Reinventing Springfield
- – Springfield has been struggling economically for decades, thanks in no small part to the short-sightedness and outright corruption of its past leaders. For over forty years, now, Springfield has been slapping on band aids in response to a changing job market and an ever-increasing poverty rate.
RMR
I’ve decided to officially go public with a new phrase/ acronym to describe the work of the right wing media & left wing propagandists in America. From now on when the usual wingnuts come out with some “scandal” or “big story” I will (unless it’s true – even a broken clock is right twice a day) label it [...]
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 [...]
Support for Arizona Immigration Law Solid Despite Progressive Bashing
Liberal activists from across the country continue to hammer Arizona for its new immigration law – a piece of legislation that has been vilified because it calls on the state’s law enforcement agencies to actually enforce current federal immigration laws. Heaven forbid.
CNN-ed: Campbell Brown Latest Casualty in CNN Nosedive
As CNN continues its self-immolation in the cable television arena, the latest casualty in their quest for eye-glazing programming is anchorwoman Campbell Brown.
The Violence Won’t Recede in Springfield until the Poverty Level Does
Each year, the city of Springfield is stricken with gang and drug violence – a plague of bloodshed that seems so inevitable and discouragingly predictable. Not long after the chill of winter passes, the young jackals of the city come out of their shelters – and they are armed. Like some sad movie stuck in [...]
Ghetto Talk on Bax & O’Brien
In case you missed my appearance on Bax & O’Brien on Wednesday, see the link, below. What it Takes to Make a Ghetto. On the segment, we talked about what makes communities turn into ghettos, and what might be done to prevent it. Interestingly, that very same day, after I arrived home from school that [...]
“Extra – Extra!” – get your trash off of our properties!
For the past several months, now, I – like many other residents – have been the unwanting recipient of those little pink/purple “Extra” baggies being tossed onto my lawn or driveway, courtesy of the Republican Newspapers. I had been told that, sheesh, all I have to do is ask them to please stop, and they [...]
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