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This approach is all wet

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:07:00 -0500

Whatever one's views on the merits of the Cape Wind project we can all agree it has been subjected to an unprecedented level of government scrutiny. And after years of...

Job figures don't add up

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:06:18 -0500

If all it took to create 50 new jobs was to invest $1,000 in a new Toro lawnmower, well heck, strapped American businesses would have headed to Home Depot a long time ago! ...

Nurse bill relapse

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:05:18 -0500

A bid by unionized nurses for the government to set mandatory minimum staffing levels in Massachusetts hospitals was never a sound proposal in good economic times. But...

Harvard's slow change

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:05:01 -0500

With deep satisfaction we call attention to an event scheduled at Harvard's Memorial Church on Wednesday, Veteran's Day. The university will dedicate a plaque honoring...

Getting real on Iran

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:04:26 -0500

The movie "All the President's Men" contains the best guide to modern politics: "Follow the money." This throws light on the Obama administration's...

Buffett bets big on rail

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:27:12 -0500

Warren Buffett's breathtaking offer for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, the nation's largest by revenue, sent writers scurrying to the history books for...

Grief at Fort Hood

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:26:35 -0500

A bystander to the killings at Fort Hood said it best when she told a TV reporter, "I wish his name was Smith." As painful as the deaths of 13 people are at...

Coal for Kelly's stocking

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:23:42 -0500

Actions have consequences. It's the lesson most parents try to drum into the heads of their children. Some get it. Some have to learn the hard way. Boston Firefighters...

Gov looks to past

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:21:46 -0500

A fresh start? Or just a fresh coat of paint? That's the nagging question this week, now that the state's transportation needs are being officially overseen...

A change in the winds

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:29:42 -0500

Before the polls even closed on Tuesday the White House was putting out statements about how the gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia were just that - local...

Day of reckoning

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:28:53 -0500

"A private sector firm with this mountain of red ink would likely fold or seek bankruptcy." - MBTA Review Oh, it would have been so easy if the Patrick administration...

Past vs. the future

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:45:09 -0500

Yesterday Tom Menino made history. Today he needs to focus on the future - and there's not a moment to waste. The unprecedented fifth term he won against his toughest...

Fighting for the grapes

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:54:46 -0500

Memo to Massachusetts wine lovers: There's more than one way to crush a grape - legally speaking - and the battle to allow winery-to-consumer sales isn't over yet. ...

Get out and vote

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:44:16 -0500

Boston residents have been treated to a real, live campaign for mayor for the first time in - well, in 16 years. Now Election Day has arrived and voters should reward all...

Karzai's our SOB now!

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:46 -0500

Well, once again Barack Obama may want to go to the Franklin D. Roosevelt playbook this time for a final word on Afghan President Hamid Karzai. As FDR is supposed to...

Status update: Mortified

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:18:37 -0500

The fact that cities and towns haven't already come up with sensible policies to control the use of social networking sites for employees is mind-boggling. What were...

Grand delusions

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:18:05 -0500

We hoped we had written our last word about Jim Aloisi, but the now-departed transportation chief left us with a 12-page ode to his own greatness that simply can not be ignored. ...

No blood from a stone

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:17:23 -0500

Mistakes happen, but the computer snafu that led thousands of jobless Bay Staters to believe their unemployment benefits had been extended is particularly heartbreaking. Yes,...

Too-friendly skies

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:45:12 -0500

Full explanations are still lacking for that bizarre episode of a Northwest Airlines plane flying 150 miles past its destination, Minneapolis. If the two pilots in fact...

Lesson from flu vaccine

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:44:33 -0400

The production of swine flu vaccine is behind schedule, a result of a manufacturing process that took longer than expected. This would not have mattered if the Food and Drug...

Progress on shield law

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:31:49 -0400

The relationship between the press and government has always been a problematic one - and that is absolutely as it should be. So when the news media call on government officials...

PelosiCare no treat

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:25:45 -0400

Just in time for Halloween, House Democratic leaders have released a truly scary new version of their health care proposal - all 1,990 pages of it. Yes, you read that...

Nothing to cheer

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:13:18 -0400

No matter what approach Gov. Deval Patrick decided to take to balance the out-of-whack budget, well, it wasn't going to be pretty. A projected $600 million drop in revenues...

State seeing double?

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:12:07 -0400

The news out of Gov. Deval Patrick's economic development summit earlier this week was that the administration is planning to create a new small-business loan program...

Time for straight talk

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:56 -0400

The Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate fell all over each other in debate Monday night in their eagerness to embrace a public option in the federal health care proposal. ...