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Boston 2024 CEO says he’d vote “yes” on ballot question banning public funding for Olympics

June 25, 2015 By SamTracy

Tuesday, the United Independent Party announced that it has officially partnered with Yes On 1, the organization that led the anti-gas tax initiative last year, to run a campaign for a ballot question that would protect taxpayers from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-initiative, ballot-questions, Boston 2024, Evan Falchuk, olympics, taxes, united independent party

Marty Walsh thinks First Night is too big for the City to run

April 23, 2015 By HR's Kevin

After Mayor Menino rescued the annual First Night celebrations, it appears that Mayor Walsh wants to get out of the responsibility of First Night essentially because it is too difficult: “We are not in the business of running events like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2024, First Night, marty-walsh, olympics

Sorry, No Boston Olympics: The Money’s On The Other Side

March 10, 2015 By thegreenmiles

You No Boston Olympics people think you can stop Boston 2024 just because public support is cratering and there are a hundred other things on which we could better spend those billions? Things like "logic" and "the public good" go out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Boston 2024, John-Fish, olympics

Not so fast, Olympics boosters

January 20, 2015 By massmarrier

It’s not showtime yet, but auditions are underway for the big stage of the 2024 Summer Games here in our wee burg of Boston. Somehow Boston edged our the U.S. competition to become the USOC pick. Now of course, it will go up against … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, infrastructure, IOC, Leibowitz, mayor, NoBostonOlympics, olympics, Olympics 2024, public-funding, referendum, USOC, walsh

Boston Olympics as Development Stalking Horse?

January 19, 2015 By gmoke

Went to see Evan Falchuk talk at The Humanist Hub in Harvard Square on Sunday. Wanted to ask him about running a political campaign as a practical, grassroots organizing venture where you leave something active behind whether you win or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: development, Evan Falchuk, olympics, transportation

Consultants, Contractors Won’t Let Their Boston Olympics Dreams Die

February 12, 2014 By thegreenmiles

  Bringing the Olympics to Boston has been talked about my entire life, but despite decades of discussion, there's still little to no public groundswell of support for the idea. So why does the legislature still have a committee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, John-Fish, olympics

Guardian UK notes good news and bad news for Team Romney and Rafalca

August 7, 2012 By purplemouse

"Ann Romney's horse fails to win dressage but avoids offending British" declares the headline in the Guardian UK's coverage of Stephen Colbert's sport of the summer--horse dancing. "Rafalca, owned by Mrs Mitt Romney, was impeccably behaved … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dressage, olympics, rafalca, romney

Biathlon

February 15, 2010 By stomv

I contend that it is not.  And so, I offer other winter biathlon possibilities: 0.  Cross country skiing and rifle.  This is the status quo. 1.  Ski jumping and snow bombing.  Four iterations.  You go off the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: olympics

CHICAGO OUT as Olympic Site…

October 2, 2009 By hlpeary

Chicago is out of the running as an Olympic site after being eliminated in the first round of voting. I think the Obama Administration should have gotten better vote count intelligence before having a US President and First Lady put in this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chicago, obama, olympics

“Convenient and sufficient access to the Internet”

July 30, 2008 By David

That's what the Chinese government has said it is willing to supply foreign journalists covering the Beijing Olympics.  But, of course, the Chinese government itself will determine what is "sufficient."  Bottom line: [A] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: internet, media, olympics

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