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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Diane Maroun is the December Artist of the Month
Mayor William M. Manzi has named Diane Maroun as December’s Artist of the Month. Fine artist Diane J. Maroun, graduated from the prestigious School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Diane has received instruction from nationally renown … Continue reading
Mitt Deploys in Iowa
Mitt Romney, sensing blood in the water, is deploying additional resources into Iowa as a new CNN Poll has him with a slight lead over Ron Paul. In this latest survey Newt Gingrich has dropped to fourth, behind Rick Santorum, … Continue reading
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In Denial
Pretty good column in the post by Robert Samuelson. Samuelson, who is right of center, lays out the problems our system is having resolving anything of substance on the budget. He puts out some interestring statistics that will likely have … Continue reading
The Circular Firing Squad, or Merry Christmas Democrats
Take a couple of days off from blogging only to return to the House Republican conference blowing themselves up. Just as they have done in the past the Republican conference, egged on by Eric Cantor, submarined their Speaker, blew up … Continue reading
Gingrich Slip Sliding in Iowa
A couple of posts back I speculated that the massive air assault launched against Newt Gingrich by Mitt Romney and Ron Paul was indeed weighing down Gingrich, and might allow Romn Paul to sneak in the back door. Public Policy … Continue reading
Des Moines Register Endorses Romney
The Des Moines Register tonight endorsed Mitt Romney as the most qualified Republican competing in the Iowa caucuses. Romney did not receive the endorsement four years ago from the Register, but he picked up a nice boost for his campaign … Continue reading
Song of the Week-The Black Keys "Lonely Boy"
Anybody that can put out a video like this has to have a great sense of humor or a bad attitude. But the song is great!
Amanda Aziz Wins the December SOAR Award
Congratulations to Methuen High School student Amanda Aziz for winning the December SOAR Award. Her write-up is below. The Social Studies Department is proud to announce Amanda Aziz as the winner of the 2011-2012 S.O.A.R. Award. Amanda is the daughter … Continue reading
Romney on the Attack-Paul in the Back Door?
Mitt Romney sure is taking this Newt Gingrich thing seriously. He has unleashed a series of interviews along with a major ad buy paid for by a Romney SuperPac, with Gingrich the major target. Included in the Romney attack was … Continue reading
Republicans Gamble
The Republicans held yet another debate Saturday night, and there I sat, transfixed by the spectacle. (My being home watching a Republican debate on a Saturday night should tell you all you need to know about my lack of life). … Continue reading