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It’s not often that I recommend articles (or anything else) from the local newspaper, but Rita Savard has an excellent and timely piece today about the adverse impact of credit scores on the home mortgage market. For months lawyers and others in real estate have told me of potential home…
Read More »Because one of the Caritas Christi hospitals – Holy Family Hospital in Methuen – serves a good portion of the Merrimack Valley population I have posted a number of times about the impending take-over of this non-profit by the equity firm – Cerebus. On the blog Health Care for All –…
Read More »Read a review of the new documentary film “Enemies of the People” about the genocide in Cambodia perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979. Thet Sambath, left, and Nuon Chea in “Enemies of the People.”
Read More »Our blogging colleagues at leftinlowell.com have this link up also, but the Globe story is important enough for broad coverage. Economic analysts at UMass are reporting that the Massachusetts economy is growing at a healthy pace, more than twice as fast as the national economy. This is data from MassBenchmarks,…
Read More »Senator Steven Panagiotakos (D-Lowell) one of the Casino Bill conferees – Photo from BostonHerald.com Just in from the Globe MetroDesk: House and Senate leaders have just announced an agreement on a bill to expand gaming in Massachusetts that would authorize three resort casinos and a pair of slot parlors at…
Read More »The embargo broken, Noah Bombard is reporting on the Eagle Tribune blog that fired former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon has won his case with the Massachusetts Civil Service Commission. Solomon was fired over two years ago. This finding must come as a bombshell to Methuen Mayor Bill Manzi. Staff…
Read More »Since last summer, nearly every article I read that covers some type of anti-government rally contains quotes from a rally attendee – who works for the government. Or perhaps is retired from the government and collecting a pension. This past Wednesday, President Obama visited the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison,…
Read More »Rob Gavin from the Globe’s business pages writes today that the Federal Reserve’s recent regional economy report states that the New England economy is growing, but the pace is slow. Read his article here, and consider subscribing to the Globe if you appreciate the writing. The Sun recently reported that…
Read More »I’ve already written about the economic and environmental costs of failing to deal with climate change. Both phenomena are well understood and the forecast grows increasingly disheartening. However, there’s a third story, a moral one. I’m not talking about the morality of increased incidence of famine, drought, and disease; those…
Read More »I was pleased that Massachusetts refused to hand former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling a big taxpayer guaranteed check for his company which, according to today’s Globe, is “a start up that has yet to bring a product to market.” Rhode Island can have him. Hopefully he’ll want to live…
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