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Author Archives: billmanzi
Politics in a Smoke Filled Room
For those who have decried politics in the proverbial smoke filled room this You Tube video, encouraging people to come out against a local ordinance increasing the fine for marijuana usage in parks and playgrounds, gives new meaning to that … Continue reading
The New York Times Teeters
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the New York Times has entered into talks with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim that would set the terms for a large cash investment by Slim in the New York Times. Today’s Globe reports … Continue reading
Wages in deflationary spiral
The Wall Street Journal has a piece in Saturday detailing the downward spiral of wages in the private sector. The deflationary spiral we are starting to enter will need to be stopped soon or the consequences, in my opinion, will … Continue reading
Cheney on SNL????
The folks at SNL explore any possible regrets that outgoing Vice President Dick Cheney may have as he leaves office. Has Cheney really not gone hunting since he shot that poor sap in the face? http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/4973fad7fc206b28/497339f64ff497ca/104e88e3/-cpid/15a13790cbc93e44
Rahm on Meet the Press
I may have mentioned this before, but I have always thought highly of Rahm Emmanuel, the Obama Chief of Staff. He is hard working and brilliant, with a rough political edge to him. He appeared today with David Gregory on … Continue reading
Olive Garden Coming to Methuen
This past week I participated in the annual Mayors and Managers breakfast sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce. At that breakfast I was able to announce that the Olive Garden Restaurant is coming to Methuen, at the Loop. … Continue reading
Treasurer Cahill seeks Federal Dollars for School Construction
State Treasurer Tim Cahill, in a letter to Governor Deval Patrick, has advocated for an application of federal dollars to the Massachusetts School Building Authority that would minimize, or erase, the need for local contributions to school projects in the … Continue reading
Essex and Middlesex Counties included in disaster relief
The Federal Government yesterday announced that both Essex and Middlesex County would be included in the federal declaration of disasater for the recent ice storm, despite both counties failing to meet county wide financial threshholds. The initial failure to meet … Continue reading
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