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Metro hides false facts behind “Voices” moniker

I’m sorry, but I don’t care what you call a column printed in the paper, if you state something as a fact, you best be able to back up your claims. I, for one, try very hard (and get called out sometimes for failing) to make sure I don’t claim …

Boston Media Spins Itself Out of Control

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post in no way reflects the viewpoints of Joanna Marinova or Representative Gloria Fox, nor is it representative of any organization or individuals except for By Any Media Necessary and Cara Lisa Powers
Ridiculous Front Page of this Local Rag
Bill O’Reilly likes to call his show the “spin-free …

By What Media Necessary?

Luckily for me, where I get on the Commuter Rail, about an hour 15 from Boston, there are no places to pick up a copy of the free Daily, the Boston Metro. I have taken to playing solitaire on my cell phone on the subway when I have meetings around …

What's News Got to do with it?

Apparently nothing.
Here’s some top stories from the last 24 hours-
Britney Spears’ twitter hacked
Obama girls start school
Sherri Shepard has a fight with Jeremy Piven
Levi Johnston quits job
Bristol Palin’s mother in law was given special treatment
John Travolta’s son died in tragic accident, and people won’t leave the family alone
and my favorite…
Caylee Anthony’s …

Women do the darndest things

Did you know… All women are self-obsessed, male dependent, caddy, revenge hungry messes who want a man more than anything, but lie to themselves when they have the consolation of a career and tell themselves that that’s what they wanted all along when they are secretly miserable? Yes, and childbirth …

Speechless, perplexed

So, here it is, just a little over a month after election day, still just over a month to go until we have our new President, and we’re in the midst of the largest economic meltdown in many of our lifetimes. People are losing their jobs left and right, pensions …

Family Man Obama

I truly believe that there is something more happening in the discourse around our President elect that has not happened in my memory. Perhaps it is partly the so called “momification” of Michelle Obama or the fact that Sasha and Malia are young girls, but even GW Bush, when speaking …

Open Letter to Governor Deval Patrick regarding the MBTA

Dear Governor Patrick,
I am writing you today about an issue of great concern to our economy and public health in these trying times. I urge you strongly to relieve MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas of his duties and call for a full scale evaluation and strategic plan for the MBTA. …

Joy, tears, affirmation and disappointment

Several times over the last few years, my mother and I have had the same conversation. It essentially begins with me complaining about some barrier I’ve met in my organizing work, a conversation I’ve had with an ignorant opponent (or worse, ally), or some other frustration I’ve met at work …

Women who would make better Vice Presidents than Sarah Palin

Wednesday night, the GOP brought out Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle to drum up support for soon to accept VP candidate Sarah Palin. First of all, she is a terrible speaker and it was a terrible speech. I could feel her fingernails clawing into my skin in desperation for her party. …

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