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Archive for August 1st, 2007

Pension bill vs. war bill

Posted in Pension Tidal Wave, Taylor Armerding on Aug 1st, 2007 Comments

In response to the first installment of our series “Pension Tidal Wave” come the predictable round of critics who say that before we call attention to the lavish, unaffordable benefits granted to public employees, we must give regular, front-page coverage to the fact that the war in Iraq could cost as much as $1 trillion.
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A gosh-darned strange coincidence

Posted in Ken Johnson on Aug 1st, 2007 Comments

Lawrence state Rep. William Lantigua and former city councilor Carlos Matos had a bit of a falling out in 2005. Now it appears the split between the two men is complete.
Lantigua had been Matos’ campaign manager in his 2005 run for mayor. But after Matos finished third in the primary and was out of the [...]

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D.A. in the lion’s den

Posted in Nelson Benton on Aug 1st, 2007 Comments

District Attorney Jon Blodgett must have felt like he was walking into a potential minefield this morning when he showed up for the swearing-in of new Beverly police Chief Mark Ray.
Just the day before, his office had announced it would be seeking a criminal complaint against one of Ray’s officers in the January crash in [...]

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Pension series

Posted in Nelson Benton, Pension Tidal Wave on Aug 1st, 2007 Comments

The cost of government giveaways in the Bay State is coming home to roost as the “Pension Tidal Wave” series beginning today in the Eagle-Tribune newspapers demonstrates. Read series here
Cities and towns, with the encouragement of the Legislature, are providing their employees with far more in terms of retirement benefits, health insurance, and early retirement [...]

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