Author Archives: billmanzi

Police Detail Reform withers on the vine

Posted on May 25, 2008 by billmanzi

The Boston Globe is reporting today that the vaunted “reform” of the paid police detail system in Massachusetts appears to be dying a slow death. This reform, announced to great fanfare by the top legislative leadership only a short time … Continue reading →

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Gordon Brown on the Ropes

Posted on May 23, 2008 by billmanzi

What is a story about the English Prime Minister doing on this blog? Well, we need a foreign policy in Methuen, you know. As a long time fan of Prime Ministers questions on C-Span I have been fascinated by the … Continue reading →

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Farmers Raid the Treasury

Posted on May 23, 2008 by billmanzi

Congress succesfully overrode the Bush veto of the Farm bill, in spite of a legislative glitch that actually left an entire bill section out of the submission to President Bush. That omitted section will be dealt with separately and likely … Continue reading →

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McCain Rejects Hagee Endorsement

Posted on May 23, 2008 by billmanzi

John McCain finally rejected the endorsement of John Hagee, the anti-Catholic crackpot whose endorsement gave McCain nothing but political headaches after some of Hagees anti-Catholic statements had come to light. The new revelations of Hagee saying that the rise of … Continue reading →

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The Dream shall never die

Posted on May 21, 2008 by billmanzi

Ted Kennedy’s 1980 concession speech at the 1980 Democratic Convention remains one of his finest. I have posted the speech in two parts from you tube. It is truly a classic. Enjoy.

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Summer Concert Series at Greycourt Park

Posted on May 21, 2008 by billmanzi

I am pleased to announce the summer concert series at Greycourt Park. This series is free to the public, and will feature some great musical talent. The first is Thursday June 5th at 7:00 p.m., featuring the sixteen piece Artie … Continue reading →

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Obama nears the magic number

Posted on May 21, 2008 by billmanzi

Senator Barack Obama continued to move closer to the Democratic nomination with a split of the two primaries held last night. In Kentucky Obama was once again handily defeated by Senator Hillary Clinton. In Kentucky the results were: Clinton 459,145 … Continue reading →

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The huge footprint of Edward Kennedy

Posted on May 21, 2008 by billmanzi

On behalf of the City of Methuen I would like to extend our best wishes and prayers to Senator Edward Kennedy and his family. Senator Kennedy has been a true giant in the Senate, and I know that in spite … Continue reading →

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Methuen Health Care Legislation

Posted on May 19, 2008 by billmanzi

With state aid to Methuen’s general government side level funded from last year, and with all of the increase in local tax receipts mandated by the state to go to the school department it has become necessary to come up … Continue reading →

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The Consistency of John McCain

Posted on May 19, 2008 by billmanzi

Blog contributor Jim has sent along a link to a you tube video that I cannot help but post. It is an unflattering view of John McCain, but should raise some legitimate concerns. Thanks Jim!

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