From the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area. Elections present voters with important choices. Whether it is a local race that will affect your community or a national race that could change the direction of the country, elections are a time to consider the issues you care about and decide which candidate you […]
I read this on the MASSCOPS website. Â Re: Quinn Bill to be cut (and other PD money) Published: May 10, 2009 12:50 am Our view; Don’t stick communities with Quinn Bill costs “The Massachusetts Legislature finally may be ready to pull the plug on the police pay boondoggle known as the Quinn Bill. That’s great […]
The playwrite, George M. Cohan once said “I don’t care what you say about me, as long as you say something about me, and as long as you spell my name right.†Well, I have been trying to blog on a regular basis, (not an easy thing for me). The subject matter is political in […]
Some one running for Mayor of Methuen is spending money and getting no results. This occured about 2-2:15 today. I answered the phone and was greeted by a person who had an accent. I could not place what type of accent, it was thick enough to recognize as belonging to someone whose native language was […]
Some of you may recall the older commercials on television, I believe they were sponsored by the NAACP. The gist was that “a mind is a terrible thing to waste”. So much truth in that. I ask that you not waste your mind on innuendo and seek the facts behind what politocos and others tell you. Case […]
Read an old Rumbo article, Testing… Testing… Testing This reminded me that the Mayor has diverted funds from one grant to another project before. So I tried to find that information. I was at the Council meeting and heard the words. I searched and searched to no avail. No where could I find those quotes. […]
How do you answer ‘What are the biggest mistakes you have made professionally’ in a job interview? I hear this question more and more in political debates (or forums). There appear to be no easy answers. Here is mine. I am a human being. I am not infallable. If you define a mistake as “a […]
Cities thrive on Grants. Grants are not inherently a bad thing. Please take a few moments and read the paperwork submitted,I assume, with the grant application. Here is the resolution. Pretty straightforward. Let’s accept the money. The devil is in the details. read the attachement. When you have read this document think about what it […]
From the SUMMARY OF METHUEN’S FY 2009 CDBG PROGRAM, at the bottom of page 1 of 2, I read. Code Enforcement – $72,672.00 The Code Enforcement Officer is now full time and will prepare and maintain inspection reports and field records with photos documenting conditions, enforcement action and corrective follow-up. The following objectives outline the direction, […]
What is the difference between a ward and a precinct? Someone asked me this as I drove through another town. The political signs in that town all had ward numbers and ward members listed. Truth was I wasn’t sure what the difference was. I assumed that by State law one could have a ward or a precinct. […]