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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Another pol in cuffs

The astonishing thing about the current public corruption scandal in Boston is, if those FBI affidavits are to be believed,...

Mass. takes top ranking

It’s always nice to be at the top of the heap. That’s where Massachusetts stands in the eighth annual report on long-term competitiveness compiled...
Friday, November 21, 2008

Bailout bombs on the Hill

“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!” Never has that old saying been more relevant than...

Another road out

When it comes to transportation funding Beacon Hill is in a “pick your poison” kind of mood. Here is the choice...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Barney Frank, what about us?

“We already have too much union busting,” said Rep. Barney Frank (D-Newton), chair of the House Financial Services...

Dianne Wilkerson’s real legacy

That collective sigh of relief you’re hearing from the Massachusetts Senate following the resignation of Sen. Dianne...

So this is ‘reform’?

Nothing like a few scandals to inspire lawmakers to “reform.” Gov. Deval Patrick had barely finished naming a new ethics task force when a...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Dustin Pedroia stands tall

When you’re a Red Sox fan there is never really an offseason, so yesterday’s announcement of the American League MVP award was as closely watched...

Joe Lieberman, all’s forgiven

Well, perhaps there really will be a new era of good feeling in the next Congress. It was certainly a decent indicator that Senate Democrats - acting under...

Teachers get the word

Well, this economic crisis - with its ability to focus minds - might bring some needed fixes in the world of public education. ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Iraq pact well timed

Timing, as they say, is everything. And the timing of the security agreement approved Sunday by the Iraqi cabinet couldn’t be better for President-elect...

Tapping those gamblers

When even the flinty folks in New Hampshire are talking about expanded gambling to plug their expanding budget hole, well,...
Monday, November 17, 2008

MCAS under seige

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is scheduled to receive recommendations Tuesday of an advisory committee,...

A universally bad idea

The single greatest number of American voters in history - nearly 130 million - turned up at a polling place on Nov. 4 to...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

Shape up, fly right

What a useless document that advisory committee on airport delays turned in. The Transportation Department now will go ahead on its own, and it must make sure...

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Everything’s fixed at broken Hall of shame

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45 years after tragedy, John F. Kennedy legacy thrives

Joe Fitzgerald It was 45 years ago today that an assassin’s bullet ripped a...

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