MBTAAnalysis: A look inside the MBTA

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The MBTA shuttles over a million passengers a day around Greater…

The Clock is Ticking…….

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The clock is ticking towards December 30, 2017.  As part of…

Why go down this road again

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More on the Patrick administration's moves to gut education reform.…

Transportation and Technology

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A tip of the pen to the newly created Metrowest Regional Transportation…

To tell the Whole Truth, Nothing but the Truth

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Some people have noted that Pioneer is overstating the risk to…

MATCH School inspires my home town

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The Mayor of my home town (Cumberland, RI), Daniel McKee, is…

Some Good Bridge News

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You may recall our recent report -- Our Legacy of Neglect --…

More Commuter Rail Chatter

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To make my bias plain, I'm a regular commuter rail user and a…

A bit like asking if we should build the South Coast rail link

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A friend on Friday mentioned her visit to infamous Gravina Island.…

Green Dots in LA and now in NYC

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Steve Barr has become a lightning rod for many in LA and now…

Noble rhetoric, base motives

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Wrap Gov. Patrick’s proposal to overhaul public education governance…

Mother’s wisdom

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I am visiting my mom, who is really nice. Hard to believe, huh?…

State of the State? Skip the speech and check out the budget.

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Almost exactly a year ago, one sage wondered if Governor Patrick…

NEA dollars at work for whom?

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This is a long one. But if you like following the money, it is…

You can still make money in Boston real estate

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In today's Metro, Mayor Menino is asked why the Hynes Center…

Small Things Matter

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We are sometimes so focused on what doesn't work, that we sometimes…

Overheated Extrapolation Department

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Ok, maybe I didn't pay as much attention to the NH primary as…

The Week in Review

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It certainly has been a busy one, both nationally and here at…

One reason we do not pay teachers more

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Passed on by a friend is the shocking bulge in hiring for grades…

Minute Clinics are coming

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This space has been a supporter of in-store limited service clinics…

Ever wish….

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that Federico Fellini directed a allegorical history of Yugoslavia…

Urban education on the move… elsewhere

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Passed on by Whitney Tilson of Democrats for Education Reform: Some…

Councilor Feeney, invite some firefighters to your forum.

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The Globe's Juxtaposition Desk is really on the ball this morning.…

The Knock-on Effect of the Subprime Mess

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I attended the Finance Advisory Board meeting last week and one…

Stack em high

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What level of concentration of poverty is the right amount? Is…

There are no other issues. This is the issue.

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At a critical moment in The Verdict perhaps the best Boston movie…

46 years ago and still true

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Jane Jacobs was the maven of public input, but she is also in…

Who said this?

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Could, for instance, more services be privatized? Could state…

Ed Muskie called

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...and he's wondering why he loses the New Hampshire primary…

Welcome back, Princess Leia

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For the small (but highly vocal) group of readers of this blog…

The real war on Christmas

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No, not the silly kerfluffle whipped up by Bill O'Reilly and…

Back to work on zoning reform

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Breaking news: The fight to repeal 40B via the 2008 ballot is…