Health Care 
Posted by Karly Burke a 11:52 am on June 15, 2009
We campaigned, we won and now we want to hear from YOU about changes you want to see in our community. Please join us on Mon. June 22nd at 6:30pm for a Cambridge-Somerville for Change community meeting
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 4:00 pm on June 6, 2009
According to a
recent report (pdf) by the city of Somerville, health care costs currently account for about 15% of the municipal budget and are out-pacing growth in revenues. A single payer plan would lift this burden, allowing cities like Somerville to maintain threatened services such as education, police, fire and libraries.…
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Posted by Dennis Fischman a 3:18 pm on April 30, 2009
With summer just around the corner and tens of thousands of young people entering the workforce in Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick has proclaimed May "Safe Jobs for Youth Month" to focus attention on preventing workplace injuries and deaths.…
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Posted by Linda Haviland Conte a 11:24 pm on April 25, 2009
The City will be hosting our first annual Shape up the Old Somerville Road Race, a 2.7 mile race/walk beginning and ending on the City Hall concourse. A children's "Fun Run" will begin from the concourse at 10:00 a.m., with the 2.7 miler beginning at 11:00 a.m. Following the race, there will be a Health…
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Posted by Rand Wilson a 3:15 pm on April 22, 2009
The Board of Directors of the Somerville Teachers Association (STA) voted to endorse HR 676 at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 7.
"Health care reform is finally on the national agenda," said Linda Vitiello, President of the Somerville Teachers Association. "We are excited to be part of a national grassroots movement for Medicare for All and H.R. 676 and to join with so many other labor organizations that support it."…
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Posted by Columbine a 9:15 pm on April 15, 2009
The Mayor's Office recently announced that the City of Somerville will host a 2.7-mile "Shape Up the Old Somerville Road Race," combining an old tradition in the Recreation Department's "Old Somerville Road Race," and a new tradition with the Shape up Somerville component. The run will take place on Sunday, May 3rd at will start…
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Posted by Kate Cloud a 10:02 am on March 12, 2009
The next Somerville/Medford United for Justice with Peace meeting will be on Saturday, March 14, 10:30 AM at 77 Walnut St., Somerville. On the agenda: a brief presentation and discussion of Single Payer health insurance, updates on UJP efforts on Iraq, Afghanistan and other issues, upcoming events and actions.Read More.>>
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Posted by Kate Cloud a 10:00 am on
The next Somerville/Medford United for Justice with Peace meeting will be on Saturday, March 14, 10:30 AM at 77 Walnut St., Somerville. On the agenda: a brief presentation and discussion of Single Payer health insurance, updates on UJP efforts on Iraq, Afghanistan and other issues, upcoming events and actions.Read More.>>
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Posted by Dennis K. Fischman a 6:11 am on December 1, 2008
I don't agree with his accusatory tone--I think most people voted for Obama with their eyes open--but Sam Smith has "listed nearly three dozen things that Obama supports or opposes with which no good liberal or progressive would agree." Most prominent among them to my perspective:
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Posted by Dennis K. Fischman a 6:57 pm on November 10, 2008
One week ago, Somerville went overwhelmingly for Obama-Biden. To keep the promises made by the Obama campaign, the Obama Administration will need all the help it can get. We in Somerville should do our part to help--and to keep the politicians honest.
Here is a very partial and incomplete list of campaign promises that I think Obama should keep:
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Posted by Barry Rafkind a 1:33 pm on July 14, 2008
The misuse of cost-benefit analysis is impeding efforts to protect and clean up our environment, especially in the case of toxic chemicals. However, there is an alternative, precautionary approach to making decisions under uncertainty.
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Posted by eila a 11:12 pm on June 26, 2008
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is gathering public input for a study of emerging issues and trends affecting the lives of people with disabilities. Information gathered will be used in the development of NCD's next annual progress report to the President and Congress, "National Disability Policy: A Progress Report," which is required by Section 401(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
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Posted by Dennis K. Fischman a 7:25 am on June 6, 2008
If you believe the papers, the politicians, or the pundits, the Massachusetts plan to make sure everyone has health insurance--by forcing them to buy it for themselves--is a great success. The uninsured don't believe it, however. Neither do low-income people in Somerville, where I live. Neither do I.
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Posted by Kevin Dillon a 2:25 pm on May 16, 2008
Hi, my name is Kevin and I'm a full-time student at Tufts University, where I started a student group, the Jumbo Janitor Alliance. The group focuses on bringing Tufts janitors more into the Tufts community. The janitors are currently in contract negotiations with their employer, the cleaning contractor ABM/One Source.
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