After a year defined by piece-meal measures of debatable effect to rein in crime in the City of Springfield, two councilors are propsoing arguably the most comprehensive approach yet when compared to other efforts. Early entertainment cessation and street closings have been the focus on
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…And the World: Another Tory scandal in Britain over being too close to influence peddlers. British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Conservative Party have been caught, seemingly selling out once again. After being caught too close to Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers (a former New
Monday was a day of minor victories, but also grim financial news and schizophrenic behavior at the Springfield City Council. With three members absent, councilors debated a host of resolutions, put off several measures to committee and even took some further steps on ordinances. Prior
Our apologies for no Manic Monday! Plus we will be back this week with some new local stories including an edition of “Take My Council, Please!” …And the World: Last summer in what was one of many dress rehearsals for the Occupy movement that shook
…And the World: In Afghanistan an army sergeant allegedly killed sixteen Afghan civilians including many children in an attack that has been described as the worst war crime of the US’s ten year military involvement with the country. The attack comes after protests riled Afghanistan
Every now and then the Springfield City Council assembles and does little more than ministerial duties dressed up as discretionary acts. For example, the city cannot accept a grant or money outside of its own tax base or consistent with a general state law unless
…And the World: In an election that few saw as suspenseful, Russian Prime Minister and one-time President Vladimir Putin was elected once more to be the nation’s president with nearly 64% of the vote. Despite new allegations of electoral fraud, it seems doubtful that Putin
**UPDATED 3-3-12** This post has been updated with additional commentary and for grammatical corrections.“You are not going to go off on a tangent about Olympia Snowe and Maine politics now,” you are probably thinking, right? Well, yes and no, but the reasons run deeper than