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We are a group of Acton, Massachusetts citizens who have been involved in local town politics, attending Town Meetings, and participating in various boards or committees, and who are committed to the open and free exchange of ideas.
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Blog post by AllenN
A horse walks into a bar, and the bartender asks, "Why the long face?"
The stock market goes up, the stock market goes down. Lately, it's been
going up and up and up.
Isn't that good news? Why are Republicans always so pessimistic? What gives?
I am...
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Blog post by AllenN
I must confess. I started out as a regionalization supporter but with a few misgivings. I've attended many of the regionalization subcommittee meetings and those misgivings have grown. I think voters should reject the current plan to fully...
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Blog post by JosephCampo
As I drove along Route 111 yesterday, I noticed the annual rite of spring in Acton – the Saturday morning car wash fundraiser. There was a bunch of excited high school students cheering the passersby on by screaming “Car wash, get your car wash!”...
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
Blog post by AllenN
Let's go back 35 years.
Back in 1980, a teacher's starting salary was probably about $20,000 a year. If they worked 30 or 35 years, they could earn a decent living performing an important function in our society, educating our children.
The national...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Blog post by JosephCampo
As the father of a senior at AB High School, I have recently endured the same experience that you’d normally equate with buying cars. You walk around the lot, a car catches your eye, you glide over to peek at the sticker price and boom, it hits you...
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Blog post by AllenN
Wages in our school system are high. Most of us probably know that, and many Actonians support it. They attribute our student's high test scores to the caliber of the staff, which I'm sure is a factor. But when does "high" become "too high" and how...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Blog post by AllenN
I am working on a long article on costs and spending in Acton, but wanted to first post something about how our budget process works and why it is broken. If you have volunteered for town government committees, this will be information you already...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
The schools released the top gross salaries for calendar year 2012 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2012) and it showed 36 individuals earning over $100,000. The complete file is HERE.
The school's highest paid employee continues to be Superintendent Stephen Mills...
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
27 Municipal employees received over $100,000 in gross wages in 2012, according to records released by the town. For the list of employees, see our spreadsheet HERE.
The original response to our request showed 13 employees with gross wages over $100...
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Blog post by AllenN
Thanks to the tireless work of our town leaders (past and present), Acton can proudly claim a dubious new honor later this year (FY14): membership in the $10,000-a-year property-tax-bill club.
This club is pretty exclusive, containing towns like...
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