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Author Archives: billmanzi
Ezra Klein: What America Needs is a Liberalism That Builds
I have been wanting to write a few words about an impressive column written by Ezra Klein back in May. Entitled “What America Needs is a Liberalism That Builds” this New York Times piece manages to hit some pretty important … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Deese, Ezra Klein, Nicholas Bagley, The Procedure Fetish, U.S. Industrial Policy
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James McCarty for State Representative
Election day is coming up fast, with primaries scheduled for Tuesday September 6. Lots of important races to consider. With the redrawing of many political lines there is a new Representative District, the Fourth Essex, made up of sections of … Continue reading
A look at “Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy” by Henry Kissinger
Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger My rating: 5 of 5 stars The new book by Henry Kissinger looks at six historical figures and the leadership skills that they brought to bear on the rather monumental problems … Continue reading
William Felton Russell
The death of Bill Russell was announced today and it is indeed a sad day. I grew up in the Russell era, and I shared with my father a huge respect for Russell as an athlete, and more importantly as … Continue reading
Seabrook CIP Draft 2023-2028
The Seabrook Draft CIP has been released. We have utilized a new format for this draft which will better meet the needs of the Selectmen, Budget Committee, and Planning Board as a key aid in compiling annual capital budget requests … Continue reading
Methuen Dems Breakfast 2022
The Methuen Democratic Committee held the annual breakfast yesterday, June 11, 2022 at the First Church Parish Hall. Thank you to Committee Chair Lisa Ferry for all of her hard work on the event. Great job as emcee by City … Continue reading
The Seabrook Water and Sewer Reports 2021
The Seabrook Water report, and the separate Sewer report, are posted below. These reports will be discussed by the Board of Selectmen at the May 16, 2022 meeting. Despite great progress there is still a taxpayer subsidy going to these … Continue reading
The Seabrook Finance Report 2021
Each year I present a finance report to the Board of Selectmen that covers Town financial data from 2014 on. In this case the covered period is 2014-2021. We examine the trends that the finance data show, and what challenges … Continue reading
A Look at “The Founders: The Story of Paypal…
The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley by Jimmy Soni My rating: 4 of 5 stars A pretty impressive book by Jimmy Soni, who manages to give us an up-close look at how PayPal … Continue reading
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