Tag Archives: Boston Globe

MFA Says Security Guards Have No Beef in Contract Tussle

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers might recall, on Monday the hardworking staff detailed the ongoing dustup between the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum Independent Security Union over a new contract and what the union says are irresponsible personnel cuts. Exhibit A: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Architect's Security Group, Boston Globe, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Facebook, hardtrundling staff, Katie Getchell, Matthew Teitelbaum, MFA, Museum Independent Security Union, Nicki Luongo, Nonprofit Quarterly, Smithsonian, Steve Keller | Leave a comment

MFA = Many Fondled Artworks? That’s What Union Says

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled over to the Museum of Fine Arts on Saturday and what did we find at the Huntington Avenue entrance but union members with picket signs calling for a new contract and restoration of union security … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Architect's Security Group, Bostom Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Globe, Facebook, hardtrundling staff, Katie Getchell, Matthew Teitelbaum, MFA, Museum Independent Security Union, Nicki Luongo, Nonprofit Quarterly, Smithsonian, Steve Keller | 1 Comment

When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Drudge Up’ Edition)

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

From our That’s Just Sad desk Every now and again the headscratching staff chronicles the mangled phrases of the differently clichéd among us and, man, they are legion. So here’s another roll call, dating back 12 months. • Last August, … Continue reading →

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Hey, People: It’s ‘Do Not Go GENTLE Into That Good Night’!

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Everybody – especially the hardworking staff – has a breaking point on certain issues, and this one was ours. From Saturday’s Boston Globe front page: Managing the next moves in Sanders’ insurgency Vt. senator faces a daunting task in keeping the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Boston Globe, do not go gentle, do not go gently, Dylan Thomas, Free the Dylan Thomas One! | Leave a comment

Skunk at the Prouty Garden Party: Lawsuit Coming Up

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Jim McManus of Slowey/McManus Communications sent out this press release 10 minutes ago: MEDIA ADVISORY Ten Taxpayer Group Announces Lawsuit Against Boston Children’s Hospital, DPH For Immediate Release April 14, 2016 Contact: Jim McManus 617-523-0038; Jim@sloweymcmanus.com WHAT: A Ten Taxpayer … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Children's Hospital, Boston Globe, Cognoscenti, DPH, Friends of the Prouty Garden, Gregor McGregor, Jim McManus, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Public Health Council, Maura Healey, Prouty Garden, Save the Prouty Garden, Slowey/McManus Communications, Two-Daily Town, WBUR | 1 Comment

The Latest on the Slow-Motion Death of Prouty Garden

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

When last we left the saga of The Inexorable Demolition of Prouty Garden by Boston Children’s Hospital, the beloved green oasis was in limbo, with the hospital planning “to cut down the [garden’s redwood] tree and pull out the garden … Continue reading →

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You Can Kiss the Prouty Garden Goodbye

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Our kissin’ cousins at Two-Daily Town were apparently premature in posting a reader’s comment that Boston Children’s Hospital was already in the process of demolishing the Prouty Garden, which the medical facility wants to replace with a billion-dollar expansion. Premature, … Continue reading →

Ave Atque Vale, the Queen of Prince Spaghetti

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

The city of Boston said hail and farewell to one of its signature characters this past week. From Steve Annear’s Boston Globe obituary: Mary Fiumara, 88; mother from Prince Spaghetti commercial Her call, two words, turned Mary Fiumara into an icon of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 89th and 3rd, Anthony Martignetti, Boston Globe, Jackie's Agnes, Mary Fiumara, North End, Prince spaghetti, Steve Annear | 6 Comments

Bad News for St. George’s, Rare Good News for St. Paul’s

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

It’s been all Prep School Reprehensible this year, what with the shameful Senior Salute at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire and the stunning revelations about The Dark Hallways of Horace Mann chronicled this month in The Atlantic by Caitlin Flanagan. Then came yesterday’s front-page Bella English … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Age, Alexandra Bruell, Bella English, Boston Globe, Caitlin Flanagan, Horace Mann, Max Baron, New Hampshire, Prep School Confidentail, PrepReps, Rhode Island, St. George's School, St. Paul's School, The Atlantic, The Dark Hallways of Horace Mann | Leave a comment

Politico’s Jack Shafer Throws Shade at the Boston Globe

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

In his latest column, Politico media maven Jack Shafer gets all farbissen about this past week’s Great Newspaper Migration. Why Is the Washington Post So Obsessed With Its Move? It’s easier to write an obituary for a building than a … Continue reading →

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