9:56 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012
If this man wants to change the law, I suggest he collect the necessary signatures and submit it as a referendum question.
3:11 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The selectmen are sending out questionnaires to find out what residents think??? Residents just told you, ON ELECTION DAY.
1:12 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
I think the map does far more than lessen South Boston's "dominance". Based on my calculations, it completely flips the majority of residents from South Boston to South End / Chinatown / Downtown. South Boston has 31,000 residents to 37,000 in the other neighborhoods. (Voting age population is different, but similar).
To those who are unhappy with the map not showing streets or other identifying landmarks, thank your district city councilor for that one. It was a secretive process with only room for limited public discourse - at least at the end, when the approved map was discussed.
12:38 am on Friday, May 11, 2012
Great story, seems as though everyone needs to get together to figure out a solution.
I think this column should give a byline to the writer - Sarah, you work for the SEIU-615, don't you? I think you should declare that. Otherwise people who come to this page will think this is a "news" story, written by a reporter. Do you agree?
9:31 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
Hi. I think it's best for writers to let commenters comment without the writers getting involved but I want you to know I thought hard about whether or not to include that paragraph where I interpreted the Mayor's words.
I agree, it's a cheap shot in the sense that it certainly doesn't make him off to be educated or even literate, when we know that he's both. But, once in awhile, it's fair to point out that he is unable to put together simple sentences. The media gives him a free ride. I simply wrote what I heard him say.
He should have been able to express himself in sentences. He couldn't have been taken by surprise by the reporter's questions - this issue is one of the most important issues facing the city right now, as it has been time and again over the years.
The Mayor gives no one the impression he has any idea what's going on. Using his own words against him was a fair and responsible way to get that point across.
12:56 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
No, I want a food place - please, a Starbucks. Walking the four blocks to the other one takes too long. I'm SERIOUS!.
5:33 pm on Monday, January 16, 2012
Steve, in the interest of full disclosure, shouldn't you mention that your real (and previously-stated) concern is that all the additional building will satiate demand, therefore reducing the value of some people's condos, meaning they can't profit as much as they would otherwise if and when they sell?
3:52 pm on Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Sorry, I made (at last) one mistake. The 4th Congressional District does not include any of Boston.
John Keith
6:07 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Malden's voters approved the referendum in November by a large margin: the vote was 11,666 yays versus 7,437 nays (61-39 percent). That's a pretty significant difference.
Councilor Nestor should clarify who he means when he says, "It should be clear to everybody we do not want these centers in Malden ..."
The voters apparently DO want them.