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Harry Truman and My Trip to Mississippi
Simply put, the Gulf Coast of Mississippi is destroyed. Standing in the middle of "Beach Highway" (Rte 90) and looking east towards New Orleans, one is presented with an eerie dichotomy. To the left is the gorgeous Gulf of Mexico, with its … [Read more...]
Middlesex DA: Barrios picks up first town committee endorsement
We are reliably informed that the Belmont Democratic town committee has endorsed Jarrett Barrios for Middlesex DA. The vote was 18 for Barrios, 6 for Gerry Leone, and 2 for Mike Festa.Belmont is apparently the first town committee in … [Read more...]
“Invisible Ballots” Call for Comments
Since 2000, there have been many claims about voting irregularities. Inevitably, this has led to an increased distrust and cynicism about our politicians and the elections. Therefore, a thorough investigation of all voting … [Read more...]
Vilsack Launches OurTenWords.com
The OurTenWords website is an effort to define the Democratic Party's message in ten words or less and, just incidentally, to promote Tom Vilsack. On the one hand, this is a clever idea and a well produced website. On the other hand, our … [Read more...]
Capuano’s embarrassment/Raising the stakes
Yeah, when I lived in his district, I voted for Mike Capuano. Yeah, I wrote letters to him. Yeah, I got letters back, and I liked those letters. All in all, I like Mike Capuano. <a … [Read more...]
THEO!
He's back -- in a "full-time baseball operations capacity." I assume that means he won't be pouring beers. I don't know what he'll be doing, but I like having him around. Best sports news this winter. … [Read more...]
David on WBUR – opera edition!
The NPR program "Here and Now," which plays locally on WBUR (90.9 FM) from noon to 1 pm, is scheduled to run a piece on Friday's show about a new opera based on the life of Oscar Wilde. Granite State Opera has organized a workshop … [Read more...]
Common sense on seat belts
No one with any sense disagrees with the proposition that people should wear seat belts when they're driving - the statistics on deaths and severity of injuries are overwhelming.But people can, and do, reasonably disagree on whether the … [Read more...]
Lowell Sun Boosts Patrick
In an editorial titled "Signs of a meltdown" Lowell Sun Editor Jim Campanini reports that a, "Jan. 11 Sun Internet poll attracted a record 1,343 respondents to the question: If the election were held today, who would you vote for: Kerry … [Read more...]