The Globe seems perplexed by Gabriel Gomez, calling his campaign for the US Senate a “stealth candidacy” with no celebratory campaign announcement, no public schedule, and no interviews. Gomez’s approach is unconventional, but not that surprising. The Cohasset businessman and former Navy Seal is a newcomer to politics who has a lot to do in […]
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Globe heah! Getchya Globe heah!
With the announcement by The New York Times Company that it will put the Globe and the rest of its New England holdings out for bid, the guessing game is commencing as to who will buy the broadsheet. And despite the dire state of the newsprint industry, there should be no shortage of suitors for […]
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Scott Brown and his tweets of renown
Scott Brown’s sabbatical from electoral politics shows that he still has much to learn if he aspires to sit in the Corner Office. His meteoric rise to national prominence sent Republicans into paroxysms of glee, but it also confounded many in Massachusetts. That Martha Coakley ran a poor campaign has become a local truism. Yet […]
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McLaughlin singing Ortiz’s tune?
Beacon Hill spent all of last year looking over one shoulder, waiting for federal probation indictments that never came. Former probation boss John O’Brien got hauled into the House of Pain on Fan Pier last spring, but a second shoe has yet to drop. Mike McLaughlin, the embattled former head of the Chelsea Housing Authority, […]
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Lawrence teachers union to help oversee school
The Lawrence Teachers Union, which grumbled last summer about being marginalized during the state’s efforts to overhaul the local school system, will play a key role in the management of a new elementary school and the hiring of its principal. Jeffrey Riley, the state-appointed superintendent and receiver of the Lawrence schools, is planning to replace […]
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Brown’s quick jump over to Fox shows he’s no lazy dog
Former Sen. Scott Brown made his debut on Fox News last night and the interest may not be in what he said but more in what it means for his political fortunes. Brown appeared on Sean Hannity’s show to offer comments about President Obama’s State of the Union address. (The show billed the appearance as […]
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Obama takes pages out of Romney’s playbook
Mitt Romney wasn’t invited to the State of the Union, but he showed up anyway. Presidents rarely use their vanquished rivals to make rhetorical points, but President Obama went above and beyond to give several hat-tips to Romney during his hour-long address. The president proposed a “fix-it-first” infrastructure repair and modernization program, starting with the […]
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Mashpee get Washington backing
There are two ways of looking at the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s long slog toward a tribal casino in Taunton. In the tribe’s view, they’re inching toward their federal approvals, renegotiating their gambling compact with the state, and winning over local support. They’re doing everything they’re supposed to do to secure the casino that will pay […]
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Special Senate election replay?
Is Steve Lynch the Scott Brown of the Democratic primary for US Senate? The South Boston congressman is clearly the more centrist candidate in the race, but it’s not just a lean toward the middle that Lynch shares with the former Republican senator. He also may be the candidate everyone wrote off who makes fools […]
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Winslow: Mr. Big Stuff
The US Senate race is finally starting to take shape: US Reps. Stephen Lynch and Ed Markey are running on the Democratic side, and now the Republicans have state Rep. Dan Winslow, who may be joined next week by state Sen. Bruce Tarr. Republicans were desperate to field candidates after former Sen. Scott Brown decided […]