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Posted on April 29, 2008 by admin

Wondering what to do with all that free money the government is tossing at you? Keep your coinage away from Sears (no, seriously, stay the f away from that place). Instead, stimulate the economy of your nearest newsstand and grab … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on April 18, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from the mighty mighty Boston Daily) It’s budget season on Beacon Hill again. And it’s apt that it should coincide, roughly, with the run-up to area colleges’ final exams. After a semester of lying around and drinking, the legislature … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on April 14, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted, belatedly, from Boston Daily) Let’s start by picking on Hizzoner. Nothing gets the natives riled up like parking tickets, so Mayor Tom Menino’s $2.42 billion FY09 budget, which includes $13 million in new parking fines, is sure to be … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on April 4, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted, per usual, from Boston Daily) We hear that Governor Deval Patrick’s budget priorities are in trouble. That’s not any great surprise. The House and Senate took most of the governor’s recommendations and tossed them in the trash last year, … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on March 28, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) We may be watching the balance of power tip on Beacon Hill. While Gov. Deval Patrick and House Speaker Sal DiMasi go back and forth about casinos and taxes—and whether or not they’re going back and … Continue reading →

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Urban Renewal Nearly Brings Timothy Leary to the Comm. Ave. Mall

Posted on March 27, 2008 by admin

And hello there to you. Not a whole lot of activity on these here internets lately. I know. A light blogging regimen is the sign of a guy with a bunch of work that actually pays. But who needs rent … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on March 21, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) Deval Patrick has got to hate St. Patrick’s week. This time a year ago, House Speaker Sal DiMasi appeared before the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and absolutely brutalized the governor – much to the delight … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on March 7, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) Hey, guess what, everybody? Governor Deval Patrick wants to build three casinos in Massachusetts. He’s been saying that they’ll bring 30,000 jobs in tow. Turns out, they won’t. Shocking, we know. But it’s this revelation that … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on February 29, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) The most talked-about man on Beacon Hill continued to be widely talked about this week, as news that Speaker Sal DiMasi has been playing golf with a decades-old friend while not playing golf with a guy … Continue reading →

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The Hill and the Hall Week in Review

Posted on February 22, 2008 by admin

(Cross-posted from Boston Daily) These are strange times for the state’s coastal legislators. First, in November, they were subjected to an energy bill sneak attack that, unbeknownst to them, opened up their coastlines to unfettered wind farm development. They balked, … Continue reading →

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