I previously asked why the ballot information for the upcoming Boston city elections hasn’t been posted, and why there are signs up for a September 11 election in Allson about which there’s no information on the Boston Election department’s Web site. I sent these questions to the Boston Elections department. Here is how they responded,… Read More »
I drove through Union Square in Allston tonight, and there were several signs up telling people to vote in elections on September 11. Say what?
The deadline for determining whose names would be on the ballot for the upcoming election in the City of Boston was months ago. Why hasn’t the Boston Elections Department published the ballot? Why hasn’t the City Council published lists of candidates for the open Council seats? How are responsible voters who actually try to learn… Read More »
As noted at Universal Hub, the Boston City Council submitted a home-rule petition over the summer, asking the State Legislature to allow them to dispense with a preliminary election which would have winnowed the field of at-large candidates from nine down to eight. The legislature agreed, and Governor Patrick signed the legislation. When I first… Read More »
Just sent this feedback to CVS through their Web site:
An employee from NSTAR called this morning about my recent complaint and asked to speak to me. My wife answered the phone and asked what to do, and I told her to ask him to communicate with me in writing, since I had no desire to waste my time speaking with him on the phone.… Read More »
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has set off a firestorm by refusing to endorse House Resolution 106, which calls upon the Federal government to recognize the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. The ADL’s position is consistent with their longstanding policy not to get involved in the debate. They don’t… Read More »
[Update: See NSTAR’s apology.] I wrote last year about NSTAR’s turning off paper billing without prior consent for customers enrolled in their e-Bill program. I sent a sternly worded complaint to NSTAR about this as well as complaining to the Department of Telecommunications and Energy. Well, they’re at it again.
It never ceases to amaze me that the folks who run the MBTA can’t seem to handle the simplest aspects of running a working public transit system. Over and over again, I’ve found myself complaining to them about things that just shouldn’t come up, because they should just be handled properly to begin with.
Four teens were killed, and a fifth critically injured, in a single-vehicle car accident in Leicester last Friday night. The driver of the car was traveling at over twice the speed limit. The local high school principal was quoted in the paper as saying, “It’s not like they did anything wrong.” I just sent the… Read More »