Archive for October, 2009
WATCH: Family of 6 lives off $4/wk for food »
ABC's Good Morning America features Kathy Spencer on October 29, 2009, a Massachusetts mother, family of six, on her quest to share tons of info regarding money-saving grocery tips. Spencer: “When I go to the store, I only buy what works out free or close to free, and that's how I do it for as little as I can.” What stood out to me: [...]
We need a city council with guts »
We need City Councilors who aren’t afraid to stand up to the status quo. It seems that the current Council has let City Manager Bob Healy take their power away from them. This isn’t an accusation – go back to the first candidate forum where the majority of the incumbents defended his high salary and questionable tactics, including the [...]
People need to grow with the times »
It took more than 72 years for women to gain the right to vote and be equal to men. When the civil rights movement began, hate filtered through the country. Brown vs. Board of Education overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson because schools refused to integrate; even after the vote was passed, it took police to force the doors open. Back then, people [...]
McGovern for [Cambridge] School Committee »
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Thanks to a detailed explanation from Cambridge School Committee incumbent candidates Marc McGovern and Patty Nolan, the Cambridge Proportional Representation voting system is a bit clearer. PR is a different ballgame from classroom learning as a college student to hands-on-experience, that’s for sure. Out of the nine candidates running for [...]
Local politicians should engage student constituency »
This is in response to City Council candidate Tom Stohlman’s October 6 Opinion Letter, “Why the bad voter turnout?,” he asked: “Why do student residents, even the ones who are registered voters in Cambridge, pass on their chance to have a say in their local government?” I appreciate that Mr. Stohlman has asked this question and hopefully [...]
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