As noted on several other blogs, tomorrow's the big day for two contested Democratic primaries for the MA House of Reps. sco's got the basic dope on these races. It would seem that Denise Provost is the prohibitive favorite in Somerville … [Read more...]

The flap over Tom Reilly's call to Worcester DA John Conte continues unabated.  Just in today's Globe and Herald, we've got one editorial, three columns, and two news stories on the subject.  We're pleased to report that many of … [Read more...]

Boston area folk who want to meet secretary of state candidate John Bonifaz may be interested in this Out of Iraq Forum tomorrow at Mobe in Cambridge, 6-9pm.  It's organized by AfterDowningStreet.org, which John Bonifaz co-founded, and … [Read more...]

The Globe is all over the story of AG/Gov candidate Tom Reilly's call to Worcester County DA John Conte regarding the autopsy records of the girls who died in a car crash early on October 13.  So is the Herald - Reilly's face covers … [Read more...]

To be honest, I don't care if he did it to be a friend or to be a good Attorney General, although it certainly ended up as both. As both articles point out, autopsy records are private, confidential. Reilly's phonecall to the Worcester DA … [Read more...]

The upshot of the project is really quite simple: The housing market in the greater Boston area suffers from a lack of supply, which has led to skyrocketing real estate prices. The number of new housing permits is quite small compared to, … [Read more...]

It's bad enough that, instead of coming back to work, Mitt Romney decided he'd rather hang out with a bunch of Republican bigwigs on a Georgia hunting trip.  Now, it turns out, the quail that Romney et al. blasted to their deaths … [Read more...]

First, Healey is supporting New Bedford's plan to begin drug-testing at its public schools, starting at age 11. Healey is backing the New Bedford program and said the city's decision to start drug testing could be a model for other … [Read more...]

It appears that one of MA's finest blogs, Cape Cod Works, is closing up shop.  Len, CCW's proprietor, is on to hopefully bigger and better things.  But he will be missed here in left blogistan!  All the best, Len. … [Read more...]

I first met Sam Yoon about one year ago, at the January 2005 meeting of DFA-Boston.  He and another city council candidate, John Connolly, were the first of many to talk to our group and seek our endorsement.  We had a long, … [Read more...]