Reform boomerang | Ken Casey’s stand | Hancock Bio | Short takes
Reform boomerang | Ken Casey’s stand | Hancock Bio | Short takes
Quick weekly note: Like many others, I took it mostly easy over the holiday week. But I did manage to squeeze in some posts and headline shorts at Hub Blog. So I thought I’d send these out now, before they get too stale. Definitely check out the Ken Casey post. The accompanying video is fun. … See you later this week. … J.F.
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Recent Hub Blog posts:
-- John Hancock: ‘More Than Just a Pretty Signature’
-- Reform boomerang: Cambridge’s landmark zoning law faces its first major challenge
-- The spell: Trump’s undeniable hot streak
-- The other spell: ‘Wokeness will always be with us’
-- Move over, Bruce Springsteen. Ken Casey has a thing or two to say too
Short takes:
— Rule of thumb: when a design sketch looks mediocre at best, it’s going to look far worse in reality: “Long a drug store, this key spot on Beacon Hill could soon be apartments” (Globe)
— It’s a smart contrarian analysis of last week’s jobs report: “American Companies Hit the Brakes on Hiring” (WSJ)
— Two bubbles in one? “Crypto Reserve Secures Construction Bond for Chelsea Development” (B&T)
— If Markey is successfully challenged in a primary, it’s going to come from his left, not his right: “Locked shampoo and woke politics: Will Auchincloss take on Markey?”
— Critics of the millionaires’ tax warned that lawmakers would eventually divert its funds to other purposes — and that process has begun: “Supplementing or supplanting? Surtax spending gets ‘complicated’” (Commonwealth Beacon)
— If they do, they’re fools: “Will Dems re-embrace Musk now that he’s feuding with Trump?” (Herald)
— Couldn’t agree more: “NBA’s punitive CBA has killed the thrill of the championship climb” (Globe)
— A Hollywood legend finds his roots: “Actor Kurt Russell visits MA home of ancestor who played a pivotal role in the American Revolution” (7News Boston)
— The world needs to know: “Why Krispy Kreme Broke Up With McDonald’s” (WSJ)
–- Give the attorneys a pay raise: “SJC rules Mass. must begin releasing unrepresented defendants from custody” (WBUR)