[Editor's note: Pressley has issued a clarifying statement:] "Last week, in support of a fellow Congresswoman, I chose a quote from Alice Walker. Like many, the Color Purple has carried deep meaning for me … [Read more...]
Chuck Turner Unwittingly Aiding Honest Government
It brings to mind the first meeting I attended as a new board member of a major downtown church. It was in terrific financial, membership and other trouble, which I knew when I ran for the position. I was not aware of how angry the very … [Read more...]
Boston Votes: 2009 City Council Preliminary
The only thing that most pundits and prognosticators agreed upon was that the two incumbents, John Connolly and Steve Murphy, would come in first and second place in the prelim. Depending on who you asked, the order would flip. This was … [Read more...]