2007 By jaybooth

(cross-posted on Left in Lowell)  As political junkies statewide are aware, cities and towns have been struggling for funds since local aid cuts in 2002 at the same time as our healthcare and pension obligations began … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: health-care, healthcare, legislation, local-politics

Observations on the role of local committees in the election

November 28, 2006 By susan-m

I'm delighted of course, that Deval Patrick and Tim Murray won the election, along with our other democratic candidates but I am very disappointed that Deval and Tim (and our democratic candidate for State Rep.) lost in my town, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activism, governors-race, grassroots, hockeymom, local-politics, netroots, patrick/murray-06

Amherst TM Votes to Bell the Cat

November 2, 2006 By davemb

[the ADTC announcement continues:]If one may judge by their public comments, some of the 25 opposing the resolution in fact supported impeachment. They were apparently troubled, however, by Town Meeting's addressing a matter that they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: amherst, dick-cheney, george-w.-bush, impeachment, local-politics

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