An important update in the 1st Bristol race from Cos. --DavidThere's a Democrat running in the 1st Bristol special election, but it's not Feeney. The Sun-Chronicle reported last week that "Claire Naughton, of 4 Everett Lane in … [Read more...]
Bush Closes in On One Year Off
W., who already holds the record for most vacation days ever taken by a President, is closing on a full year of R&R as the death toll in Iraq mounts, according to Harper's. The well-informed readers of Blue Mass. Group will no doubt … [Read more...]
Candidate Questionnaires in the Somerville special election
PDS member Cos reports on PDS's questionnaires and upcoming candidates forum for the State House seat vacated by Pat Jehlen's move to the Senate. --DavidThe Progressive Democrats of Somerville (PDS) today posted questionnaires filled … [Read more...]
More Patrick campaign tea leaves
.08 acres points to this Adrian Walker column about Deval Patrick, which makes this intriguing comment: "I had called after reading that one of his top consultants, Dan Payne,had left the campaign. Supposedly Payne had left because he … [Read more...]
Cashing in their chips
Now this is cool ... er, warm: Mt. Wachusett Community College has reduced its heating costs and CO2 output by switching to wood chips and other biomass fuels:Instead of shelling out nearly a half million dollars for electricheat, the … [Read more...]
Open Document, Insert Foot II: Electric Boogaloo
Globe reports that the Romney administration is investigating Peter Quinn, director of the Informational Technology Division, for not getting permission to go to some out-of-state conferences:Romney administration officials are … [Read more...]
Great! So we’re in agreement then!
U.S. to draw down troop levels:President Bush will give a major speech Wednesday at the U.S. NavalAcademy in which aides say he is expected to proclaim the improvedreadiness of Iraqi troops, which he has identified as the key conditionfor … [Read more...]
Polling: Employers should pay their share
How the heck did I miss this? At the end of the State House News Service's email bulletin was this gem:The notion of raising taxes on businesses who can afford to providehealth coverage, but don't, earned overwhelming support: 66 to … [Read more...]
The real earthquake in Israeli politics: Peretz, not Sharon
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon left the right wing Likud Party, which he founded in 1973, to form a new centrist political party and call new elections this March. A lot of bloggers and the American press have been talking about … [Read more...]
Open Document, Insert Foot
Could the legislature smother the move to open source document formats before it begins? Sharp Tools worries that's the case, citing a friend who was at the legislative hearing:Microsoft had sent a local Beacon Hill professional lobbyist, … [Read more...]