Earlier this year, I began writing about a blog local to my hometown, as well as a deranged city council member, who, as I correctly predicted, is about to be “former,” his fate decided in recent elections. In retaliation, the blog and councilmember either googled my name or read the…
About Dan
The reason for this site is for me to have an outlet for things that I want to
write. Like anyone else who takes the time to put pen to paper – or fingers to keyboard – I write about that which I find interesting. Sometimes other people find these labors read more
Archives for November 2017
Gaffney, Turtleboy done: Time to move forward
Worcester’s far-right political bloc was obliterated in yesterday’s elections, when voters overwhelmingly decided to toss council member and Republican City Committee chair Michael Gaffney into the dustbin of history, and then blocked every one of his allies from the city council and school committee. In doing so, Worcester strengthened the…
Worcester elections: the current tasks
It’s almost Election Day. Ballots are about to be cast by several thousand people across Worcester, deciding who will run the city for the next two years. I’ve been active in several campaigns, and supportive of many others, and have written extensively on our local politics. Given that, I think…
Worcester youth still fighting for “schools we deserve”
WORCESTER, Mass. – Half a dozen local students, representing a coalition across the city’s schools, gathered at the Irving Street headquarters of Worcester Public Schools Nov. 2 to deliver a transcript of the “Schools we Deserve” dialogue to school superintendent Maureen Binienda. The dialogue, which took place in late July,…