I heard a snippet of last night's debate between Boston's Mayor Menino and challenger Maura Hennigan on 'BUR this morning. I was struck by Menino's touting of the city's growth in "affordable housing" -- 16,000 units worth since … [Read more...]

Rep. Brian Knuuttila (D-Gardner) is out, having accepted a job as general counsel of the Worcester County Jail.  Aside from having one of the more unusual names on Beacon Hill, it doesn't appear that Knuuttila has been a terribly … [Read more...]

One of the proposed questions for the 2006 ballot would, if approved by the voters, create a new state law that would prohibit the Governor from allowing any more Mass. National Guard troops to be sent to Iraq.  I'm sympathetic with … [Read more...]

If you don't read the comments, you missed this news from the wryly named "sound of one hand clapping": marketing consultant and gay ex-priest Christopher Schiavone has formed a campaign committee for a run against the, uh, … [Read more...]

I was browsing the Sunday Globe's article on the "most authentic" Boston-area restaurants of various types when I came across this amusing couple of sentences in the section on southern food, talking up Chef Lee's II Soul Food in … [Read more...]

Only two of the nation's governors have gone on the record to support Bush's suggestion that the Pentagon manage future natural disaster responses: Willard, and Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota. "A fair question to ask is, 'If … [Read more...]

Background from NESEA:"We waste too much energy, and it's having a terrible impact on public health, the environment, and our pocketbooks."Meanwhile we're using energy sources like coal and oil which cause asthma and heart attacks … [Read more...]

Willard's slash and burn bid to become a radical evangelical by 2008 is affecting his popularity across the state. From the Springfield Republican's editorial page yesterday: "Gov. W. Mitt Romney's thumbs-down action on retroactive pay … [Read more...]