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Charter review off to questionable start
The story is told that the newly convened Charter Review selection committee at its organizational meeting last week considered the suggestion that the Charter Review Committee yet to be chosen be picked randomly by writing names on a piece of paper, folding them up, placing them in a hat and then picking them out... »
The Charter Review committee’s imperative and mandate
A Charter Review selection committee has been chosen. The long and complex process of examining the city charter and the likelihood of making some changes in its composition has begun. There should be no bickering in doing the right thing that leads to the proper make-up of the ultimate Charter Review Committee. Political agendas must be... »
Ashley Rodrigeuz
There is an old quote uttered by a 19th Century American Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes that sums up where Ashley Rodriguez is today. “The higher you’ve climbed the greater the fall. Never speak of the end of a period for you are always at the beginning of a new one.” Rodriguez did very... »
LNG, again
We cannot emphasize the importance of beginning a process which ends with LNG bound for the Distrigas Terminal in Everett to be off-loaded outside of the inner confines of Boston Harbor. Allowing LNG tankers to transit under the Tobin Bridge into Boston Harbor on their way to a berth in Everett is tempting the fates... »
Tiger Woods
For those of you struggling in your marriages, the appearance of Tiger Woods on national television apologizing for his indiscretions was a quintessential American television moment. Was he sincere? We believe so – why else make an apology to the nation with your mother sitting in front of you. Problematic with his apology, however, is this: where... »
Chelsea at 386
It has been 386 years since Samuel Maverick settled here on the southern side of what we now call Admiral’s Hill. It was 1624 when Maverick arrived from England during a landing made at Dorchester Bay. When he stood atop Admiral’s Hill, where the flagpole is today, where once, there was an outstanding plaque detailing the... »
The governor’s visit
Governor Deval Patrick’s visit to Chelsea Monday was a tour de force. He enjoyed himself here. We enjoyed having him here. Everywhere he went, he was greeted as a friend, as he should be greeted in Chelsea. After all, he understands the struggle against poverty and the need for education and social services. He is a true Democrat at... »
The LNG danger
There is not a hint of doubt that LNG steaming into Boston Harbor on a Yemeni tanker might very well pose a terrorist danger. Yemen is presently the terrorist capital of the world – with no real government and Al Quaeda training camps in abundance. The case has been made by City Manager Jay Ash and... »
A win for the city council
The election process surrounding the city council’s selection of Attorney Dan Cortell as the District 8 councillor was a great success. The city council, led by its able president Leo Robinson, made the process pristine and absent of the kind of regressive quid pro quo politics that used to dominate this city in the decades... »
Dan Cortell
Attorney Dan Cortell is now Councillor Attorney Dan Cortell. Councillor Ron Morgese’s replacement for the empty District 8 seat is a quiet, smart, humble, strong Chelsea guy who came here about ten years ago and wanted to get involved. During this decade of his life, he’s become a well-known and well-liked figure on Admiral’s Hill and... »
