Tag: Massachusetts
Guns And Third Graders Just Don't Mix, Do They?
MayorBob.
Posted to Etcetera on Wed Oct 29, 2008 at 01:06:16 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Depending on your basic point of view there are two ways of looking at what happened this past weekend in Westfield, Massachusetts. Someone died at the Westfield Sportsman's Club (site currently suspended) while firing an automatic weapon. Either a terrible accident occurred or it was the predictable outcome of putting deadly weapons in the hands of those who shouldn't handle them. According to club officials, everything was under control and the shooter was accompanied to the firing line by a licensed instructor. But, the unfortunate outcome was that an eight-year-old boy is dead and everyone wants to know why.
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Oh, You Mean You Expected Us To Use Our Most Recent Technological Innovation?
MayorBob.
Posted to Etcetera on Wed Oct 29, 2008 at 06:35:33 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Framingham, Massachusetts cops are at odds with town council. It seems the police had been asking that the town outfit police cruisers with laptops for some time. After all, why hamstring crimefighters by not putting the best technology in their hands? At long last, the town came through for the cops and 24 cars gained laptops. These devices allowed the cops to do more: check on insurance and criminal records; coordinate operations; and share incredible amounts of information, like that. Oh, and it allowed them to file reports electronically, rather than have them do that task back at the police station after patrol. Just a collective bargaining (40 pg pdf doc) minute, Batman. You mean you wanted us to file reports over the laptop in the cruiser? That will cost you extra, Framingham.
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One State's Approach To Solvency - Raid The Colleges' Endowments
MayorBob.
Posted to Politics on Sun May 11, 2008 at 08:09:40 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
In these troubled economic times it's not really news to hear about state governments experiencing financial woes due to looming budget deficits. They can blame Washington all they want but, realistically they can't look in that direction for any relief from decreased state revenues and soaring expenses. They can cut state services, but many will argue the fat has been trimmed and what remains is muscle and sinew. Thus, states are left with the unpalatable prospect of raising taxes or finding new sources of revenue. Massachusetts thinks it has come upon a viable new source of revenue - a raid on private schools' endowments.
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