• Government Bonds, A Troubled Asset?
  • A bond is a debt investment in which an investor loans a certain amount of money, for a certain amount of time, with a certain interest rate, to a company. A government bond is a...
Real Estate »

Massachusetts Real Estate Firm indicted for Illegal Asbestos Removal

Massachusetts Real Estate Firm indicted for Illegal Asbestos Removal

A Worcester County Grand Jury returned indictments against a Worcester contractor and the property management firm that hired him for their alleged involvement in the...

March 17 2010 / Read More »

Things to Consider When Thinking About Social Security

Things to Consider When Thinking About Social Security

There is a lot of misconception and misunderstanding amongst people regarding the social security benefits. Most of us who want to get social security benefits...

March 14 2010 / Read More »

Boston Foreclosures Part of Biggest State Complaints

Boston Foreclosures Part of Biggest State Complaints

The next two categories of complaints on our list were regarding auto insurance and health insurance; complaints usually came in the form of issues with...

March 9 2010 / Read More »

Greater Boston Area Will Receive Real Estate Funds to Ease Foreclosures

Greater Boston Area Will Receive Real Estate Funds to Ease Foreclosures

According to the Patrick-Murray Administration’s commitment to improve communities hard hit by foreclosure, Governor Deval Patrick today announced that $5.1 million in federal funds will...

March 6 2010 / Read More »

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley joined the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 35 states in announcing an agreement with LifeLock, Inc., a Tempe, Arizona-based identity theft protection provider, resolving an investigation into...

March 18 2010 / Read More »

BOSTON – Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has reached a $3.6 million settlement agreement with Actavis Elizabeth LLC (“Actavis”), an Elizabeth, New Jersey-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, resolving a Massachusetts False Claims Act case...

March 18 2010 / Read More »

There is a lot of misconception and misunderstanding amongst people regarding the social security benefits. Most of us who want to get social security benefits hardly know how one can maximize the benefits....

March 14 2010 / Read More »

“The Mass Save Great Appliance Exchange is the latest example of the Commonwealth’s use of federal Recovery dollars to lower household energy costs, cut energy waste and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said Governor...

March 9 2010 / Read More »

Governor Deval Patrick today announced that the Commonwealth’s bond ratings have been affirmed by the three major rating agencies, all of whom cited the Governor’s responsible and proactive stewardship of the Commonwealth’s finances...

March 9 2010 / Read More »

There is a connection between fiat currencies and trade deficits, and many cynics have argued that the US dollar’s status as global reserve currency allowed Americans to consume more than they produced for...

March 9 2010 / Read More »

“In the United States alone, consumers spent about US $110 billion on fast food in 2000 (which increased from US$6 billion in 1970). The National Restaurant Association forecasted that fast food restaurants in...

March 9 2010 / Read More »

My parish, St. John the Evangelist in Hingham, Massachusetts, has opened a search for a curate. What’s a curate you ask? It’s a clergy person who serves as assistant to the rector (that...

March 6 2010 / Read More »

The Massachusetts State Lottery was established by the legislature in 1971, in response to the need for revenues for the 351 cities and towns of the Commonwealth. To provide an operating structure for...

March 6 2010 / Read More »

Along with getting a sense of the size of increases small businesses are seeing in health insurance, one of the main goals of this week’s hearings around the state is to gauge response...

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Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. Its etymology can be traced to the unlicensed nature of the transmission, but historically there has been occasional but notable use of sea vessels –...

March 6 2010 / Read More »
Arts & Entertainment

The Art of Shooting to Release New Album »

The Art of Shooting to Release New Album Fresh off the press over at Knocks from the underground’s blog is a review of The Art of Shooting’s upcoming album release. “The Art of Shooting pull...

March 14 2010 / Read More »

This Week’s Live Boston Music Performances »

This Week’s Live Boston Music Performances Week: March 11th to March 14th, 2010. Sasquatch and the Sick-a-billys (left) bring their psychobilly mix to O’Brien’s (the perfect venue for them) on Thursday. Watch out for flying...

March 12 2010 / Read More »
 

Legal Food Frenzy Reports over 82,000 Pounds of Collected Food »

Legal Food Frenzy, participating law firms and law schools have already collected over 82,000 pounds of food (for competition sake, $1 is equivalent to four pounds of food). The 1st Annual “Legal Food Frenzy” is a benevolent competition within the legal community to raise food and money for The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB)....

March 18 2010 / Read More »
Legal Food Frenzy Reports over 82,000 Pounds of Collected Food

Chemistry Steps up as Law Enforcement During Prohibition »

Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is a sumptuary law which prohibits alcohol. Typically, the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or illegal. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the prohibition of alcohol was enforced. Use of...

March 14 2010 / Read More »
Chemistry Steps up as Law Enforcement During Prohibition

School Superintendent Indicted on Fraud Charges »

An Essex County Grand Jury today returned nine indictments against Lawrence School Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy, eight of which charge him with “fraud or embezzlement by a city officer.” He and his son, Wilfredo Laboy, II, of Methuen, who was indicted for perjury for allegedly lying to the Grand Jury, will be will be...

March 18 2010 / Read More »
School Superintendent Indicted on Fraud Charges

School Superintendent Indicted on Fraud Charges »

An Essex County Grand Jury today returned nine indictments against Lawrence School Superintendent Wilfredo Laboy, eight of which charge him with “fraud or embezzlement by a city officer.” He and his son, Wilfredo Laboy, II, of Methuen, who was indicted for perjury for allegedly lying to the Grand Jury, will be will be...

March 18 2010 / Read More »
School Superintendent Indicted on Fraud Charges

Is the Web 2.0 Community the Next Pirate Radio? »

Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. Its etymology can be traced to the unlicensed nature of the transmission, but historically there has been occasional but notable use of sea vessels – fitting the most common perception of a pirate – as broadcasting bases. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting...

March 6 2010 / Read More »
Is the Web 2.0 Community the Next Pirate Radio?

Austrian Thought on Global Trade Deficits and Fiat Currencies »

There is a connection between fiat currencies and trade deficits, and many cynics have argued that the US dollar’s status as global reserve currency allowed Americans to consume more than they produced for decades. However, this “deficit without tears” argument is sometimes overstated. To gain a deeper understanding of both monetary theory and international trade,...

March 9 2010 / Read More »
Austrian Thought on Global Trade Deficits and Fiat Currencies
 

Politics »

Attorney General Martha Oakley Files Lawsuit Against Oil Companies

Attorney General Martha Oakley Files Lawsuit Against Oil Companies »

BOSTON – Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office filed a complaint in Suffolk Superior Court against Astrofuel, LLC, Anita Davekos d/b/a Anchor Fuel, and Peter G. Davekos d/b/a Apollo Group, for...

March 6 2010 / Read More »
Massachusetts Treasurer Reports That Big Lotto Numbers Could Produce Money for the State

Massachusetts Treasurer Reports That Big Lotto Numbers Could Produce Money for the State »

The Massachusetts State Lottery was established by the legislature in 1971, in response to the need for revenues for the 351 cities and towns of the Commonwealth. To provide an...

March 6 2010 / Read More »

Commissioner Murphy Explains Massachusetts Insurance Reform »

Commissioner Murphy Explains Massachusetts Insurance Reform

Along with getting a sense of the size of increases small businesses are seeing in health insurance, one of the main goals...

March 6 2010 / Read More »

Massachusetts Selected as Finalist in Race to the Top Competition »

Massachusetts Selected as Finalist in Race to the Top Competition

“The president said last week that Race to the Top will require states to take an all-hands-on-deck approach,” Duncan said. “We will...

March 4 2010 / Read More »

Presidential 2012 Race Heats Up »

Presidential 2012 Race Heats Up

The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012....

March 3 2010 / Read More »

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley Takes on Big Insurance Companies »

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley Takes on Big Insurance Companies

Today, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office announced its opposition to an insurance industry request to raise workers’ compensation premiums by over 4%...

March 2 2010 / Read More »

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