Mayor Joe and the Aldermen

[cos]

Interesting exchange sparked by the recent appointment of a replacement to the Somerville Board of Aldermen:

Homophobia has no place in Somerville, and neither does favoritism [Somerville News]

Somerville mayor denies favoritism in backing alderwoman [Boston.com]

Comments

[ron_newman]

They don't cover anything "particularly heavily", at least not in the manner that the Phoenix did routinely. I'm hoping they step up their game now. This would be a good place to start.

[bluesauce.livejournal.com]

Unlikely; from talking to people I know at the Dig, they don't seem to be particularly interested(as a paper) in getting into politics; they're trying to stick to being a "lifestyle and events" weekly.

[ron_newman]

Faraone's latest for the Dig: BRIC-ED IN: WHY THE BPD DIDN’T THINK THAT TAMERLAN TSARNAEV WAS A KILLER

[bluesauce.livejournal.com]

Let me rephrase then; they don't seem to want to turn into "the free political weekly" and take over what the Phoenix was doing.