Sen. Welch Meets Supporters in Springfield (Facebook) Last night at Samuel’s at the Basketball Hall of Fame a fairly common event for politicians took place, but there was, for Springfield, an uncommon element to it. Senator James Welch, who is in his freshman year as
City Council Chamber before meeting (WMassP&I) Days after at-large Councilor Jimmy Ferrera offered his cynically and politically worded resolve before the Springfield City Council and Ward 3 Council Melvin Edwards slapped him down with a rhetorical stroke that summoned a cheer from the audience, irony
…And the World: Following the anticipated resignation of Naoto Kan as Japan’s Prime Minister, the governing Democratic Party has selected Yoshihiko Noda to lead their party and by extension become Japan’s new prime minister. Kan was criticized in the wake of the March Earthquake and
The Springfield City Council held the equivalent of a double feature Monday night. A regularly scheduled Hearings meeting, during which the council approves or denies permits, followed a special meeting where numerous items were debated. City Council President Jose Tosado had scheduled the meeting to
…And the World: While fighting is ongoing in Tripoli, especially in areas near and around Col. Qaddafi’s compound, it does appear that the rebels, who are technically the US-recognized government of Libya, have all, but defeated the dictator of 42 years. Meanwhile, three of Qaddafi’s
**This post has been updated to reflect new information obtained from the governor’s office.** Councilor Rivera (Facebook) It is always hard to measure what impact scandals will have on a politician. Nobody seemed to care that Rick Perry received a $25,000 donation from Ken Lay
…And the World The rebels in Libya, who are technically the government of that country in the eyes of the State Department, have suffered through several demoralizing losses and are plagued by discord and infighting. Still, developments continue to swing in their favor. Another defection
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.
…And the World: Riots have overtaken London after flaring up following the death of a man in the Tottenham area. The riots have tapped into many of the social ills that has plagued British society for years (class, race, socioeconomics) and have only been exacerbated by
…And the World: Although the impact in the dollar’s value remains an open question, the stalemate over the debt and the brinksmanship forced upon us by the Republican party has cost us in the view of much of the world. Although our debt and deficit