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Opinion writer Timothy Egan of the NYT has an eye-opening column online today that makes a connection between Prohibition and some of today’s extreme social behavior regulators. Read his essay here, and get the NYT if you want more. And watch for the upcoming Ken Burns documentary on Prohibition.
Read More »Globe Staffer Noah Bierman notes in “Political Intelligence” on boston.com wrangled by political editor Glen Johnson that US Representative Michael E. Capuano will not run for US Senate in 2012 in an already crowded Democratic field – all looking to challenge Republican Scott Brown. “After serious personal reflection, I have…
Read More »A newspaper story the other day caught my eye. It reported that 16 people have contracted severe eye infections and some have gone blind from a drug injected into their eyes to treat a disease called macular degeneration (MD). The drug in question is called Avastin. It was developed as…
Read More »Lowell High School has chosen its 2011 Class of Distinguished Alumni. This celebration of distinguished alums began back in 2004 when literary great Jack Kerouac (1939), businessman and philanthopist George Behrakis (1951), U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas (1958) and businessman Elkin McCallum and his wife community activist Donna Lavigne (both 1961)…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. My husband, Jim Barron, and I have finally hit on a way to finance our eventual retirement. Let’s call it don’tgo.com. Here’s how it would work. If you’re worried about a pending natural disaster, or even a financial…
Read More »Elizabeth Warren’s pre-campaign for the United States Senate seemed to enter a new phase yesterday. Previously, she’s attended a bunch of invitation-only, off the record house parties that were closed to the media. Yesterday she visited the Boston Globe which has a story by Frank Phillips and Noah Bierman and…
Read More »As Irene was developing, landing, damaging the states and communities along the Eastern seaboard and inland as well, officialdom was full of praise for the “new FEMA” – for the planning, co-ordination and ongoing interaction, relief and support. Everyone was in the loop. In a Washington Post story by Ed…
Read More »This is interesting. I picked it up from the staunchly progressive news service truth-out.org.
Read More »NYTimes opinion writer Paul Krugman today sounds the alarm on the anti-science, anti-intellectual character of the leading contendors to be the Republican Party’s challenger to President Obama. Backing up his opinion with facts and candidate quotes, Krugman warns about the prospects of an “anti-knowledge” platform and subsequent legislative agenda. Maybe it’s…
Read More »Here’s a video I shot through the day that documents the impact of the storm around my house: [youtube]7wUO1ZWuGi4[/youtube]
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