Letters to the Boston editor, June 16, 2006
By EDITORIAL | June 14, 2006
To rebut your editorial in the June 2 issue of the Boston Phoenix (“Gabrieli’s Promise”) in the simplest of terms, most politically active people I know are saying just the opposite — not only that Gabrieli “bought” his way on to the ballot, but now the other candidates will have to spend more money and the vote could potentially be split. Since Democrats pitted against one another is exactly what gives the Republicans ammunition to keep sailing into office, this plays right into Kerry Healey’s hands. It is certainly NOT helpful in terms of getting a Democrat back in the corner office.
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One person’s peaceful commute on the T is another person’s journey to the gaping maw of Hell.
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From time to time, upon discovering that I moved here from my native London, a well-meaning Bostonian will make the conciliatory observation that our two cities are not, after all, so very different.
- Roast pork
Back in January, Governor Deval Patrick declared a "season of significant government reform" on Beacon Hill.
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