We All Need to Remember…

We All Need to Remember…

I know to some people it may sound corny and a little bit like bumper-sticker shorthand – but as we mark this Memorial Day – please take a moment to remember “Freedom Isn’t Free”. As a journalist, I try every day to remember — if only for a few seconds – that I...
We All Need to Remember…

Can Anyone “Trump” Trump?

As we head toward the Massachusetts Presidential Primary and Super Tuesday –the question everyone with even a cursory interest in American politics is asking is “Can anything –or anyone-stop Donald Trump?” Increasingly the answer seems to be...
We All Need to Remember…

More gun violence…and no real answers.

If it seems like there is a multiple victim shooting somewhere in this country everyday — you’re right. As I write this — we’re all shocked by the brutality of the San Bernardino killings. Sadly, statistics and history tell us that within a few...
We All Need to Remember…

The President and the Pipeline…

I can’t think of another issue in recent years that has concerned the residents of Berkshire and Franklin Counties the way the Kinder-Morgan/Tennessee Gas Pipeline has…and is it any wonder? There are very legitimate concerns about the possible seizure of...
100 Days of Charlie Baker

100 Days of Charlie Baker

This week, Governor Charlie Baker is reaching that symbolic milestone of his first 100 days in office as leader of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The first 100 days has been used as measuring point for public officials since the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt...
Another St. Patrick’s Parade is History

Another St. Patrick’s Parade is History

I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has asked me the last couple of days “Have you thawed out yet?”. To be honest, I haven’t checked the weather records, but think we’ve had a couple of colder parade days in the last few years. At...
No More Mitt Romney to Kick Around…

No More Mitt Romney to Kick Around…

Well, despite all the speculation of recent weeks (fed largely by comments from the potential candidate himself) it is now official. Mitt Romney will not be running for a President again in 2016. The former Massachusetts Governor made the announcement today in a...
Boston Olympics 2024?

Boston Olympics 2024?

The word came last night that the U.S. Olympic Committee has picked Boston to be our nations’ nominee to the International Olympic Committee as the potential host for the 2024 Sumer Games. The IOC will make the final decision on the 2024 Games’ location in...
A Conversation with the Governor-Elect

A Conversation with the Governor-Elect

When he came to town this week to participate in the Grand Re-Opening of the Student Prince Restaurant (where he and Mayor Dom Sarno cut a “Ribbon of Sausage” to formally mark the re-birth of the downtown landmark)– Governor-Elect Charlie Baker and...
The Two Winners in the Race for Governor

The Two Winners in the Race for Governor

It was sooo close. 48% to 47%. It was almost 1:30 Wednesday morning before Charlie Baker felt confident to claim victory in the race for Governor of Massachusetts. It was 8:15 that morning before Martha Coakley conceded the race. Out of more than 2 million votes cast...