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Here are the names of American service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan this week, as reported by the New York Times: Iraq CARILLO, John Jr., 20, Specialist, Army; Stockton, Calif.; Third Infantry Division. NOONAN, Gebrah P., 26, Pfc., Army; Watertown, Conn.; Third Infantry Division. WHISENANT, Marc C., 23,…
Read More »Charlie Baker has been catching some heat lately for seeming “too angry” – while I’m certainly no fan of Baker’s, expressions of anger by a candidate running for governor don’t bother me. But the Republican nominee for governor of New York, Carl Paladino, goes off the charts. Tea Party favorite…
Read More »Keep your smart phones out of sight starting today; the Commonwealth’s new ban on using electronic devices to send or receive messages while behind the wheel goes into effect today. I suspect that the police will be especially vigilant and aggressive in enforcing the law which is a “primary offense”…
Read More »It seems that we are constantly bombarded with news that innocuous items in the food supply may pose a threat to our health: tainted eggs, tainted peanut butter, tainted tomatoes, tainted spinach – those are only the ones I remember. Our industrial-style food supply chain certainly creates risks, but what…
Read More »The September 27, 2010 edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly contains a couple of items that might be of interest to some of our readers: First was a piece about Worcester County Sheriff Guy Glodis who chose not to run for re-election as sheriff and instead ran for the Democratic nomination…
Read More »President Obama pumped up the volume on his message for the upcoming election in a just-released interview with Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone magazine. I picked up the feed from realclearpolitics.com. Read the RS interview here, and consider buying the magazine if you value the work.
Read More »The State of Vermont lodged a complaint with the Food and Drug Administration and asked for an investigation to determine whether Log Cabin Syrup, a division of Pinnacle Foods LLC, is violating FDA labeling laws. A recent AP story noted: A new Log Cabin syrup touted as “all natural” looks…
Read More »In a front-page story today, the New York Times singles out Brockton High School as a model of academic achievement in a diverse, urban setting. Plus, with its 4100 students, Brockton cuts against the prevailing wisdom in the field of education that smaller is better. It also shows how public…
Read More »In an op-ed piece in today’s Boston Globe, former Massachusetts Attorney General and Member of Congress from the 5th District – Jim Shannon – weighs-in on the pending sale of the Caritas Christi Health Care systems to Cerebus Capital Partners – a for-profit private equity firm. Commenting on Attorney General Martha…
Read More »The Boston Herald reminds us in an AP story just added to their on-line edition, that a newly expanded version of Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! awaits aficionados of Jack Kerouac and his literary world. LOWELL – The city of Lowell is set to hold an expanded version its annual festival celebrating…
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