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A Victory for Equality among Military Families

August 15, 2013 By Steve Kerrigan Leave a Comment

Working closely with members of our military and their families across Massachusetts the last 12 years has taught me a few things about the way they see their public service. It shouldn’t surprise any of us that service men and women feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: equal-rights, marriage, massachusetts, military, veterans

How NOT to honor veterans this Veterans Day

November 9, 2012 By ACLUm blog Leave a Comment

By Raquel Ronzone, ACLU of Massachusetts communications content specialist As we pause to honor Veterans Day, ponder this: Boston Police officers assigned to the Boston Regional Intelligence Center---one of dozens of "fusion centers" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activism, massachusetts, petition, surveilliance, veterans, veterans-day, veterans-for-peace

Mitt Romney Insults a Vietnam Veteran with his Heterosexist Assumptions

December 12, 2011 By Laurel 25 Comments

At a campaign stop at a diner in New Hampshire, presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a bee-line towards a man wearing a Vietnam Veteran cap and "sidled up next to him". Although gays have always served in the military, apparently it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dadt, doma, lgbt, mitt-romney, veterans

Now We Can Concentrate On How We Welcome Them Home.

October 26, 2011 By jamesboyce 3 Comments

When President Obama re-affirmed his commitment to have all the troops out of Iraq by the end of 2011, my thoughts went to two different groups of veterans and one remarkable project I was recently introduced to. On the Kerry Campaign in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afghanistan, iraq, veterans

Veterans: Are we treating them any better?

November 11, 2010 By Charley on the MTA 50 Comments

Steve Inskeep's interview with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Gen. Shinseki would indicate ... maybe not. A few key points: — Steve noted that "it may be startling to some people to realize that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: eric-shinseki, veterans, veterans-day

Veteran’s Day at BMG…

November 11, 2009 By hlpeary 7 Comments

It's 9:30 PM on Veteran's Day and at BMG it appears to be passing without comment...so lest it be totally lost in the din of politicians, their smooth handlers, their critics and admirers, I thought a reminder was worthy of a post... It Is … [Read more...]

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It’s Time to Dump “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — A Voice Crying in a Different Wilderness

January 26, 2009 By chimpschump 40 Comments

The same census data shows that almost one million gay and lesbian Americans are veterans. (Same reference). There are a total of 23.6 million veterans in the United States. This being the case, over four percent of our veterans are gay or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dadt, dont-ask-dont-tell, gay, glbt, lesbian, lgbt, military, obama, veterans

The New York Times Gets It Right And Wrong On Veterans.

December 19, 2008 By jamesboyce Leave a Comment

The stress and toil of multiple deployments, the unprecedented use of the National Guard, the general economic hardship of the county, our new generation of veterans is not only facing enormous challenges but the need is growing every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: new-york-times, veterans

Help Restore a WWII Memorial

December 14, 2008 By southcoast82 9 Comments

David Miller was a WWII hero who Fall River honored with a memorial on a small piece of city land in 1946. Cpl. Miller survived the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March  in the Phillipines where the Japanese committed atrocities upon the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cpl.-david-miller, fall-river, mayor-correia, memorial, veterans

John Kerry: “I wish more Americans could be here to share what is happening here today”

October 23, 2008 By noisy-democrat 27 Comments

As if a daughter receiving her father's medals 26 years later weren't enough, it turns out that both of her sons are serving in the military as well. They took leave to fly back to Massachusetts for this ceremony. Their presence made the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: john-kerry, veterans

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Look, people confused Charlie Baker "not being Donald Trump" with "trustworthy verging on infallible."

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“Utter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

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Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

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In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
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