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MY TIME WITH TOM: REFLECTIONS ON 14 YEARS COVERING MAYOR TOM MENINO

Written by DAVE WEDGE Posted October 30, 2014 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

I covered his administration. I would often stalk him by his black SUV in the horseshoe driveway in back of City Hall to press him on the news of the day. Some days, he’d be furious with me about something I had written. Other times, he’d shrug the hit off with a snarky quip. The man was not short on wit.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, boston calling, Boston Herald, boston marathon bombings, Boylston Street, Campaign, Cancer, City Hall, died, DigBoston, Dorchester, fdr, Governor Deval Patrick, ink block, Mayor tom Menino, Pine Street Inn, President Obama, Solas, State House, wheelchair

MEDIA FARM: THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER, THE CANDIDATE MAKER

Written by DIG INTERN Posted October 27, 2014 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS

The Globe endorses Charlie Baker. We rant.

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #magov, #magov04, #mapoli, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Charlie Baker, Democrats, Deval Patrick, endorsement, Evan Falchuk, Martha Coakley, Republicans

BLUNT TRUTH: QUESTIONS FOR OUR GOV-TO-BE …

Written by ANDY GAUS Posted October 16, 2014 Filed Under: A+E

Medical marijuana passed in 2012, and patients still cannot get access in 2014. What will you do about that, and how quickly? Is it acceptable to you that patients should be denied their medicine for years while a long political process plays out?

Filed Under: A+E Tagged With: #magov, #magov14, #mapoli, Blunt Truth, Boston, Cambridge, Dispensaries, Evan Falchuk, Marijuana, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts

NOVEMBER BALLOT MEASURE MADNESS: 4 QUESTIONS TO HOLD MASS OVER UNTIL POT LEGALIZATION IN 2016

Written by DIG INTERN Posted October 14, 2014 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS

Historically speaking, 54 percent of questions put to Bay State voters have been approved since 1990. This time, after much speculation and signature wrangling—and in one case a court intervention—four initiatives remain from an initial field of 33. So there are really only two questions left: Which ones will pass, and which will flame out?

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #mapoli, ballot measures, bottle bill, business groups, law relative to earned sick time, law to prohibit casino gambling, Mass Politics, Massachusetts, notable rejected measures, question 1, question 2, Question 3, question 4, RWNJs

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