Somehow, or maybe not, we are related. Distantly, if so. I don't know her name. We just seem to show up at all the same wakes. This time she's got a baby with her. He's very well behaved, with a full head of hair and a sweet … [Read more...]
Welcome to Middleborough
Cash bar and shrimp cocktails served at 12. All you can eat burgers and dogs at 1. Speakers, raffles, door prizes. Suggested donation $15 per person or $25 per family. Held at the Middleborough Elks Lodge. And while you are in … [Read more...]
Massachusetts: Proud Home of the Lobster Ranch
Cross Posted from the Gladys Kravitz Blog In response to the Governor Spitzer prostitution scandal the late night news program Nightline dug up and carted out former high-profile Hollywood Madam, Heidi Fleiss to offer her expert testimony … [Read more...]
The Governor is Fibbing! Or, Why Casinos Are Not Inevitable In Massachusetts.
1.) Myth - Tribal casinos can offer slots even if they're not legal in the host State The Johnson Act 0f 1951 prohibits slot machines on federal land including Indian Reservations and supports states which refuse to legalize slot machines. … [Read more...]
Patrick plays the Indian card
Cross posted from Bellicose Bumpkin Pass my legislation .. or else I've been waiting for this. Last spring and summer when the casino investors were trying to "convince" Middleboro to sign an agreement with the Mashpee Wampanoag, there … [Read more...]
Trust Issues on the South Shore
Cross posted from Gladys Kravitz blog … [Read more...]
Casinos: On Numbers and Pictures, Part 1.
So, we're stuck at this point - without enough information to make rational decisions about our state. There's no undoing casinos, once they're here, so it would be nice to know a little bit more before taking this plunge - down the rabbit … [Read more...]
The Mashpee Wampanoags Show Their Hand
The Mashpee Wampanoag's show their hand (but only after the Freedom of Information Act required them to) - and guess which finger their holding up for the people of Middleboro and the South Shore - and for the future of Massachusetts when … [Read more...]
It’s the slots, stupid
Cross-posted from CFO Blog Repeat after me .. inevitable, inevitable.... The casino developers behind the Mashpee Wampanoag are trying to hypnotize us into believing that casinos are inevitable. This has been part of their campaign … [Read more...]
Dogs Playing Liar’s Poker
Cross posted from Gladys Kravitz blog … [Read more...]