‘Massachusetts’ Archives
Democrat explains Brown vote »
Originally published in HuffingtonPost. Click here for the article Born and raised in MA, I've typically voted Democrat in every election except for city council because Cambridge has proportional representation and the municipal elections are not based on party. The Massachusetts Special Election was the first time I voted Republican for a [...]
Transparency and the Brown Victory »
Transparency and the Brown Victory By Will Brownsberger, January 23, 2010, 1:04 pm This from a lifelong Democrat and continuing true believer in government spending: The heart of our problem is a sense of entitlement to spend the taxpayers’ money. I recently endorsed a letter by several of my House colleagues that called for greater [...]
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: [...]
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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