Nancy's News Network: April 2010

Friday, April 16, 2010

Another great breakfast!

The 5th annual 3Ts & 2Cs (three cities and two towns) Breakfast was held in Newburyport. Many of the candidates running for statewide and district office came to speak, and Governor Patrick's Campaign Kickoff Bus made a stop on the way to Boston for a rally.

Great turnout! Great breakfast! Great democrats!

See the rest of the photos HERE.

My photos on Massachusetts Democratic Party website!

The Massachusetts Democratic Party website has linked to my photos of the Democratic Campaign Institute!

I hope there will soon be a permanent link to an ongoing photo album of pictures, but for now, there's a link from the entry about the DCI in the middle column of the Mass Dems home page.

Here's a direct link to the photo album.

Congressman Ed Markey

Governor Deval Patrick

Please pass the word to anyone you know who was at the DCI to let people know the pictures have been posted. And, if you recognize yourself or anyone you know in a photo, please label the photo in the comment. Thanks!

Here's a few more photos:

Jimmy Tingle

Al Boynton

Michael Sullivan

State Rep. Jim Cantwell

Roger Lau

Why a blog?

I'm one of those people who was lucky enough to have had a computer and the internet in the house when the operating system was Windows 286 (did I say 'lucky?'), and for whom the internet has become a constant tool at hand that I use for almost everything I need. Research is second nature: when I can't think of what to make for dinner, I google a list of what's in my refrigerator and see what comes up. When I want to know whether or not to trust a candidate, I find a list of his or her contributors.

A political animal by nature, I find the internet irresistible. The issues I find most compelling--those about election protection, voting rights, the integrity of the justice department, electronic voting machines--are the ones about which the internet is often the sole source. All politics ultimately lead to those issues. That those issues aren't on the front and editorial pages every day--or even sometimes--drives me insane.

When I read something that I think is well-written or insightful or startling or, well, news-worthy, I like to share. So I tend to send lots of emails that include links to the pieces I think other people will appreciate.

The reading is time-consuming, but often sending the links is even more so; I try to match the material I send to the people it will interest. (Yes, I think about each of you that often!) So this blog is the answer to my time-devouring dilemma, and hopefully, the solution to freeing up a little space in your in-box!

Below are links to some of the websites and blogs I visit often. Many of the links I post originate from one of them or from a link I found on one. If you look around and find yourself returning often to a particular site, check to see if that site offers a feed you can add to your homepage or if it publishes a daily newsletter to which you can subscribe. And if you have a favorite site not listed here, please share it with me!

I hope you'll bookmark the site and visit often. Let me know what you think. And thanks for visiting!

Friday, April 16, 2010

Another great breakfast!

My photos on Massachusetts Democratic Party website!

Why a blog?

Congressman John Tierney, MA Democratic Convention

SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION!

Key articles on electronic voting machines and election protection

Links to important congressional hearings

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