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Ideas & Insights
Welcome Home!
Sometimes, brief encounters live long after the moment. Logan Airport. Terminal A. The right place and the right time for an Easter Sunday image that I’m remembering this morning. My wife and I had just picked up our son after his flight from Atlanta. He was back in New England after a fishing trip with [...]
Town Meeting as a Reflection of the Country
In my small historic town outside of Boston, we still do things the old-fashioned way. All major decisions regarding town governance — whether we’re going to create a new bylaw requiring all dogs to be leashed or bond several million dollars for a new school — are discussed, debated and voted on at Town Meeting. [...]
Isn’t it ironic
The New York Times features an article today, “A Bet Gone Awry for G.O.P. Donors,” that is rich with irony. The article recounts how business groups which poured millions into electing a Republican Congress in 2010 have gotten less than they bargained for. They are bemoaning the fact that House conservatives have blocked progress on [...]
3 Things I Learned at the BBJ Advancing Women Breakfast
Last week, some of the ladies in the Denterlein office and I had the opportunity to be inspired by some of Boston’s most impressive women at the BBJ’s Advancing Women Breakfast. Our own Geri Denterlein moderated the discussion, “Emerging Women Leaders – Challenges and Opportunities,” during which several of these accomplished women shared some of [...]
I’m not voting for Scott Brown, but I should
Scott Brown is an endangered species. He is one of the very few moderates of either party who holds a seat in the 112th Congress. Brown was the third most liberal Republican senator (slightly behind Collins and Snowe of Maine), with a conservative ranking of only 55.3 on a 100-point scale. In its annual Vote [...]
Don’t steal stuff
We believe in transparency, and more importantly, we believe that you shouldn’t steal things. However, I don’t believe that the current legislation pending in Congress is the *right* legislation to stop piracy. Look, my husband lost his job at Universal Music (it’s OK, he’s on to WAY bigger and better things!) in part because piracy [...]
New fodder for Dickens
I was watching what I think is the best film adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol last night (the one with George C. Scott). In a clever ploy, the Ghost of Christmas Present turns Mr. Scrooge’s own words about “reducing the surplus population” and work houses against him when he confronts him with children embodying [...]
11-11-11
As we pause to honor our veterans, a personal note about one who holds a special place in my life. He’s a retired sailor who spent more than 20 years in the US Navy. Sea duty on the USS Texas, the USS Carpenter, the USS Hopewell. A veteran of both World War II and Korea. [...]
The President’s Agenda and the African American Community
Wednesday, at the White House, I joined some 200 people from around the country for the White House Office of Public Engagement “Policy in Action Leadership Conference.” President Obama briefly attended the daylong meeting during which the administration released the report called “The President’s Agenda and the African American Community.” Attorney General Eric Holder addressed [...]
