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To 40B or not to 40B that is Question 2 by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. More than 30 years ago, housing activists in Newton, mindful that young adults who had grown up in town couldn’t afford to live there and that elderly homeowners couldn’t afford to find replacements for their homes, set about…
Read More »Condoleeza Rice still has national potential by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Condoleezza Rice was in Boston yesterday promoting her new family memoir, Extraordinary, Ordinary People. Often lampooned on Saturday Night Live, the former Secretary of State under George W. Bush is anything but a stick figure. She is charming,…
Read More »Choosing a governor: let’s get on with it! by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Ground Hog Day” is how Boston University AssistantProfessor John Carroll, speaking on Jim Braude’s debate analysis on NECN, described last night’s debate. Helicopter into the debate at any point and you know you’ve been here before. The only…
Read More »Mary Z. Connaughton in highly competitive race for auditor by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. She’s likable, informed and, as a Republican on a Democrat saturated Beacon Hill, has a claim to being an outsider, were it not for her tenure working for Joe Malone and Mitt Romney. Mary Zarilli…
Read More »Uncle Crumbs by Jack Neary
The entry below is being cross posted from local Playwright Jack Neary’s own blog, Shards A couple of months ago, I introduced you to Eddie and Timmy. I had just moved in with them and my brother and sister-in-law in Derry, NH, where I set up my man cave and…
Read More »Barney Frank faces a legitimate opponent for only the second time by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Brookline businessman and Marine major Sean Bielat is the first credible candidate whom three-decade congressman Barney Frank has had to face since defeating Cong. Margaret Heckler in a 1982 redistricting fight. While Frank is likely to win the race for…
Read More »Camp 40 Acres
I have known Rick Barry, the Director of Camp 40 Acres in Wilmington for many years. He is a dedicated teacher and a great asset to the children of Wilmington. Camp 40 Acres is a private, non-profit facility which was donated for the youth of Wilmington and the surrounding communities.…
Read More »John Tierney faces new campaign challenge by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Suddenly there’s breath on the mirror for Bill Hudak’s congressional campaign against John Tierney. How much is not yet clear. Tierney’s wife, Patrice, pled guilty yesterday to federal charges, four counts of aiding and abetting the filing of…
Read More »Roy Zimmerman, “To Be A Liberal”
Roy Zimmerman is satirical songwriter from Southern California. Some of his bigger hits include: Firing the Surgeon General; Socialist; Dick Cheney; and I Am a Moderate. Below, Zimmerman entertains the audience with To Be A Liberal. Enjoy
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