Six Work Days to Repeal 1913 Law
July 24, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
I haven't posted to Blue Mass Group before (though I am an avid reader). I am today, however, because time is running out on repeal of the discriminatory 1913 law and we at MassEquality could us...Nota Bene: David Bernstein On Barack Obama for Beginners
July 23, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
Phoenix reporter David Bernstein said nice things about Barack Obama for Beginners ("a tidy, quick-reading 70-page bio.") in his Talking Politics column today. I have long admired Bernstein's reportin...Greenway Conservancy's response
July 23, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
On July 14, the Boston Globe published my opinion piece about the Greenway Conservancy. On Sunday, July 20, a carefully worded letter to the editor by the Conservancy was printed. Here are its main po...Cognos paid lobbyist Richard McDonough $100,000s to push software contracts with state
July 23, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
Did anyone read this story?
This definitely flunks the stink test.
But here's an amazing facts regarding the story.
Galvin said yesterday that he is reviewing the law and may impose fines - up to $1,2...House Priorities?
July 23, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
MassPoliticker says the House just passed, by overwhelming numbers, a tax holiday in August, which will cost this state $16 million dollars so people can save $50 if they spend a $1000. Brilliant!
Me...The Giant Pool of Carbon Dioxide
July 22, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
I've been attending the US-Ocean Carbon and Biology Workshop in Woods Hole this week (see webcast during day). Here's some highlights and thoughts that are of general interest.
cross post: eleme...Jeff Beatty, apparently giving up on Senate seat, tries for career as stand-up comic
July 22, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
Seriously, Jeff Beatty (who, in case you've forgotten, is the Republican challenging John Kerry for Senate) actually said this:
If McCain did pick Romney, "I believe that we'd be able to deliver Massa...Trains to the Cape: Back to the Future?
July 22, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
The Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities reminds us that on this day in 1873:
The first train arrived at the tip of Cape Cod. The streets were bedecked with flags and streamers as 13 bright yel...Vanity Fair Demolishes The New Yorker
July 22, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
Simultaneously making their rival look self-important, politically incorrect, and wrong. Hilarious:
That's a lot of arugula!
July 22, 2008 www.bluemassgroup.com
Why don't I read the Manchester Union-Leader editorial page more often? This is fantastic: SEN. JOHN MCCAIN speaks at a town hall meeting in Rochester today. There, citizens can question a man wh...