School Committee Member Antonette Pepe Fired Up Over Error-Ridden Exams
Outspoken Springfield School Committee member Antonette Pepe was a guest on the Bax & O’Brien Show on Wednesday morning, and she didn’t mince words as she talked about the controversy that erupted after students in the Springfield school system received tests that were riddled with errors.
Did State Legislator’s reflect Commonwealth’s Values?
Massachusetts legislators have rejected several efforts to toughen the state’s enforcement of sanctions against illegal immigrants (See Masslive story). The measures, in the form of amendments to the Senate’s budget bill, included such things as the codification of the current policy of denying in-state tuition rights to students who are illegal immigrants, and the creation [...]
Springfield’s Budget Wars Continue as Deadline Draws Near
The Sarno Administration and Springfield’s Chief Administrative and Financial Officer, Lee Erdmann, issued a stern letter to the City Council on Tuesday urging that body to quickly convene and approve of a transfer of funds in order to establish a balanced budget by June 30 for the coming fiscal year. Without the transfers, the letter [...]
Springfield’s Budget Debate Makes for Good Drama, Little Change for Taxpayers
The month of June has been a busy one for Springfield officials as they try to hammer out the final touches on this coming year’s budget. There’s been much debate going back and forth, with some City Councilors wanting to trim the budget and spare city residents another inevitable tax hike, while the Mayor’s Office, [...]
Springfield’s Bidding Dilemma: To RFP or not to RFP?
For months now Springfield City Councilor Timothy J. Rooke has been fighting a long and lonely battle against the City’s decision, led by the Mayor’s Office, to transfer the Springfield School Department’s headquarters from a century-old building on State Street to new offices located at the former federal building on Main Street – now called [...]
Paranoid Personalized Politics
The following is a famous quotation about intelligence/ critical thinking variously attributed to folks like Eleanor Roosevelt and Einstein. People with extraordinary minds, talk about ideas. People with average minds, talk about events. People with simple minds, talk about other people. The quote mirrors the levels of analysis; from subjective opinion (people) though facts (events) [...]
In Comments: Asselin’s Return to Politics
Well, at least he’ll liven up the message boards. Christopher Asselin, a former Massachusetts state representative brought down by a corruption probe that resulted in his conviction on bribery, theft and conspiracy charges back in 2007, is once again running for office. He’s got his sights set on the 9th Hampden District seat currently held [...]
Scenes from the MA State Republican Convention
MA State Representative and candidate for State Treasurer Karyn Polito greets the crowd at the Republican State Convention in Worcester, MA – April 17, 2010. – - This past Saturday I went to the Massachusetts State Republican Convention in Worcester, MA, as a member of the Hampden Delegation. It was my first time as a [...]
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