When I was a law professor, I spent years studying why middle class families were going broke. I went into this area of study believing the hype – that people who were declaring bankruptcy must be gaming the system and going on too many … [Read more...]
Casinos: A Worse Bet Than Ever
As Massachusetts keeps pursuing casinos as a magic salve for neglected areas, officials keep ignoring that America's casino explosion has made each new casino far less profitable. Take Pennsylvania: Nine of the 11 Pennsylvania casinos … [Read more...]
Surprised?
I guess I shouldn't have been that surprised to see this article in the State House News, but I still am. “I am surprised because I felt that the legislation which was voted on and approved yesterday by overwhelming majorities in both … [Read more...]
Hampden County DA debate tonight–>Live Stream from WNEC School of Law
Catch tonight's live broadcast of the debate regarding Hampden County District Attorney. All 6 candidates will be on hand to debate relevant issues and rebut any misinformation. Stream starts at 6pm live from the Pelligrini Court Room at … [Read more...]
Dem Convention Rejects Bland
The convention was there funnelled into the more painful procedure of per-plank amendments plus resolutions. In the end, this may have worked OK or better. There was a vote to reject casino slots, after all. Of course, that could have been … [Read more...]
Reform before revenue: Springfield/GIC edition
New report from big time Boston think tanks Rappaport Institute and Collins Center says there's gold in them thar GIC hills: The study finds that, by joining the Group Insurance Commission (GIC), Springfield cut increases in its … [Read more...]
Is the solution to the Cape’s labor problem the unemployed youth and young adults of Boston ?
In the "City and Region" Section of today's Boston Globe, side by side one article spoke of the Cape being so short of labor that many business owners are closing weeks early, waiting tables themselves, dropping lunch from their … [Read more...]
Who ‘da thunk?
The newspaper continued with yesterday's article that cited the source as Country Home magazine. Only Burlington, Vt., Ithaca, N.Y., and Corvallis, Ore., in that order, scored higher in the "Best Green Places" survey by Country Home … [Read more...]
I’m Supporting Mike Gravel for President
I'm actually sitting here laughing while listening to Senator Gravel! I cannot write anything that can convey how absolutely amusing Senator Gravel is. Listen to his videos. He puts Ernie Boch to shame!The reasons why I am … [Read more...]
Who Said This?
"People don't want candidates who buy the race, it's tacky."Answer: Deval Patrick speaking about Chris Gabrieli yesterday in Springfield.Gabrieli has spent $5 million of his personal fortune so far on television commercials and other … [Read more...]