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  • Spring Food Drive

    Bill Manzi.Com

    SPRING FOOD DRIVE

    City of Methuen
    Mayor William M. Manzi, III &
    Representative Linda Dean Campbell

    to benefit:

    THE MERRIMACK VALLEY FOOD BANK, INC.

    Mayor Manzi and Representative Campbell have teamed up to fight hunger. They are asking city employees, residents and businesses to make donations of nonperishable items to the Merrimack Valley Food [...]

    Posted: March 18, 2010, 7:32am EDT
    by Bill Manzi
  • Boston Libraries Trustees and Power of the People

    Blue Mass. Group

    Boston Public Library's Trustee meeting was nothing short of remarkable; it was filled with emotion, energy, and everything you could want for a public library meeting except for $3.6 million dollars(the budget shortfall amount facing the Boston Public Libraries.)  City Councilors who left due to other obligations, missed one of [...]
    Posted: March 17, 2010, 11:27pm EDT
  • Cost Trends Hearings: Day One Affirms and Confirms

    A Healthy Blog

    Yesterday’s initial day of the DCHFP Cost Trends Hearing (background: mass.gov/dhcfp/costtrends) confirmed the serious issues with our health care cost structure, and reaffirmed the need to take comprehensive action for health care cost containment. Several themes raised up by the most of the participants in the hearing: the need to [...]
    Posted: March 17, 2010, 7:53pm EDT
    by HCFA
  • No New Medicaid Patients Accepted

    Maggie's Farm

    Number of comments: 2

    From sea to shining sea, the effect of RomneyCare in Massachusetts on Washington state.


    The Seattle Times reports that Walgreens and Bartell Drugs chains are no longer accepting new Medicaid patients for prescriptions.  Walgreens says “the state Medicaid program is reimbursing Walgreens below its cost to break even on [...]

    Posted: March 17, 2010, 6:32pm EDT
  • COLUMN: A blanket statement on marriage

    At Large Blog

    It’s common knowledge that marriage is hard work. Although not my marriage, which involves round-the-clock bliss and paradise with my lovely wife, who reads this column.

    But most marriages are tough, mainly because of all the things they don’t tell you before you tie the knot. [...]

    Posted: March 17, 2010, 6:00pm EDT
  • A note from Maggie's HQ

    Maggie's Farm

    Number of comments: 9


    Thanks to our honorary New Englander team for keeping Maggie's flowing with stuff while we are without power up here at Maggie's HQ in Yankeeland (photo).


    As of this afternoon, I see utility trucks from Quebec, Ohio, and Maryland buzzing around. I also hear rumors of a union slowdown [...]

    Posted: March 17, 2010, 3:19pm EDT
  • It’s a Vote, Now Please Shut Up

    Left In Lowell

    Is there no untruth the Republicans will pull out to attack with? I swear, with each passing year they get more hysterical and unhinged. The latest lie from the Right is about the Dem House leadership’s decision to use this “deem and pass” procedure, which will pass the Senate’s version [...]

    Posted: March 17, 2010, 3:14pm EDT
    by Lynne
  • National Health Reform is Good For Massachusetts:

    A Healthy Blog

    Today’s guest blogger is Kate Petersen, communications coordinator for Community Catalyst, and a blogger for Postscript, their blog covering prescription drug issues. Provisions in national health care reform would require all drug companies, device, and medical supply manufacturers to fully disclose and report any gifts they make or financial arrangements they [...]
    Posted: March 17, 2010, 11:50am EDT
    by HCFA

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