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Apologies and More on Netroots

This week we, that is I, missed the Monday Markup.  I do not imagine that the majority of WMassP&I’s loyal readers went into convulsions over it, but an apology is in order.  As you probably guessed from the post to that effect, I was at

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WMassP&I in Minneapolis…

From the Editor: From now through the weekend, Western Mass Politics & Insight is reporting from the Twin Cities at the 6th annual Netroots Nation Convention.  Netroots is a gathering of progressive activists principally composed of Internet/Social Media users.  That definition does not do the

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Manic Monday Markup Late Edition 6/13/11…

Manic Monday may end up coming in the later part of the day this summer.  Other obligations (and Internet blocking software) may prohibit timelier postings.  Here it goes.  This is sort of GOP Debate edition…sorta. The Feds: Rep. Giffords w/ her Mother last month (Facebook)

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Manic Monday Markup 6/6/11…

Another Monday, another markup.  Monday markups may come later in the day for the duration of the summer.  Other obligations preclude a markup to go with your coffee.  Apologies, all. The Feds: Typically, we would eschew news of this kind, but it has turned into

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Yes, Sadly, There Are Tornado Politics…

Only a few days in and already some of the post-tornado politics are coming into focus.  Springfield and West Springfield, being cities and therefore possessing elected councils and mayors could see some impact.  There may also be implications for the Massachusetts Senate race, although that

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The Day After…

Monson Steeple Destroyed (CBS3 Springfield) The tornado that hit Springfield and its environs yesterday was nothing like the ones that struck Joplin, Mo. or Tuscaloosa, Ala.  Still, these devastating cyclones bore down hard on densely settled areas and wreaked havoc, particularly on the city’s older

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This Ain’t Kansas, Toto, but…

Yesterday, as many of you already know two or more tornadoes descended onto the Greater Springfield area yesterday around 430 pm.  The path of the tornadoes although fairly clear did not distribute the damage evenly.  Some neighborhoods in Springfield, West Springfield and Monson, the communities