Monthly Archives: March 2013

Blue Cross, Blue Yield On Director Pay

Under pressure from its high-powered – and for the past two years, uncompensated – board of directors, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has started to pony up to the bigwigs again. Both local dailies give the move Page One … Continue reading

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Thursday Globe Totally Eats Wednesday Herald’s Dust

The hardreading staff likes to characterize the feisty local tabloid as a lively index to the Boston Globe. But in this case, the Boston Herald was a lively index to the next day’s Boston Globe. Exhibit A Wednesday’s Herald Page One: Thursday’s Boston … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Sequester Rumpus Begin!

The secastration battle is well underway, with the Obama administration blaming the GOP for the coming budget cuts, and vice versa. The Obamanaut case (via Politico Influence): AFSCME, AFT, SEIU, NEA ON AIR WITH SEQUESTER AD: The American Federation of State, … Continue reading

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Let The Wild South Carolina Rumpus Begin! (Teddy Turner Edition)

Every now and again, a political race comes along that’s just flat-out fun. Current leader in the clubhouse: The South Carolina congressional GOP primary to fill the seat Tim Scott vacated when he was appointed U.S. Senator by Gov. Nikki … Continue reading

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