(NY Times by Doug Mills) YES! Briefly. In an address before a joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama hit all of the right points and forwarded a package of measures that can have a real impact on our sputtering economy. The president urged Congress 17
RMS Titanic (Wikipedia) Two things bookend year one of Scott Brown’s career as the junior Senator from Massachusetts so far. One, is an image of him sailing out from his front door ahead of a trip to Washington before his swearing-in a few days later.
Coat of Arms of Israel (Wikipedia) For a moment, we will turn away from the curse upon our House the American people voted in last November and consider the consequences of another far-right movement brought in by a dissatisfied public. For whatever its faults–and there
Sen. Gillett (Wikipedia) The last Senator for Massachusetts from Western Mass (the four westernmost counties if you think Worcester is Western) was Frederick Gillett. Prior to serving one term in the US Senate, Gillett represented the 2nd Massachusetts Congressional district, the same that Richard Neal
**UPDATE** This Post has been updated to reflect News about the Cape Cod Times Editorial referenced below and news on Setti Warren’s Senate Announcement on 5/13 & 5/18. (Created from Fair Use image of Brown and other) Last week should have been a good week
Pres. Obama & Staff in Sit. Room (The White House) Sunday, President Barack Obama announced that United States Special Forces had located and killed al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. The ruthless head of the terrorist organization had been found in Abbottabad, a suburb of the
**UPDATE 4/15** The House of Representatives has passed Rep. Paul Ryan’s bill that would end Medicare as we know it. The vote was almost entirely on party lines. No Democrats voted for it and they were joined by four Republicans. The budget resolution is not
Speaker John Boehner R-OH (Wikipedia) So this is what it comes down to. Reports are swirling that the number agreed to by Democrats and Republicans is roughly $40 billion. While Speaker of the House John Boehner R-OH, insists that a number is not set, it
Pres. Obama giving his Libya speech (White House) For a nation already overextended in Iraq and Afghanistan, it would seem foolhardy for President Barack Obama, a fierce critic of the Iraq war, to lead us into battle once again. Yet, a little over a week
So comes again another year the wide world of Springfield. As is tradition, WMassP&I will recount the events and news that made 2010 different from 1876 in Springfield. As both a city and as one of 351 parts of Massachusetts, Springfield saw its share of ups and