It's hard not to be happy that the Market Basket board approved Arthur T. Demoulas' buyout of the supermarket company. Not that I shop there; there isn't one near me. But my sister does, and praises its bargains. What makes a mere onlooker happy is the sense that for once the little guy won, that …
Month: August 2014
Clock ticking on state gov. candidates
Democratic gubernatorial candidate state treasurer Steve Grossman has narrowed the gap between Attorney General Martha Coakley and him, but it's unclear if he can make up a remaining 12-point deficit in the last two weeks before the state primary. Right now, however, those same polls show Coakley holding a 23-percentage lead over Grossman among women voters, some …
Market Basket a real-life “Tyrant” drama
The dueling Demoulas brothers remind me of nothing so much as the hot new Fox dramatic series called Tyrant. Bassam "Barry" Al-Fayeed, the son of a corrupt and murderous Middle Eastern dictator/president (pick your model), has fled to the United States to become a pediatrician. Married with two children, he is the "good" son, who returns …
Jim Foley and journalistic heroism
Islamic extremists yesterday posted a video purporting to show the beheading of GlobalPost.com photojournalist James Foley, a New Hampshire native in Syria nearly two years ago. U.S. intelligence is still not confirming the grizzly death as of 7 a.m. this morning, and GlobalPost CEO Phil Balboni has not yet confirmed the tragic event, said by ISIS terrorists to …
Is there any reason to stay with Verizon?
This month has brought several scam calls from a man with an Indian or Pakistani accent claiming to be from the IRS. FTC take notice! Also, proving what a fraud the national Do Not Call Registry is, there have been daily calls from a 406 MT exchange, with caller ID cleverly popping up the name "Evelyn Davis," …
Boston Harbor cruise says a lot about the Hub
A gorgeous day and a cruise of Boston Harbor celebrates how far we have come in creating a world class destination. A two-hour sail on the 80-foot schooner Adirondack III is a treat accessible to everyone from Rowes Wharf. For me, as a journalist who covered harbor issues during the '80's and '90's, there was particular …
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John Tierney regains his stride
Times have changed for Sixth district Congressman John Tierney, and things are looking good. This, though he faces a rerun of the 2012 challenge from Republican Richard Tisei and, in the September primary, four challengers within his own party. Tierney went through a few miserable years, thanks to his wife's legal troubles (She pled guilty to helping …
Marjorie Arons-Barron 