Taxing Mary Jane

This is a very interesting way to attempt to save your state from massive cuts and raise over a billion dollars!

I wonder if there's such a group in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

The Question that must be asked

Reading this article is not only funny, but Mayor Lukes already knows the answer. Come on Konnie, you know how things go down in the WoO!!

Let School Plant Manager Gene Olearczyk try to explain this one!

WYSL: Worcester Youth Soccer League Fall Registration

While the weather is changing to the warmer days, it's time to start thinking ahead and planning for fall soccer.

The Worcester Youth Soccer League(WYSL) has begun marketing the fall season and I must say it's so much fun to watch children learn and play the game of soccer, all the while learning some great life skills.

If you have a child, nephew, niece, granddaughter or grandson, please consider signing them up for fall soccer. We're always looking for girls and boys to get their kicks and keep rolling!

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Guantanamo Detainees

President Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney square off in dueling national security-themed speeches. President Obama wants to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facilities and possibly bring some of the detainees to the US. Mr. Cheney says President Obama’s policies put the nation at risk. Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Demetri Sevastopulo, Pentagon and intelligence correspondent for the Financial Times and also with attorney Brent Mickum, who is representing one of the most notorious detainees, Abu Zubaydah.

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Senate: Sales Tax "Most Fair" Option

The state Senate has gone along with the House in approving a 25-percent increase in the state sales tax. Proponents of the hike say it’s the "most fair" option, while opponents worry it will be a further disincentive to consumers.



WBUR’s Steve Brown reports.

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Spring: Socializing in the WoO

Now that Spring is here, it's time for me to plan a few parties and
the first of which will be a party that will together the bloggers &
sneaker aficionados. Why bloggers & sneaker aficionados do you ask?
Well, for one I am both of these and secondly, there are not that many
get togethers that combine these often bipolar types of folks.

So, what if you're a Blogger but still call sneakers "rubbers", as my
mother refers to them, when these days they're often called 'kicks',
'dogs', 'sleds' and in Europe 'trainers'. Well, I know that as a
writer and reporter, Bloggers are always up for learning new things
and this party will do just that.

So, continue to check out Worcester Is MAJOR! and the time and place
of the P-A-R-T-Y will be published very soon!

Moratorium On Selfishness Walk

I had an opportunity to speak briefly with Jovan Roseboro this afternoon because of my friend Robert Moore, Jr. who found out about Jovan through a friend in Colorado and decided to join Jovan on his walk to Washington, D.C..

Again, our conversation was brief, but in the few minutes that I was able to speak with Jovan, I was able to quickly realize that he is a "Change Agent" and someone whose past is just that, in the past.

Jovan decided to walk--"Moratorium On Selfishness Walk"-- from North Carolina to Washington, D.C. to push for Americans to think about how WE are all connected and that we can't rely solely on the Government for the answers.

Coming from the Caribbean and a tightly-knit community, I understand the "village" mentality and it's just that which Jovan Roseboro is encouraging us to embrace.....one another.



For more information on Jovan and the Moratorium On Selfishness Walk, please visit the Change Is Possible website, and to see more videos of Jovan on his walk, please visit his channel on YouTube here.

Sports: Heartbreak

Mark it down on the calendar, Sunday, May 17, 2009, my heart was hurting not because I was without love, rather it was because my beloved Boston Celtics got their asses stomped by the Orlando Magic.

The run that the Celtics were on was a good one, but without the heart (read: Kevin Garnett) the body’s limbs are nothing but appendages that don’t have a groove.

So, as Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Glen “Big Baby” Davis, Kendrick Perkins, Ray “Jesus Shuttlesworth” Allen, Stephon Marbury and Brian Scalabrine makes their plans for the summer, Coach Doc Rivers gets to go shopping looking for a versatile big man.

For the time being, I’ll be over here on the East side rooting for the New York Yankees and looking forward to football season.

508: Predicting in the WoO

Back in December 2008, Mike Benedetti of 508 interviewed a few good folks-Tracy Novick, Scott Zoback and me and asked our predictions for Worcester for 2009.

Well, Mike is back from Washington, D.C. and he's come out of the gates swinging with the 508 Vidcast. Listen to Mike and Brendan Melican as they discuss our predictions.

Prom: Put The Drinks Down

When I read the article on Boston.com about the drunk driver that hit a mother and daughter, who were out walking their dog on a brisk Saturday morning, I couldn’t help but think about all the prom goers who are inundated with information about remaining safe and not drinking and driving.

Imagine for a second what Jonathan Caruso, 18, of Saugus, MA, feels like as he sits in a prison cell awaiting his hearing tomorrow. It’s easy to think and say out loud, how could a young man, whom I don’t know, be so careless and stupid to drink and get behind the wheel of his car to drive some friends home, along with himself?

Mr. Caruso has to be feeling remorse and sadness to find out that he killed Carol Marean, 67, and injured her daughter, Charlotte Marean, 41.

What I found interesting from the television news reports and The Sunday Boston Globe, was that the passengers in Caruso’s car initially got out and began to run away, but a neighbor told them to stop because she saw who they were.

As more proms take place, I hope and pray that there aren’t more drunk driving accidents involving high school seniors. For now, that’s all we can do…..hope and pray!