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Prescription Drug Addiction: A Medical Condition, Not A Moral Failure

April 24, 2012 By PaulHeroux 4 Comments

Close to Home Prescription drug abuse and addiction is prevalent in America yet it lurks in the shadows. We don't like to talk about it because of the stigma associated with it. But if you are still reading this, you probably know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attleboro, crime, criminalization-of-mental-illness, drug-policy, drugs, mental-illness, plainville, prescription-drugs, tough-on-crime

House Bill 477 is a Waste of Time

March 20, 2012 By PaulHeroux 3 Comments

The war on drugs is a failure, yet there is another useless "get tough" bill proposed by Massachusetts state legislators, House Bill 477. This bill is an attempt to re-criminalize possession of one ounce or less marijuana in a school … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, criminal-justice, drug-policy, drug-war, legislation, tough-on-crime, War on Drugs

Proposed Amendment to Article VIII of the Draft Democratic Platform – lets talk about JUSTICE

May 31, 2009 By AmberPaw 6 Comments

What bothered me, personally, the most about the draft platform is that while it had plenty to say about "tough on crime" and law enforcement, the Draft Platform says nothing about access to justice, nothing about an independent judiciary, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: access-to-justice, independent-judiciary, justice, open-courts-clause, tough-on-crime

Public Safety Cuts under Kerry Muffy Healey

September 30, 2006 By Pablo 9 Comments

Let's make a list of all the public safety cuts under Kerry Muffy Healey, the original SOFT ON CRIME - less cops candidatePublic Safety Staffing in ArlingtonFY2003 (2002-03) 45 officers, 10 sergeants, 58 firefighters--Romney-Healey elected … [Read more...]

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MayorDriscollKim Driscoll@MayorDriscoll·
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"The thought that the MBTA would be shopping for 25 diesel-powered locomotives โ€“ instead of efficient, less-polluting electric trains โ€“ for the commuter rail system is an idea right out ofย the last century." ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-look-to-electric-not-diesel-solutions-for-rail-lines/article_9fba9e47-c7da-5fbb-92af-ba7a99fbf7e7.html

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PipelineImpactsVisualizing Pipeline Impacts@PipelineImpacts·
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this is a critical FERC response re: Weymouth.

This puts industry on notice- yes, FERC maintains oversight once certificates are issued and final.

(note to industry: stop paying your lawyers to bark up wrong trees)

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Visualizing Pipeline Impacts@PipelineImpacts

this is a critical FERC response re: Weymouth.

This puts industry on notice- yes, FERC maintains oversight once certificates are issued and final.

(note to industry: stop paying your lawyers to bark up wrong trees)

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TamiGouveiaMADr. Tami Gouveia@TamiGouveiaMA·
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Despite the headway weโ€™ve made on climate change, it remains an existential threat to our way of life. This challenge requires a global approach and Iโ€™m glad MA is doing its part to guarantee a safer planet for future generations. #climatescience #MApoli
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jarjohJarred is "rooting for everybody black"@jarjoh·
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If I can paraphrase, a clean, safe, and equitable Commonwealth isn't one where poor people are saddled with the costs of EVs, but one where the rich fight for electrified transit for all. #mapoli

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