I just sent this to the Herald: To the editor: Here’s what the Boston Firefighters Union seems to be saying: “We deserve to be compensated fairly. There is little we can do to force the city to pay us more, because legally and ethically, we have to keep working no matter what. Therefore, we must… Read More »
[You can read the whole series of Honda Village postings here.] My wife and I were pleased by the experience we had about six months ago buying a Honda Odyssey from Honda Village in Newton, MA. Certainly, Honda Village was a lot more pleasant than Herb Chambers Honda of Boston, the other dealership with which… Read More »
Apparently, the reporter knows how to spell, even if the headline writer doesn’t. Or maybe the headline writer is trying to suggest that Mitt Romney is more of a man than the other candidates?
I sent this letter to the editor to the Boston Herald three days ago:
I wrote previously about my positive experience switching from Speakeasy DSL and Verizon POTS service to Comcast High-Speed Internet and Digital Voice. I’m sorry to say that I’ve had a number of rather bad interactions with Comcast since that rosy day. I’m not sure I can remember all of them, but here are some:
The Boston Herald has not bothered to publish the results of yesterday’s preliminary election. The Boston Globe published a news brief about one of the races (the Allston-Brighton City Council seat) but didn’t mention any of the others. UPDATE: The Herald published the results of the Allston-Brighton preliminary election on Thursday, two days after the… Read More »
I went to vote this morning in the preliminary election for the Allston-Brighton City Council seat that’s being vacated by Jimmy McDermott. The purpose of this election is to narrow the field from six candidates to two before the final election in November (a colossal waste of money which would not be necessary if we… Read More »
It’s amazing how many armchair experts there are who think they know better than the trained professionals who designed the response protocols used by the Massachusetts State Police and better than the trained, experienced troopers who correctly executed those protocols last week at Boston Logan airport.
Believe it or not, this is an MBTA bus stop (on the outbound side of Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, right before the BU Bridge): Note the clear informative signage (not!), the comfortable, shaded bus shelter (double not!) and the easy access to the bus from the sidewalk (as long as you don’t mind walking over… Read More »
Here are my endorsements for the upcoming Boston City Council elections in which I will be voting.