In Massachusetts, one of the questions on the ballot is whether or not to remove the state income tax. Click here for more detailed info from the experts. But I support this for a number of reasons, mostly relating to how the government does not spend its money effectively. Read More »
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The Big Dig. It Keeps Going... And Going... And Going...
By JMondillo - Posted on March 3rd, 2008
Tagged: Big Dig
• Boston
• complete
• Government
• high way
• I-93
• Massachusetts
• McCourt
• problems
• road
• Shared responsibility
03 March 2008
Over a year ago the Big Dig (I-93) opened and I thought the project was FINALLY over, years over due and well over budget. Apparently, I was wrong. Today the Boston Globe announced that there is a to-do list of over 2,000 items left to finish and no completion date set. Read More »
Confessions of a New England Snob
By A-squared - Posted on February 19th, 2008
Tagged: invention
• marriage
• Massachusetts
• New England
• public transportation
• Recycling
• red sox
• weather
I never realized until I came to Maryland how thoroughly biased I am to my native New England. People always joke about New England snobbery, and I can now testify that they are not exaggerating. The following are my confessions, and general points:
I’m out: I am 100% New England snob, and proud. Read More »
Thomas Philip (Tip) O'Neill, Jr. (1912-94), Congressman; Speaker, U.S. House of Rep. (1977-86), bfparker@frontiernet.net
By Guest - Posted on November 16th, 2007
Tagged: Boston
• L.B. Johnson
• Massachusetts
• Tip O'Neill
• U.S. Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. national politics
Thomas Philip (Tip) O'Neill, Jr. (1912-94), Congressman; Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives (1977-86)
By Franklin and Betty J. Parker, bfparker@frontiernet.net
Tip O'Neill grew up in a politically active Irish working family in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, physically near but culturally far from elite Yankee-oriented Harvard College. Read More »
