Category Archives: Uncategorized

Legitimate questions on recreational pot?

Posted on July 9, 2018 by aronsbarron

Massachusetts voters voted in 2016 to allow the growing and sale of marijuana for recreational purposes, and last week the state’s Cannabis Control Commission issued its first permit for a retail outlet. The doors are not yet open because the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Attorney General Maura Healey, Cannabis Control Commission, licensing growing fields, MA recreational marijuana law, Marijuana tax revenues, Moratoriums on retail pot shops, Recreational marijuana, Steve Hoffman Cannabis Chariman | Leave a comment

Civility and indignation can go together

Posted on June 27, 2018 by aronsbarron

Red Hen owner Stephanie Wilkinson asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave her Lexington, Virginia restaurant , declaring it a moral issue. Wilkinson said her request was in the name of upholding “certain standards, like honesty, compassion and cooperation.” Some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Cong. Maxine Waters, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, indivisible.org, M.J. Hegar Texas candidate, Red Hen Restaurant, Renee Graham on civility and submission, sarah huckabee sanders asked to leave, Stephanie Wilkinson restaurant owner | Leave a comment

Trump a candidate for Nobel Appease Prize?

Posted on June 14, 2018 by aronsbarron

Remember Lucy pulling the football away just as Charlie Brown was about to kick it? Imagine if Charlie Brown, instead of being dejected, ran around the field with his arms stretched high shouting that he had just kicked the winning … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Hermit Kingdom butcher, Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump, Korean Peninsula nuclear testing, Master of the Deal snookered, North Korean human rights, Singapore nuclear meeting, US South Korea "war games" | 1 Comment

The war of the roses

Posted on June 5, 2018 by aronsbarron

Candide says, “We must cultivate our garden,” and it’s all the more important today as an escape from Donald Trump and the malevolent cacophony he brews. My garden is one reason I shall never move out of our house. But, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Uncategorized | Tagged discouraging chipmunks, Peter Rabbit, protecting roses, rabbit and deer repellents, rabbit attack on garden | 1 Comment

Hand-held cell phone ban for drivers long overdue

Posted on June 2, 2018 by aronsbarron

I had the right-of-way at 12:30 one day last week, protected by a Yield sign facing cars entering the main road. Already I can hear you laughing, as in, c’mon, girl. Do you really trust Yield signs? Well, no. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Banning hand-held cell phones, Boston Globe Adam Vaccaro, driving while distracted, hand-held phones only, House Speaker Bob DeLeo, MassINC poll on hand-held cell phones, racial profiling in driving citations, State Rep. Byron Rushing | Leave a comment

NFL kicks off unpatriotic national anthem policy

Posted on May 29, 2018 by aronsbarron

The NFL has taken a knee in craven obeisance to the man Illinois war hero Senator Tammy Duckworth calls “Cadet Bone Spurs.” And Chuck Todd greeted his Meet the Press audience with a cheery “Happy Memorial Day,” reinforcing how synthetic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cadet Bone Spurs, Chuck Todd on Memorial Day, Colin Kaepernick, Commissioner Roger Goodell, Donald Trump race baiting, Memorial Day reflections, NFL rules on national anthem, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Tommie Smith and Johnn Carlos | Leave a comment

Gonzalez brings liberal gubernatorial campaign to Newton

Posted on May 27, 2018 by aronsbarron

The nickname for any Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance is “Deputy Governor.” Jay Gonzalez, A & F Secretary under Governor Deval Patrick, wants to remove the “deputy.” He’s working hard to defeat lifelong activist and minister Bob Massie in … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged Baker favorability rating, Baker vision and leadership, candidate Bob Massie for Governor, Charlie Baker leadership, Jay Gonzalez Democratic candidate, MA gubernatorial campaign, New England Council, snafus in Baker administration, UMass Amherst buys Mt. Ida | 1 Comment

Category Archives: Uncategorized

Legitimate questions on recreational pot?

Civility and indignation can go together

Trump a candidate for Nobel Appease Prize?

The war of the roses

Hand-held cell phone ban for drivers long overdue

NFL kicks off unpatriotic national anthem policy

Gonzalez brings liberal gubernatorial campaign to Newton

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