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Last night's Boston School Committee meeting began with an executive session, during which members received an update on a labor agreement between the district and the Administrative Guild, which represents the secretaries and clerks working in Boston Public Schools (BPS). The public portion of the meeting opened with a hearing on the Massachusetts School Choice Plan for the 2025–2026 school year. However, with no public speakers present, the meeting moved swiftly to the Superintendent's report. Tragedy and Accountability Superintendent Mary Skipper began her report by acknowledging the recent tragic deaths of two BPS students. Chair Jeri Robinson and Superintendent Skipper expressed condolences to the affected families. Superintendent Skipper also referenced ongoing collaboration with TransDev, the city's contracted school bus provider, to prevent future incidents. However, a Boston Globe article published this week revealed that the bus driver involved in one of the incidents had an expired certification. Notably, the Superintendent did not directly address this detail, and we will continue to monitor for follow-up. Madison Park & Building Trades Partnership Superintendent Skipper went on to highlight a new partnership between Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions. The agreement guarantees direct entry for the top-performing 50% of Madison Park graduates into pre-apprenticeship union training programs. This marks the largest such agreement in the state and provides a meaningful career pathway for BPS students into the trades. The Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC) presented next, reporting on a recent visit to the Massachusetts Attorney General's office, where students advocated for a districtwide cell phone policy. The current policy (see page 20) has not been comprehensively updated in two decades. While individual schools have adopted varied approaches, the absence of a consistent, modern policy remains a pressing issue. One of the evening's most intense exchanges occurred during the vote on whether BPS should participate in the Massachusetts School Choice Program. Although Superintendent Skipper had previously cited capacity constraints, she reframed her opposition by warning that a pilot program could divert focus from core priorities such as inclusive education and early college pathways. Member Brandon Cardet-Hernandez issued a detailed rebuttal. He argued that the district was prioritizing fear over innovation, and emphasized the potential for school choice to support Boston's workforce—many of whom reside outside the city—and promote equity and integration. He also contested claims regarding financial burdens, noting that many are not grounded in evidence. Ultimately, the school committee, once again, voted to opt out of school choice.  Later in the meeting, Boston Green Academy presented its charter renewal application. The district also provided an update on graduation requirements for students in alternative education settings. BPS reaffirmed its post-2021 graduation standards and highlighted alignment with other urban districts across the state. Superintendent Skipper added that the updated framework expands early college and career access for alternative education students. The final presentation focused on the proposed Urban Achievers Private High School. Committee members and district leaders expressed strong support, praising the additional school choice it would offer to Boston families. The enthusiasm stood in contrast to the hesitance shown around broader school choice discussions earlier in the meeting. During the meeting, Member Cardet-Hernandez raised a key concern about the impact of frozen or rescinded federal grants. Superintendent Skipper confirmed that many grants are currently stalled due to legal challenges, which is affecting the district's budget planning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thursday, March 13th, 2025Today, Judge Beryl Howell has granted the law firm Perkins Coie a temporary restraining order blocking challenge sections of Trump's executive order; MSW media has partnered with national security counselors to file a FOIA request for the USAID destroyed document logs; House Republicans have passed a bill to fund the government, but Senate Democrats are divided; the Trump administration is still refusing to produce the head of OPM to testify under oath in court; a judge has blocked Trump's efforts to defund teacher training; Trump's OPM spokesperson posted fashion influencer videos from her government office; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.Thank You, AG1New subscribers, go to drinkAG1.com/dailybeans to get a FREE $76 Welcome Kit, bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box when you sign up.Stories:Senate Democrats insist on voting on 30-day government funding bill | The HillUSAID order to delete classified records sparks flurry of litigation | The HillUS judge temporarily halts Trump plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training | AP NewsLegal profession 'watching in horror,' judge says in blocking Trump order against Perkins Coie | ReutersTrump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office | CNN PoliticsGood Trouble:DOGE Privacy Act Requests - Jamie Raskin for Congress From The Good NewsAsk an axolotl son | IGEnchanted Fredericksburg RanchEmpty Chair Town Hall 3/23/2025 4-6:00 PM.TeslaTakedown - Action NetworkReminder - you can see the pod pics if you become a Patron. The good news pics are at the bottom of the show notes of each Patreon episode! That's just one of the perks of subscribing! Federal workers - feel free to email me at fedoath@pm.me and let me know what you're going to do, or just vent. I'm always here to listen.Share your Good News or Good Trouble:https://www.dailybeanspod.com/good/ Check out other MSW Media podcastshttps://mswmedia.com/shows/Subscribe for free to MuellerSheWrote on Substackhttps://muellershewrote.substack.comFollow AG and Dana on Social MediaDr. Allison Gill Substack|Muellershewrote, Twitter|@MuellerSheWrote, Threads|@muellershewrote, TikTok|@muellershewrote, IG|muellershewrote, BlueSky|@muellershewroteDana GoldbergTwitter|@DGComedy, IG|dgcomedy, facebook|dgcomedy, IG|dgcomedy, danagoldberg.com, BlueSky|@dgcomedyHave some good news; a confession; or a correction to share?Good News & Confessions - The Daily Beanshttps://www.dailybeanspod.com/confessional/ Listener Survey:http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=shortFollow the Podcast on Apple:The Daily Beans on Apple PodcastsWant to support the show and get it ad-free and early?Supercasthttps://dailybeans.supercast.com/Patreon https://patreon.com/thedailybeansOr subscribe on Apple Podcasts with our affiliate linkThe Daily Beans on Apple Podcasts

BigTentUSA hosted a "must listen" special discussion on election protection with Joanna Lydgate, President & CEO of States United, Steve Bullock, former Governor and Attorney General of Montana, and Cisco Aguilar, the Nevada Secretary of State and moderated by Samantha Bee. This dynamic group discussed what to expect during an election season that may be long, how state officials are preparing, and reassured us about the coming weeks.ABOUT OUR SPEAKERSJOANNA LYDGATE is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the States United Democracy Center, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting free, fair, and secure elections. Since 2020, States United has provided legal, research, policy, and communications support to state officials who run elections. Before launching States United, Joanna served as Chief Deputy Attorney General of Massachusetts. In that role, she coordinated multi-state litigation and worked with a bipartisan team of colleagues from across the country to uphold shared values, protect civil liberties, and defend the rule of law. She also oversaw criminal enforcement, coordinating daily with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners. Joanna has served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, was a law clerk to Judge Norman H. Stahl on the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and worked in nonprofit legal services in New York City. She is a graduate of Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.STEVE BULLOCK served as Montana's attorney general from 2009-2013. As attorney general, Bullock defended Montana's hundred-year ban on corporate campaign spending, gaining national prominence for leading the challenge to the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.Bullock was elected Montana's 24th Governor, serving from 2013-2021. He worked with a Republican-majority legislature to improve access to health care, kick dark money out of state elections, make record investments in education, protect access to public lands, invest in infrastructure, and strengthen Montana's economy. Bullock brought diverse interests together to address challenging issues, from sage grouse and forest management to the Main Street Montana Project. Nationally, Bullock was elected Chair of the National Governors Association, Western Governors Association and Democratic Governors Association.Since leaving public office, Bullock has been involved with a number of corporate and nonprofit boards and organizations, as well as serving as the court-appointed Independent Monitor over Purdue Pharma.  And he opened his own taphouse.FRANCISCO “CISCO” AGUILAR was elected as Nevada Secretary of State in 2022 and assumed office on January 2, 2023. Prior to being elected, Secretary Aguilar served twelve years as General Counsel for Agassi Graf, the management company for Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf, and the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education. In this role, he was responsible for communications and media, marketing and brand management, strategic partnerships, legal and government affairs. The Secretary also served as Special Counsel to the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, Jim Rogers, and as a lawyer for the parent company of the Las Vegas and Reno NBC affiliates, KSNV Channel 3 and KRNV Channel 4, and 15 other NBC affiliates. Secretary Aguilar is the Founding Chairman of Cristo Rey St. Viator College Preparatory High School. Cristo Rey serves students in one of Las Vegas' most vulnerable neighborhoods, and provides an innovative work-study program designed to prepare them for future careers.MODERATORSAMANTHA BEE received global recognition from the success of her weekly late-night comedy series, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, which was nominated for 70 awards and ran for seven seasons on TBS. Bee also served as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show Bee from 2003-2015. She is the author of the essay collection I Know I Am, But What Are You? and has been featured in TIME 100: The Most Influential People. She is also the host of Lemonada Media's podcast Choice Words. YOUTUBE RECORDING HEREAnd then Go… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigtentnews.substack.com

This week on the podcast we interview Chris Hamilton of Hamilton Wingo (https://hamiltonwingo.com/).   Rate and review GTP on iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review.   View/Download Trial Documents   Guest Bio: Chris Hamilton Chris Hamilton is one of the country's leading high-stakes trial lawyers. He has won record-setting verdicts and settlements in catastrophic personal injury cases, wrongful death lawsuits, and complex business disputes. Chris chooses to work on cases where he knows he can make a game-changing difference by relying on his methodical preparation and truly extraordinary trial skills. He takes great pride when lawyers and clients trust him to handle the most important cases of their careers or lives. In 2022, Chris won a historic $7.37 billion jury verdict in Dallas, Texas, which was the year's largest verdict nationwide and 4th largest personal injury award in U.S. history against a corporation. His nearly two decades of experience taking on negligence, fraud, and abuse by big businesses includes Chris' work alongside the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office in a ground-breaking federal False Claims Act case. The $25 million settlement in 2021 directly against a private equity firm and a group of healthcare industry executives is the largest of its kind. Chris has been featured in Courtroom View Network's (CVN) list of the Most Impressive Trials of 2019, and his multibillion-dollar victory in 2022 topped CVN's list of the Most Impressive Plaintiffs Verdicts of 2022. The Dallas Business Journal recognized Chris for winning Texas' largest personal injury verdict in 2014, ranked as the nation's 17th largest. In addition, he was recognized by Top Verdict in 2016 for Texas' 9th largest personal injury verdict. Verdict Search noted him in 2011 for one of the state's Top 10 and Top 100 verdicts in the U.S. Chris has been repeatedly recognized for his expertise in personal injury trials by other attorneys in the annual list of The Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, The Best Lawyers in America, Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Texas Super Lawyers, and National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Attorneys, and is a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and the Leader's Forum for the American Association for Justice. Chris' cases have been featured in numerous media outlets, including Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN, Texas Lawyer, Dallas Business Journal, Law360, The Dallas Morning News, Texas Lawbook, The Houston Chronicle, and The Austin-American Statesman, and numerous local television reports and print news stories nationwide. Chris earned the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year honor in 2017 from the American Association for Justice for representing hundreds of people unlawfully detained at DFW Airport during the travel ban. Chris, a fluent Spanish speaker, is a current member of the Board of Directors for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Read Full Bio   Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LegalTechService.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Send us a Text Message.One of the saddest cases in recent memory. Sandra Birchmore joined the Stoughton, Mass police explorers program at 13-14. Sandra's family had been looking for a positive male role model, for thirteen year old Sandra. She had a difficult home life and the family thought they had found, that role model, with the leader of the explorers program. Sgt. William Devine had been tasked with making the program work for local kids. Reportedly, the explorers went off the rails quickly. Sandra developed an infatuation with first responders. Before long it appeared grooming type activities allegedly began. She'd be found dead in her apartment in 2021.Three police officials have been the recent focus of a variety of investigations, by the FBI, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office and the Mass state police. No charges have been filed to date, however a civil suit may bring new light to this case. Officer Matthew Farwell, his twin brother Officer William Farwell and Deputy Chief Robert Devine are accused of inappropriate sexual contact, including statutory rape of Sandra Birchmore.Sandra was admittedly raped, as she was too young to consent to sex, during an affair with a married cop, for whom she provided child care. She was apparently pregnant with Officer Matt Farwell's baby. He was the last person to see Sandra alive, before he went to deliver his baby with his wife, at a nearby hospital. His brother had also had an affair with Sandra, when she was young. Deputy Chief Devine is also credibly, accused of having a physical affair with Sandra. This story is completely rancid. Please share this episode!Boston Globe-https://bit.ly/3ABPgTFNBC 10-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ1wKRELp2kMass Live-https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/07/attorney-generals-investigation-into-sandra-birchmore-case-ongoing-amid-lawsuit.html

Air Date - 12 June 2024Join Inspired Living Host Marc Lainhart – The Intuitive Prospector™ this “Wisdom Wednesday” as we welcome to the show for the first time Mr. Glenn Cort, the Executive Director of the ‘Getting Along Academy' and Author of his new book, ‘Letters to Mikey (LTM) Messages of Hope and Optimism for Young Americans.  In America, we have so much, but something is missing. There is a widespread fear of what we are becoming. Our new normal is invisible yet undeniable. Subtle, yet controlling. We can all feel it, but we can't put our finger on what it is. A generalized yet overwhelming sense of noise and confusion has dominated our society for years. It's as if we've become unglued from anything – truth or reality – that has formerly held us together.“Driven by the fear of the moment, LTM is the story of a parent and part-time teacher who sits down to write a birthday card for his eighteen-year-old son and is at a loss for words for what is happening to society. So he drops everything, moves to an island, and visits a place that he hasn't been to for years: the local library. What he finds there is truly astonishing. Written for young adults and teenagers, LTM explains the truth in a way that kids can rely on to have less frustration and worry about this crazy world we live in. It provides real reasons for optimism for a brighter future and coping mechanisms, tools, and strategies to enable a future generation to end terrible disagreement and hate forever.” -Glenn Cort, Letters To Mikey“Humans are like flowers or potted plants. We need proper soil, water, and sunshine to grow and flourish. Let's start a movement to get along.”  -Getting Along AcademyMORE INFORMATION:Meet Mr. Glenn Cort – President. Glenn grew up in Weston, MA, and is the youngest of five children. A graduate of Weston High School (86) and Ithaca College (90- BA Sociology), he earned his JD at BU Law School (1990). Glenn was a prosecuting attorney, a civil litigator, and a criminal defender. He also served briefly in the civil rights division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's office. He entered his father's business enterprises in the late 1990s and spent 30 years helping to change and grow the cultures within these organizations by focusing on human relations. While achieving success by many standards, his definition of success over the years has changed dramatically. In 2020, while pursuing a promise to a friend in Boston City politics, he found himself doing some teaching for a nonprofit in partnership with the Boston City schools. The experience opened his eyes further to the problems and needs of our society, as expressed by his students, and set him on a new course.He left his business career and went in search of truth and peace. He completed his first book, Letters To Mikey, which is a message of hope and optimism for young adults in 2023. He is the founder of gettingalong.com and Getting Along Academy Inc., a 501 (c)(3) charity registered Oct 2023, whose purpose is to build resiliency and unlock the full potential in our youth so they may someday end terrible disagreement and hate forever. Glenn has three children, Katelin, John, and Mikey, and resides with his wife, Brooke, and their dog Gracie, in Weston.https://www.gettingalong.com“Be Inspired! Inspire Others! Inspire Before We Expire!” -Inspired Living Radio Podcasts#GlennCort #InspiredLiving #MarcLainhart #TheIntuitiveProspectorVisit the Inspired Living show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/inspired-living-radio/Connect with Marc Lainhart at http://www.marclainhart.com/Subscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazineConnect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

Prosecutors in the Karen Read trial presented key testimony from crime scene analysts on Monday, focusing on the SUV allegedly driven by Read when she backed into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, and left him to die in a snowbank. The analysts described in detail the damage to Read's vehicle and the scene where O'Keefe's body was found. Maureen Hartnett, a crime lab analyst, examined Read's SUV a few days after O'Keefe's death. She observed a dent in the trunk door, scratches on the rear bumper, a broken taillight, a hair next to the taillight, and pieces of glass on the bumper. Hartnett also analyzed O'Keefe's clothing and found red-brown stains and 13 rips and tears, particularly on the right sleeve. Defense attorney Alan Jackson questioned Hartnett about the glass and hair found on the SUV, suggesting that they may have been planted. He asked Hartnett if the items were "just sitting" or "perched" on the SUV, despite the fact that it had been driven or towed roughly 50 miles in a snowstorm. Hartnett agreed with his characterization of the items' placement but declined to speculate about the travel involved. Lt. Kevin O'Hara of the Massachusetts State Police helped search the area where O'Keefe was found and described finding six or seven pieces of a broken taillight and O'Keefe's sneaker in the snow. However, he acknowledged that the scene was left unsecured for hours before the search. The prosecution argues that the broken taillight fragments came from Read's SUV, which they say she used to back into and kill O'Keefe. The defense suggests that the evidence was planted by corrupt investigators, taking advantage of the unsecured crime scene. Martha Coakley, former Massachusetts Attorney General, commented on the closing arguments, stating that "there are so many theories, pieces of evidence, ways in which the prosecution had to get evidence in, and the defense counsel has been aggressive in cross-examining, which is their job, in trying to defend their client." As the trial continues, both sides will likely present more evidence and arguments to support their respective cases. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Karen Read Trial, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Prosecutors in the Karen Read trial presented key testimony from crime scene analysts on Monday, focusing on the SUV allegedly driven by Read when she backed into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, and left him to die in a snowbank. The analysts described in detail the damage to Read's vehicle and the scene where O'Keefe's body was found. Maureen Hartnett, a crime lab analyst, examined Read's SUV a few days after O'Keefe's death. She observed a dent in the trunk door, scratches on the rear bumper, a broken taillight, a hair next to the taillight, and pieces of glass on the bumper. Hartnett also analyzed O'Keefe's clothing and found red-brown stains and 13 rips and tears, particularly on the right sleeve. Defense attorney Alan Jackson questioned Hartnett about the glass and hair found on the SUV, suggesting that they may have been planted. He asked Hartnett if the items were "just sitting" or "perched" on the SUV, despite the fact that it had been driven or towed roughly 50 miles in a snowstorm. Hartnett agreed with his characterization of the items' placement but declined to speculate about the travel involved. Lt. Kevin O'Hara of the Massachusetts State Police helped search the area where O'Keefe was found and described finding six or seven pieces of a broken taillight and O'Keefe's sneaker in the snow. However, he acknowledged that the scene was left unsecured for hours before the search. The prosecution argues that the broken taillight fragments came from Read's SUV, which they say she used to back into and kill O'Keefe. The defense suggests that the evidence was planted by corrupt investigators, taking advantage of the unsecured crime scene. Martha Coakley, former Massachusetts Attorney General, commented on the closing arguments, stating that "there are so many theories, pieces of evidence, ways in which the prosecution had to get evidence in, and the defense counsel has been aggressive in cross-examining, which is their job, in trying to defend their client." As the trial continues, both sides will likely present more evidence and arguments to support their respective cases. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Karen Read Trial, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Prosecutors in the Karen Read trial presented key testimony from crime scene analysts on Monday, focusing on the SUV allegedly driven by Read when she backed into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, and left him to die in a snowbank. The analysts described in detail the damage to Read's vehicle and the scene where O'Keefe's body was found. Maureen Hartnett, a crime lab analyst, examined Read's SUV a few days after O'Keefe's death. She observed a dent in the trunk door, scratches on the rear bumper, a broken taillight, a hair next to the taillight, and pieces of glass on the bumper. Hartnett also analyzed O'Keefe's clothing and found red-brown stains and 13 rips and tears, particularly on the right sleeve. Defense attorney Alan Jackson questioned Hartnett about the glass and hair found on the SUV, suggesting that they may have been planted. He asked Hartnett if the items were "just sitting" or "perched" on the SUV, despite the fact that it had been driven or towed roughly 50 miles in a snowstorm. Hartnett agreed with his characterization of the items' placement but declined to speculate about the travel involved. Lt. Kevin O'Hara of the Massachusetts State Police helped search the area where O'Keefe was found and described finding six or seven pieces of a broken taillight and O'Keefe's sneaker in the snow. However, he acknowledged that the scene was left unsecured for hours before the search. The prosecution argues that the broken taillight fragments came from Read's SUV, which they say she used to back into and kill O'Keefe. The defense suggests that the evidence was planted by corrupt investigators, taking advantage of the unsecured crime scene. Martha Coakley, former Massachusetts Attorney General, commented on the closing arguments, stating that "there are so many theories, pieces of evidence, ways in which the prosecution had to get evidence in, and the defense counsel has been aggressive in cross-examining, which is their job, in trying to defend their client." As the trial continues, both sides will likely present more evidence and arguments to support their respective cases. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Karen Read Trial, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com 

Prosecutors in the Karen Read trial presented key testimony from crime scene analysts on Monday, focusing on the SUV allegedly driven by Read when she backed into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, and left him to die in a snowbank. The analysts described in detail the damage to Read's vehicle and the scene where O'Keefe's body was found. Maureen Hartnett, a crime lab analyst, examined Read's SUV a few days after O'Keefe's death. She observed a dent in the trunk door, scratches on the rear bumper, a broken taillight, a hair next to the taillight, and pieces of glass on the bumper. Hartnett also analyzed O'Keefe's clothing and found red-brown stains and 13 rips and tears, particularly on the right sleeve. Defense attorney Alan Jackson questioned Hartnett about the glass and hair found on the SUV, suggesting that they may have been planted. He asked Hartnett if the items were "just sitting" or "perched" on the SUV, despite the fact that it had been driven or towed roughly 50 miles in a snowstorm. Hartnett agreed with his characterization of the items' placement but declined to speculate about the travel involved. Lt. Kevin O'Hara of the Massachusetts State Police helped search the area where O'Keefe was found and described finding six or seven pieces of a broken taillight and O'Keefe's sneaker in the snow. However, he acknowledged that the scene was left unsecured for hours before the search. The prosecution argues that the broken taillight fragments came from Read's SUV, which they say she used to back into and kill O'Keefe. The defense suggests that the evidence was planted by corrupt investigators, taking advantage of the unsecured crime scene. Martha Coakley, former Massachusetts Attorney General, commented on the closing arguments, stating that "there are so many theories, pieces of evidence, ways in which the prosecution had to get evidence in, and the defense counsel has been aggressive in cross-examining, which is their job, in trying to defend their client." As the trial continues, both sides will likely present more evidence and arguments to support their respective cases. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on The Downfall of Diddy, The Karen Read Trial, Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

In this episode of IMPACTability, host Josh Hirsch interviews Molly Goodman, the Executive Director of the Midas Collaborative. They discuss the importance of grassroots advocacy and empowering younger generations to have a voice. Molly shares her experience in the nonprofit sector and how she got involved in advocacy work. They also discuss the role of social media, particularly Twitter, in mobilizing and engaging advocates. Molly emphasizes the need for collaboration and reaching people where they are, especially through digital platforms. They also touch on the use of data in driving decision-making and fundraising strategies.Molly Goodman is the Executive Director of The Midas Collaborative. She has dedicated her career to supporting affordable housing, homeownership and wealth building opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents of MA, serving as the Manager of Counseling and Homeownership for Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation, as a Graduate Fellow with the Brookline Housing Authority, and as a founding board member and Board President of Abundant Housing of MA. Molly's career in public service began in 2014 as a Foreclosure Prevention Associate with Urban Edge, under a program of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Community Based Home Corps. She is a current member in good standing of the Massachusetts Bar and a graduate of Boston Latin School, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Suffolk University Law School.TakeawaysGrassroots advocacy is crucial for empowering younger generations and giving them a voice in important issues.Social media, particularly Twitter, can be a powerful tool for mobilizing and engaging advocates.Collaboration is key in advocacy work, and it's important to reach people where they are, especially through digital platforms.Data-driven decision-making is essential in nonprofit organizations, particularly in fundraising strategies.Chapters01:29 Background on the Midas Collaborative05:52 The Power of Social Media in Mobilizing Advocates08:42 Collaboration and Reaching People Where They Are14:04 The Importance of Data in Nonprofit Decision-Making27:36 The Changing Perception of Nonprofit Careers31:26 Conclusion and Contact InformationLeave a review! Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review. Like this episode? Subscribe to our podcast on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcasting app.Got a question that you'd like to ask a nonprofit professional? Email your questions to IMPACTcoaches@IMPACTability.net and listen to next episode to see if your question gets answered!This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Alvin Campbell allegedly acquired 10 plus victims of rape and sexual assault, before he was arrested. There was plenty of DNA, that was quickly identified as his.  Is it because he is the brother of the current Massachusetts Attorney General and former Boston City Councilor?  The tale of two siblings could not be more different. One went to Princeton and UCLA Law School, the other cycled through prison for gun and violence. He soon graduated to serial rape (allegedly). Alvin left DNA at several scenes and it would seem to be an easy case, however at one point a grand jury was empaneled, but the DA's office declined prosecution. He'd go on to allegedly rape and sexually assault a host of other women after that. Are the prosecutors and police at fault in this case or is it something else? Tune in to find out!WBUR-https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/04/22/boston-alvin-campbell-rape-case-policeBoston Herald-https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/04/01/anatomy-of-an-accused-serial-rapist-in-boston/

A major Phishing-as-a-service operation gets taken down by international law enforcement. US election officials are warned of nation-state influence operations. The house votes to limit the feds' purchase of citizens personal data. A Michigan healthcare provider suffered a ransomware attack. Critical infrastructure providers struggle to trust cybersecurity tools. Cloudflare reports on DDoS. Kaspersky uncovers new Android banking malware. Kubernetes cryptominers leverage previously patched flaws. The Massachusetts Attorney General emphasizes the responsible use of AI. Our guest Caleb Barlow, CEO of Cyberbit, joins us to talk about badge swipe fraud as more are returning to the office. Colorado passes a law to keep big tech out of our heads.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Guest and podcast partner Caleb Barlow, CEO of Cyberbit, joins us to talk about badge swipe fraud as more are returning to the office. Are your employees faking their badge swipes? Selected Reading LabHost phishing service with 40,000 domains disrupted, 37 arrested (Bleeping Computer) US Election Officials Told to Prepare for Nation-State Influence Campa (Infosecurity Magazine) House votes in favor of curtailing government transactions with data brokers (The Record) 180k Impacted by Data Breach at Michigan Healthcare Organization (SecurityWeek) Trust in Cyber Takes a Knock as CNI Budgets Flatline (Infosecurity Magazine) DDoS threat report for 2024 Q1 (Cloudflare)  SoumniBot malware exploits Android bugs to evade detection (Bleeping Computer) Hackers hijack OpenMetadata apps in Kubernetes cryptomining attacks (Bleeping Computer) Massachusetts official warns AI systems subject to consumer protection, anti-bias laws (AP News) Your Brain Waves Are Up for Sale. A New Law Wants to Change That (NY Times) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show.  Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at cyberwire@n2k.com to request more info. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc.

Dive into the complex history of America's drug war with George Fisher, former Massachusetts Attorney General and acclaimed scholar of criminal law. In his latest book, "Beware Euphoria," Fisher explores the moral and racial dimensions of drug prohibition, challenging conventional narratives. Join the conversation on Stanford Legal as Fisher discusses the impact of racial justice movements on drug policy, including the legalization of cannabis, offering profound insights into a contentious issue shaping legal and social discourse.Connect:Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast WebsiteStanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn PageRich Ford >>>  Twitter/XPam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School PageStanford Law School >>> Twitter/XStanford  Law Magazine >>> Twitter/XLinks:George Fisher >>> Stanford Law School PageBeware Euphoria: The Moral Roots and Racial Myths of America's War on Drugs(00:00:00) Chapter 1: The Origins of Drug Prohibition Podcast guest, George Fisher, traces the history of drug prohibition, highlighting the departure of cannabis use from medical preservation. He also discusses the 19th-century roots of drug prohibition, particularly the moral concerns driving the anti-drug laws.(00:11:42) Chapter 2: Racial Narratives and Mass IncarcerationRich Ford discusses the common narrative linking mass incarceration to the war on drugs and its alleged racial motivations. Fisher challenges this narrative, arguing that early drug laws were about protecting whites' moral purity rather than targeting people of color. The conversation explores the racial dynamics of early drug laws, emphasizing the racism of indifference rather than explicit targeting.(00:20:20) Chapter 3: Moral Valence of Mind-Altering Drugs Fisher delves into the historical moral perceptions of mind-altering drugs, tracing back to Early Christian notions of reason and morality.He explains why certain drugs, like opium and later marijuana, were seen as threats to moral character, while alcohol was treated differently due to its varied uses.(00:26:15) Chapter 4: Legalization of Marijuana and Racial Justice The conversation shifts to the legalization of marijuana, highlighting its historical bans and recent movements towards legalization. Concerns about the increasing potency of marijuana and its potential backlash are explored, suggesting a need for careful regulation and messaging.(00:30:19) Conclusion: Closing RemarksRich Ford wraps up the conversation with George Fisher discussing insights and emphasizing the importance of discussing the ongoing struggle with drugs and intoxicants.

Thank you to Liz O'Neil for hosting our December 2023 Empower Women event. Liz, an attorney specializing in estate planning and administration, talked about what happens after someone passes and offered insights on how to avoid common pitfalls that can complicate or lengthen the probate process. Liz O'Neil is currently an Associate Attorney at Constant Law Group, P.C. Liz graduated cum laude from New England Law | Boston (2020). She received the Boston Service Award at graduation as voted on by the faculty at New England Law. While in law school, Liz interned at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office Trial Division and was an Honors Judicial Intern with the Suffolk County Juvenile Court. She also worked at a Legal Aid clinic and for a domestic relations attorney. She is a member of the Women's, Massachusetts, Boston, and the American Bar Associations. In addition to her Juris Doctorate, Liz has a Master's Degree in Education from Harvard University (1992) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Psychology from Swarthmore College (1990). Liz was the Director of Community Nursery School in Lexington, MA, for thirteen years prior to law school.       General Disclaimer: Lexington Wealth Management is a group of investment professionals registered with HighTower Securities, LLC, member FINRA and SIPC, and with HighTower Advisors, LLC, a registered investment advisor with the SEC. Securities are offered through HighTower Securities, LLC; advisory services are offered through HighTower Advisors, LLC. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities. No investment process is free of risk, and there is no guarantee that the investment process or the investment opportunities referenced herein will be profitable. Past performance is not indicative of current or future performance and is not a guarantee. The investment opportunities referenced herein may not be suitable for all investors. All data and information reference herein are from sources believed to be reliable. Any opinions, news, research, analyses, prices, or other information contained in this research is provided as general market commentary, it does not constitute investment advice. Lexington Wealth Management and HighTower shall not in any way be liable for claims, and make no expressed or implied representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of the data and other information, or for statements or errors contained in or omissions from the obtained data and information referenced herein. The data and information are provided as of the date referenced. Such data and information are subject to change without notice. This document was created for informational purposes only; the opinions expressed are solely those of Lexington Wealth Management and do not represent those of HighTower Advisors, LLC, or any of its affiliates.  

Jacob Feldgoise is a Data Research Analyst at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology. His work explores U.S.-China technology competition, China's foreign influence, and emerging technologies talent flows. Previously, Jacob worked for the U.S. House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. Hanna Dohmen is a Research Analyst at Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology, where she focuses on U.S. national competitiveness in AI/ML technology and U.S.-China technology competition. Previously, Hanna worked as a consultant advising multinational private sector clients on geopolitical, regulatory, and reputational risks. 

With the cost of utilities so high, it seems like it would be a dream come true for someone to reach out at random and tell you they can help you lower your utility bills. The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office says many of these "competitive energy suppliers" are anything but a dream, and, in fact, over time, they can turn your budget into a nightmare. Nathan Forster and Elizabeth Anderson from the AG's office join Nichole on the show with information on how you can protect your wallet. PLUS: The Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts is connecting small business owners around the Commonwealth while offering resources to help them give back to their communities. One of those small business owners, Aelen Unan of Ninawa Zero Waste Clothes, talks about what sustainability means to her and how it's influenced her business.

Since the late 1990's, National Consumer Protection Week has been a time for Americans to learn about how we can make more educated decisions when it comes to how, where, and why we spend our money. Bill O'Hearn, Chief of the Consumer Advocacy and Response Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, joins Nichole this week to offer some insight into your rights as a consumer, and how you can avoid scams. PLUS: Spring is on the way, and this spring will be special for Project Bread. The anti-hunger non-profit is hosting its "Walk For Hunger" back in-person for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic! Noa Rosen, Events Manager for Project Bread, has details on this year's event and how you can get involved.

Plus, a look at the past and future of Roxbury College. And, is Joe Mazzulla the right person to lead the Celtics into the future?

While most attention is focused on the CFPB, state attorneys general are very active in investigating and enforcing state laws relating to consumer financial services (and often federal laws when incorporated into state law or when using their Dodd-Frank authority). We first discuss the CPD's priorities and how they are determined; use of its state law UDAP authority and available remedies; enforcement of federal law; and collaboration with the CFPB and other state AGs. We also discuss how a company's self-identification/self-remediation of violations factors into the CPD's enforcement approach. We then discuss key issues of CPD concern and enforcement activity in specific areas, including mortgage servicing, auto sales and financing, debt collection, fintech/new technologies, and buy-now-pay-later. Alan Kaplinsky, Senior Counsel in Ballard Spahr's Consumer Financial Services Group, hosts the conversation joined by John Grugan and Adrian King, partners in the firm's Litigation Group, who defend companies facing state Attorneys General enforcement initiatives.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show by talking about U.S. hypocrisy in criticizing homophobic laws in Qatar, after a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs and rising anti-LGBTQ+ animus nationwide. Shannon Liss-Riordan discussed the multiple lawsuits she's filed on behalf of Twitter employees alleging illegal firing practices after Elon Musk's purchase of the social media platform. Liss-Riordan is an attorney and former candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General. Bill McKibben shared his thoughts on the U.N. deal to pay vulnerable nations for the damaging impacts of climate change. McKibben is an author, educator and environmentalist. He's the co-founder of 350.org and founder of ThirdAct.org. He has a newsletter on Substack titled “The Crucial Years.” He's also got a new, serialized book titled: “The Other Cheek: An Epic Nonviolent Yarn.” Aynsley Floyd and John Moran joined us to talk about the rise of wild turkeys in Boston, and Floyd's recent documentary, “Turkey Town.” Floyd is a photographer and filmmaker. Moran is a mail carrier whose father was behind repopulation efforts of wild turkeys in Mass. The 30 minute documentary “Turkey Town” airs at 9 p.m. this Thanksgiving on GBH 2, and on Friday at 1 P.M. on GBH 44. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III discussed a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour's African American Heritage Trail. Together they host the “All Rev'd Up” podcast. James Bennett II, Brian McCreath, and Brian O'Donovan joined us for the return of BPR's music roundtable, sharing their top music picks for the month. Bennett is a GBH News culture reporter. McCreath produces the Boston Symphony Orchestra Broadcasts, and hosts “The Bach Hour” on WCRB which you can hear Sundays and Mondays on 99.5 FM or online. O'Donovan hosts “A Celtic Sojourn” on GBH 89.7. We ended the show by talking with listeners about their love-hate relationships with turkeys.

Tonight on The Last Word: Sen. Mark Kelly widens his lead over Blake Masters in the Arizona Senate race. Also, Maura Healey flips Massachusetts's governor's seat. Plus, Andrew Campbell becomes the first Black woman elected to a statewide office in Massachusetts. And Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids wins her third term after campaigning to protect abortion access. Steve Kornacki, Sen. Gary Peters, Gov.-elect Maura Healey, Massachusetts Attorney General-elect Andrea Campbell and Rep. Sharice Davids join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Yesterday, the people of Massachusetts elected Attorney General Maura Healey to be the next governor of Massachusetts. Governor-elect Healey was a guest on this podcast last year, where she talked about her views on health care, racial justice, education, food access, and other key issues. It was an engaging conversation that sheds a lot of light on how she'll approach the job of governor, and so today, direct from the vault, enjoy the re-release of this episode of “Catalysts for Change” featuring Attorney General, and now Governor-elect, Maura Healey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jay McMahon, Republican nominee for Massachusetts Attorney General, joins Marcus to discuss his campaign and take calls from the audience.

Jay McMahon, Republican nominee for Massachusetts Attorney General, joins Marcus to discuss his campaign and take calls from the audience.

Toby Leary of Cape Gun Works is joined by Massachusetts Attorney General candidate Jay McMahon to discuss what's at stake this November. The Democrats seek to make it as difficult as possible to own a firearm, implementing laws that shouldn't exist under the Constitution. Tune in to hear McMahon's takes on guns, crime, law enforcement, and the direction in which he'd take the state.

Andrea Campbell, the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Attorney General, joins Chris and Marcus to discuss her plan to expand the regional AG offices outside of of Boston, her commitment to promote transparency in state and local government, and the importance of political courage.

Andrea Campbell, the Democratic nominee for Massachusetts Attorney General, joins Chris and Marcus to discuss her plan to expand the regional AG offices outside of of Boston, her commitment to promote transparency in state and local government, and the importance of political courage.

We began the show by talking with listeners on the war in Ukraine and media coverage. Kate Bronfenbrenner and Rafi, a Starbucks barista and active member of Starbucks Workers United, talked about the wave of unionization efforts, what workers are fighting for and the struggles ahead. Bronfenbrenner is the director of Labor Education Research and a senior lecturer at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and the co-director of the Worker Empowerment Research Project. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick talked about their latest documentary, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” which examines the country's unwillingness to accept refugees during World War II and American public figures who espoused antisemitic and anti-immigrant views. Burns is an award-winning documentarian. Novick is an acclaimed director and producer of documentary films. “The U.S. and the Holocaust” airs on GBH 2 on Sept. 18-20, starting at 8 p.m. Andrea Campbell joined us to discuss her Democratic primary win in the race for Massachusetts Attorney General, how she could be the first woman of color to hold the office, controversy over endorsements and her motivation behind running. Campbell formerly represented District 4 in Boston City Council. We ended the show by returning to some of our favorite conversations, including: Jelani Cobb on his book "The Essential Kerner Commission Report," filmmaker Ken Burns on his PBS documentary "Benjamin Franklin" and an edition of The Afternoon Zoo with naturalist and author Sy Montgomery.

Live from WBUR's CitySpace, we bring you a special one-hour debate between Andrea Campbell, Shannon Liss-Riordan and Quentin Palfrey.

The show kicks off with Shannon Liss-Riordan joining the show to discuss her campaign for Massachusetts Attorney General. Jim Gordon, a candidate for State Senate in the 2nd Plymouth and Norfolk District shares details on running for office.   Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2022. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited.

Recently, two separate crisis pregnancy centers in Worcester, Massachusetts, were vandalized on the same night. Next to broken glass and spilled paint were the words “Jane's Revenge,” the name of a group behind a number of similar attacks in recent months.   Earlier that same week, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey warned the public of a group using “deceptive and coercive tactics,” but she wasn't referring to the pro-abortion extremists threatening violence. She was warning of the crisis pregnancy centers themselves. Though her office has since condemned the violence, the bulk of its attention is still in all the wrong places: not the vandals, but the clinics offering help to women in crisis.   Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote that “violence cannot conceal itself behind anything except lies, and lies have nothing to maintain them save violence.”  In this case, the attorney general's lie about pregnancy resource centers covers up the violence of abortion… and those using violence are allowing the attorney general to maintain the lie.   Let's pray that, by some miracle, Attorney General Healey focuses her office's attention where it needs to be. 

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg covers how the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office is working to get millions of dollars in refunds for consumers, an update on the chaos in air travel, and what you need to know about the state of national parks this summer with The Division Chief of Consumer Advocacy and Response Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office William O'Hearn, Founder of ViewFromTheWing.com Gary Leff, and Author of "Wyoming: A History of the American West” Sam Lightner Jr.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Eye on Travel Podcast with Peter Greenberg covers how the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office is working to get millions of dollars in refunds for consumers, an update on the chaos in air travel, and what you need to know about the state of national parks this summer with The Division Chief of Consumer Advocacy and Response Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office William O'Hearn, Founder of ViewFromTheWing.com Gary Leff, and Author of "Wyoming: A History of the American West” Sam Lightner Jr.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of the Mass Construction Show Brian O'Donnell of the Massachusetts Attorney General's office joins us to discuss two topics; the wage act and the prompt pay act both of which have had major cases decided recently that took the industry by surprise. You'll want to hear how the strict interpretations of the law will affect payment of contracts and how you should protect yourself or be protected when a termination happens. One last note: Pay when Paid is dead. Today's Show is brought to you by Central, commercial carpenters and supporters of our conversations. Enjoy the show! Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro & Outro music by Sound Revolution --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/joekelly/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joekelly/support

Quentin Palfrey, candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General discusses his campaign for office, key issues and even talks about the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs Wade. Victoria Bond and Donald Sheehan from Rogue Theatre Company and True Repertory Theatre stop by to talk about the upcoming production of Auntie Mame.   Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today!  © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2022. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited.  

The top law enforcement official in Massachusetts discusses police reforms with a focus on the Springfield Police Department. Also, an attorney working as an advocate for social justice explains the meaning of qualified immunity for officers.

Guest Ken Lee had not really thought he would be a lawyer; he went to law school as a means for kicking life's decision-making down the road. After a summer job at the Attorney General's office in Boston and a course of study that pointed him to litigation, he had a couple of views of paths he could take. He started in litigation at a number of firms but found, over time, that he didn't find much joy in it. He figured that if a partner position came, he would continue the toil. The partner job did not materialize and, instead, he was let go. He took that as an opportunity to try out the public side and took a job back in the Attorney General's office, where he felt much more connected to the work.As he found his footing again professionally, his family of four got news that they would soon be five. Their surprise addition made Ken rethink how he wanted to be spending his time and what the optimal job-household divide was for their family. He made the decision to quit his job after the baby came so that his wife could spend more time pursuing her medical career.//The challenges of stay-at-home parenting loomed large but an even greater challenge loomed silently. A chance visit to the optometrist led to the discovery of a brain tumor.In this episode, find out from Ken how handling what comes at you is sometimes all there is to do…on ROADS TAKEN...with Leslie Jennings Rowley. About This Episode's GuestKen Lee is former Assistant Attorney General in the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and worked previsouly at both Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott and Goodwin Procter LLP. He is now a stay-at-home dad in the the Boston area, where he lives with his wife and three children. Executive Producer/Host: Leslie Jennings RowleyMusic: Brian Burrows Find more episodes at https://roadstakenshow.comEmail the show at RoadsTakenShow@gmail.com

We want to thank Elizabeth O'Neil for leading our December 14th Empower Women event, Planning for Everything You Own and Everyone You Love.  Liz reviewed some core estate planning basics and provided a broad overview of how trust planning works to avoid death taxes. She also discussed how the proposed legislation by the Biden administration may impact that planning. Liz O'Neil is currently an Associate Attorney at Constant Law Group, P.C. Liz graduated cum laude from New England Law | Boston (2020). She received the Boston Service Award at graduation as voted on by the faculty at New England Law. While in law school, Liz interned at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office Trial Division and was an Honors Judicial Intern with the Suffolk County Juvenile Court.  She also worked at a Legal Aid clinic and for a domestic relations attorney. She is a member of the Women's, Massachusetts, Boston, and the American Bar Associations. In addition to her Juris Doctorate, Liz has a Master's Degree in Education from Harvard University (1992)  and a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Psychology from Swarthmore College (1990). Liz was the Director of Community Nursery School in Lexington, MA, for thirteen years prior to law school.   We hope you enjoy this podcast episode   General Disclaimer: Lexington Wealth Management is a group of investment professionals registered with HighTower Securities, LLC, member FINRA and SIPC, and with HighTower Advisors, LLC, a registered investment advisor with the SEC. Securities are offered through HighTower Securities, LLC; advisory services are offered through HighTower Advisors, LLC. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities. No investment process is free of risk, and there is no guarantee that the investment process or the investment opportunities referenced herein will be profitable. Past performance is not indicative of current or future performance and is not a guarantee. The investment opportunities referenced herein may not be suitable for all investors. All data and information referenced herein are from sources believed to be reliable. Any opinions, news, research, analyses, prices, or other information contained in this research is provided as general market commentary, it does not constitute investment advice. Lexington Wealth Management and HighTower shall not in any way be liable for claims, and make no expressed or implied representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of the data and other information, or for statements or errors contained in or omissions from the obtained data and information referenced herein. The data and information are provided as of the date referenced. Such data and information are subject to change without notice. This document was created for informational purposes only; the opinions expressed are solely those of Lexington Wealth Management and do not represent those of HighTower Advisors, LLC, or any of its affiliates.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Attorney General Maura Healey answers questions from listeners in this month's Ask the AG, including queries about fraudulent contractors, electric vehicle rebates, Facebook and more. Maura Healey is the Massachusetts Attorney General. Callie Crossley weighs in on Facebook's new branding and Republican politicians' mocking actor Alec Baldwin, after his discharging of a prop gun killed director of photography Halyna Hutchins. Crossley hosts GBH's Under the Radar and Basic Black. Michael Norton answers questions from listeners about his latest research on friendship and human behavior, which showed that people feel more content when connecting with a wide variety of people, as opposed to a small number of close friends. Norton is a behavioral economist, the Harold M. Brierly Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and a member of Harvard's Behavioral Insights Group. His latest book is “Happy Money, the Science of Happier Spending.” Ryan Landry calls in as “Helen the Witch” ahead of Halloween, to talk about how Provincetown avoided a COVID-19 disaster and give updates on his life as a canned-tomato influencer. Ryan Landry is a playwright, lyricist, actor and founder of the Gold Dust Orphans theatrical company. His new album is “The Vamps.” Then, we talk to listeners about all things Halloween, including experiences with haunting and opinions on candy corn. 

Today on Boston Public Radio: Michelle Singletary talks about the effect of COVID-19 on Social Security Retirement funds, and her recent column on the financial impact of vaccine refusal on unvaccinated individuals. Singletary is a nationally syndicated columnist for The Washington Post, whose award-winning column "The Color of Money" provides insight into the world of personal finance. Then, we take calls from listeners about their thoughts on sharing desks as workplace protocols change throughout the pandemic. Michael Curry discusses latest efforts to combat vaccine hesitancy, and the importance of considering racial and socioeconomic equity when thinking about vaccine mandates. Curry is the president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers and a member of Gov. Charlie Baker's COVID Vaccine Advisory Group. He's also a Member of the National NAACP Board of Directors and chair of the board's Advocacy & Policy Committee. Trenni Kusnierek gives an update on all things sports, including the Boston Bruins' fully vaccinated status and the Red Sox' lack thereof. She also discusses the Anti-Doping Agency's announcement that they will reconsider marijuana as a banned substance, following runner Sha'Carri Richardson's suspension amid the summer Olympics. Kusnierek is an anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Boston, as well as a Boston Public Radio contributor. Attorney General Maura Healey answers questions from listeners in this month's Ask the AG, including about lack of access to Real ID licenses for immigrants and combatting overdose deaths in Black and Brown communities. Maura Healey is the Massachusetts Attorney General.

Are you embarking on a new adventure and bumping into Naysayers?   Our guest,  Liz O'Neil shows how to manage well-meaning critics. She talks to Rebecca Moore about her journey from married pre-school administrator, to single working law student to Estate Attorney. All while raising four children.Her one-step-at-a-time approach brought her clarity, a modicum of sanity, and a career that satisfies her smarts, ambition and that social advocacy streak that drives her to help and serve help others people. Liz O'Neil is currently an Associate Attorney at Constant Law Group, P.C. Liz graduated cum laude from New England Law | Boston (2020). She received the Boston Service Award at graduation as voted on by the faculty at New England Law. While in law school, Liz interned at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office Trial Division and was an Honors Judicial Intern with the Suffolk County Juvenile Court.  She also worked at a Legal Aid clinic and for a domestic relations attorney. She is a member of the Women's, Massachusetts, Boston, and the American Bar Associations. In addition to her Juris Doctorate, Liz has a Master's Degree in Education from Harvard University (1992)  and a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Psychology from Swarthmore College (1990). Liz was the Director of Community Nursery School in Lexington, MA, for thirteen years prior to law school. Outside of work, Liz keeps active in the Lexington community and busy with her four children and their puppy, Charlie. 

In this episode Jethro and Fred talk with Quinton B. Dale, who investigates teachers who are applying for licensure in Massachussetts. Quinton B. Dale Is currently the Chief of Investigations for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Office of Professional Practices Investigations.  He previously served as Director of the Investigation Division, Deputy Director of the Investigation Division and as an Investigator for the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. Mr. Dale also previously served as a Corrections Counselor for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections.  Mr. Dale has also served as a Commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct and on the Board of Directors for St. Francis House.   Mr. Dale is a graduate of Northeastern University, where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. What inspired Q to get in to education from Criminal Justice Slipperly slopes for new educators coming into the profession. Trouble with being the “cool teachder” We're not here to be your friend, we're here to be your teachers! How social media has impacted inappropriate student-teacher relationships. It's much more blatant than it was before. How to keep boundaries in tact. Set boundaries for time and what you talk about. Stay in your lane. Use school equipment in all communications. As long as it is good for the student, it's fine. As soon as it goes awry, they're going to use the information against you. How to maintain boundaries on social media with students. How to support teachers who have made some mistakes. Be sure to check out NASDTEC

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BECOME A PRODUCER! http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast   Find The Midnight Train Podcast: www.themidnighttrainpodcast.com www.facebook.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.twitter.com/themidnighttrainpc www.instagram.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.discord.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.tiktok.com/themidnighttrainp   And wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.   Subscribe to our official YouTube channel: OUR YOUTUBE    So most of us deranged lunatics already know the story of the boston strangler which is what we are discussing tonight. Some of you may be asking yourselves, “ but guys, I thought you only did unsolved cases” well we do and this one is no different. Even though you know the story, you may not know all the craziness surrounding the case. Most people straight up believe the killer was Albert Desalvo, and he seems like the logical choice, especially since he's been linked directly by DNA evidence to one of the crime scenes, which we’ll talk more about later. There's also much evidence that does not necessarily add up to Desalvo being responsible  for all the murders. One thing  a good portion of people don't realize is that desalvo was NEVER convicted of the Boston Strangler murders. We will start off with Disalvo's story and how he became known as the perpetrator behind these heinous murders, and then we’ll get into the crazy stuff.         Born on September 3, 1931, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Albert DeSalvo was in and out of trouble with the police from an early age, but nothing as gruesome as the "Boston Strangler" case. DeSalvo admitted to murdering 13 women in Boston between 1962 and 1964, most of whom were elderly and alone. He was killed in prison in 1973, after being sentenced to life. DeSalvo, a well-built 29-year-old, had a history of breaking and entering. He had spent time in prison for a bizarre series of peeping tom escapades where he would knock on ladies' doors, pretend he was a model scout and proceed to measure up the flattered woman if he was lucky enough to get in. It seemed like a harmless, albeit disturbing pastime and DeSalvo spent 18 months in prison for such sexually oriented mischievousness. DeSalvo had a tough upbringing. He was brought up with four siblings and his father was a wife-beating alcoholic. As a boy, Desalvo became a delinquent and spent time in and out of prison for petty crime and violence. Years after he had been discharged from the army for disobeying orders, he settled down and married Irmgard Beck, a girl from Germany. They lived modestly and, despite Irmgard giving birth to a handicapped child, the family managed to sustain itself. Irmgard was aware that DeSalvo was highly sexed and tried to avoid intercourse for fear of having another handicapped baby. However, a healthy boy was born and DeSalvo appeared to become a conscientious family man, liked and appreciated by colleagues and his boss. He was also known to be an outrageous braggart, which perhaps led the police to later disbelieve his claims to be the Strangler. Between June 1962 and January 1964, a series of grisly murders took place in Boston. All the victims were women who had been strangled. The Boston slayings were blamed on one lone sociopath, and mystery still surrounds the case. The "Boston Strangler" has been held accountable for around 11 of 13 murders of female victims. No one was actually tried for the Boston murders. But DeSalvo was—by the public at least—believed to be the man responsible. DeSalvo actually confessed to each of the 13 official Strangler murders. However, some doubt was shed on DeSalvo's claims by people who personally knew and worked with him. What makes these particular murders stand out in the annals of serial killing is the fact that many of the victims were mature or elderly. The combination of old age, loneliness and vulnerability, adds to the brutality and tragedy of the events. Anna Slesers, a seamstress and devout churchgoer was the first victim to be murdered on the evening of June 14, 1962. She lived on her own in a modest brick house apartment at 77 Gainsborough St. in Boston. Her son Juris was meant to come by to pick her up for a memorial service. When he discovered her body in the bathroom with a cord around her neck tied in a bow, Juris assumed she had committed suicide. Homicide detectives James Mellon and John Driscoll found Slesers in an obscene state; nude and stripped of dignity. She had been sexually assaulted. The apartment looked as though it had been ransacked, with Slesers' purse and contents strewn on the floor. Despite what appeared to be a robbery, a gold watch and pieces of jewelry were left behind. The police settled on the hypothesis that it was a botched burglary. Just under three weeks later on June 28, 1962, 85-year-old Mary Mullen was also found murdered in her home. Two days later, the body of 68-year-old Nina Nichols was also discovered in the Brighton area of Boston. Again, it appeared to be a burglary despite valuable silver that appeared untouched. The ransacking didn't seem to make sense to detectives. Nichols was also found in a state of undress, her legs wide open and her stocking tops tied in a bow. Then, on the same day, a second body was discovered a few miles north of Boston, in the suburb of Lynn. Helen Blake was a 65-year-old divorcee and her murder was more gruesome. She had suffered lacerations to her vagina and anus. Again, the bow trademark was evident; this time made from tying her bra around her neck. Like the previous crimes, the scene appeared to be a burglary. After this brutal slaying, it was clear that Boston had a serial killer in its midst. Police Commissioner Edmund McNamara canceled all police leave due to the severity of the situation, and a warning went out via the media to Boston's female population. Women were advised to lock their doors and be cautious of strangers. Police profiling had already decided that in all probability they were looking for a psychopath, whose hatred of older women may actually be linked to his own relationship with his mother. It wasn't long before McNamara's fears were realized. A fourth brutal slaying took place at 7 Grove Garden in Boston's West End on August 19. The victim was 75-year-old widow Ida Irga. She had been strangled and she was on her back on the floor wearing a brown nightdress, which was ripped and exposed her body. Her legs were apart and resting on two chairs and a cushion had been placed under her buttocks. Again there was no sign of forced entry. Less than 24 hours later, the body of Jane Sullivan was found not far from the previous victim at 435 Columbia Rd in Dorchester. The 65-year-old nurse had been murdered a week before and was found dead in the bathroom. She had been strangled by her own nylons. Terror spread throughout Boston as the city feared another attack, but it was three months before the Strangler struck again. This time the victim was young. Twenty-one-year-old Sophie Clark was an African American student who was very mindful of her safety, and rarely dated. Her body was found on December 5, 1962, a few blocks away from the first victim, Sleser. Clark was found nude and had been sexually assaulted. She had been strangled by her own stockings and semen was discovered for the first time. Somehow, despite Sophie's precautions, she had still let in the murderer. Although Clark did not fit the same profile as the other victims, the police were sure it was the work of the same killer. Furthermore, this time they had a lead regarding the killer's possible identification. A female neighbor informed the police that a man had knocked on her door, insisting that he had been sent to paint her apartment. He finally left after she told him that her husband was sleeping in the next room. Three weeks later, another young woman's life ended tragically. Twenty-three-year-old Patricia Bissette was pregnant when she was found dead in her apartment near the area where Slesers and Clark had lived. Bissette was discovered by her boss when she didn't turn up for work. Her body lay in her bed covered by sheets, and she had been sexually assaulted and strangled with her own stockings. While the city appeared to have been spared another attack for several months, the police desperately tried to find any connection between the women and people they may have known. Every sex offender on the Boston Police files was interviewed and checked, yet still nothing turned up. Before long, a series of murders started again. This time the body of 68-year-old Mary Brown was found strangled and raped 25 miles north of the city in March 1963. Two months later, the ninth victim, Beverly Samans, was found. The 23-year-old graduate had missed choir practice on the day of her murder, May 8, 1963. (1956–2002) Samans was found with her hands tied behind her back with one of her scarves. A nylon stocking and two handkerchiefs were tied around her neck. Bizarrely, a piece of cloth over her mouth hid a second cloth which had been stuffed in her mouth. Four stab wounds to her neck had most likely killed her rather than strangulation. There were a further 22 stab wounds to Samans's body, 18 in the shape of a bulls-eye on her right breast. She had been raped, but there was no evidence of semen. It was thought that because of her strong throat muscles due to singing, the killer had to take to stabbing her instead of strangulation. The police, who were now desperate, even sought the help of a clairvoyant. He described the killer as a mental patient who had absconded from Boston State Hospital on the days the killings took place. However, this was soon discounted when another murder was committed. On September 8, 1963, in Salem, Evelyn Corbin, youthful-looking 58-year-old divorcee became the latest victim. Corbin was found nude and on her bed face up. Her underwear had been stuffed in her mouth and again there were traces of semen, both on lipstick stains and in her mouth. Corbin's apartment had been ransacked in a similar fashion. On November 25, Joann Graff, a 23-year-old industrial designer was raped and killed in her apartment in the Lawrence section of the city. Several descriptions of her attacker matched those of the man who had asked to paint Clark's neighbor's flat. The description detailed a man wearing dark green slacks, dark shirt and jacket. On January 4, 1964, one of the most gruesome murders was discovered when two women came across the body of their roommate. Mary Sullivan was found dead sitting on her bed, her back against the headboard. She had been strangled with a dark stocking. She had been sexually assaulted with a broom handle. This obscenity was rendered even more disturbing by the fact that a Happy New Year card lay wedged between her feet. The same hallmarks of the killer were evident; a ransacked apartment, few valuables taken and the victims strangled with their own underwear or scarves, which were tied into bows. The city was panic stricken and the situation prompted the drafting in of a top investigator to head the hunt for the Strangler. Massachusetts Attorney General Edward Brooke, the highest-ranking law enforcement officer in the state, began work on January 17, 1964, to bring the serial killer to book. There was pressure on Brooke, the only African American attorney general in the country, to succeed where others had failed. Brooke headed up a task force that included assigning permanent staff to the Boston Strangler case. He brought in Assistant Attorney General John Bottomly, who had a reputation for being unconventional. Bottomly's force had to sift through thousands of pages of material from different police forces. Police profiling was relatively new in the early 1960s, but they came up with what they thought was the most likely description of the killer. He was believed to be around thirty, neat and orderly, worked with his hands and was most likely a loner who may be divorced or separated. In fact, the killer ended up being found by chance, not by the work of the police force. After a spell in prison for breaking and entering, DeSalvo went on to commit more serious crimes. He had broken into a woman's apartment, tied her up on the bed and held a knife to her throat before molesting her and running away. The victim gave the police a good description, one that matched his likeness sketch from his previous crimes. Shortly afterward, DeSalvo was arrested. It was after he had been picked out of an identity parade that DeSalvo admitted to robbing hundreds of apartments and carrying out a couple of rapes. He then confessed to being the Boston Strangler. Despite the police not believing him at the time, DeSalvo was sent to Bridgewater State Hospital to be assessed by psychiatrists. He was assigned an attorney by the name of F. Lee Bailey. When DeSalvo's wife was told by Bailey that her husband had confessed to being the Strangler she couldn't believe it and suggested he was doing it purely for payment from the newspapers. During his spell in Bridgewater, DeSalvo struck up a friendship with another inmate, an intelligent but highly dangerous killer called George Nassar. The two apparently had worked out a deal to split reward money that would go to anyone who supplied information to the identity of the Strangler. DeSalvo had accepted that he would be in prison for the rest of his life and wanted his family to be financially secure. Bailey interviewed DeSalvo to discover if he really was the notorious killer. The attorney was shocked to hear DeSalvo describe the murders in incredible detail, right down to the furniture in the apartments of his victims. DeSalvo had it all worked out. He believed he could convince the psychiatric board that he was insane and then remain in prison for the rest of his life. Bailey could then write up his story and make much needed money to support his family. In his book The Defense Never Rests, Bailey explains how it was that DeSalvo managed to avoid detection. DeSalvo was Dr. Jekyll; the police were looking for Mr. Hyde. After a second visit and listening to DeSalvo describe in grisly detail the murder of 75-year-old Ida Irga, Bailey was convinced his client was the Boston Strangler. When he asked DeSalvo why he chose a victim of such an age, the man coolly replied that "attractiveness had nothing to do with it." After many hours of questioning and going into minute detail of what the victims wore or how their apartments looked, both Bailey and the police were convinced that they had the killer. One disturbing revelation was when DeSalvo described an aborted attack on a Danish girl. As he was strangling her he caught sight of himself in the mirror. Horrified by the ghastly vision of what he was doing he released her and begged her not to tell the police before fleeing. DeSalvo was incarcerated in what is now known as the MCI-Cedar Junction prison in Massachusetts. In November 1973, he got word to his doctor that he needed to see him urgently; DeSalvo had something important to say about the Boston Strangler murders. The night before they were to meet, however, DeSalvo was stabbed to death in prison. Because of the level of security in the prison, it is assumed that the killing had been planned with a degree of co-operation between employees and prisoners. Whatever the case, and though there were no more murders by the Strangler after DeSalvo had been arrested, the Strangler case was never closed.   So there you have the basic tale of the strangler. We didn't get to crazy into details because quite frankly you either already know the story or you can find literally hundreds of other podcasts on just Desalvo and The Strangler murders, so really there's no reason to rehash all that. We want to look into the other circumstances surrounding the case.   GEORGE NASSAR/F. LEE BAILEY        George Nassar was the man that Delsalvo originally confessed to being Strangler to. Nassar would contact his lawyer F. Lee Bailey to tell him he should come and talk with Desalvo. If that name sounds familiar it's probably because Bailey was involved in some pretty notable cases throughout his career. There's another local connection in this episode for us. Bailey, who used to be a Rocky River Ohio resident, was the man who famously got Sam Shepherd acquitted of murdering his wife. If you are not familiar with that case, you may soon as it is another unsolved case from our own backyard that I have a feeling we may cover at some point. He also represented Patty Hearst and yes...O.J. Simpson. Bailey’s cross examination of detective Mark Fuhrman is considered  by some to be the key to Simpson's acquittal.  The man was pretty good at what he did even if he is a jackass. The confessions came when  DeSalvo was arrested and sent to Bridgewater State Mental Hospital. Dr. Ames Robey was the medical director:   “Well, the first thing that was so obvious about Albert was his incredible need to be somebody important. He would brag about almost anything. He gave the feeling, although he didn’t say so at that time, that he sort of wanted to be as well known as, quote, “the Boston Strangler.” Three months later, George Nassar, another inmate at Bridgewater, had an odd conversation about the Boston Strangler with his lawyer, F. Lee Bailey. Bailey recalled his talk with Nassar: “He asked me whether or not it would be possible for someone who had done the stranglings to write a book. And my off-hand answer was sure, but he might go to the electric chair as a consequence. Later on, I was asked to go down and see this fellow, Albert DeSalvo, by my client.” Bailey expected to come face to face with a monster. Instead, he met a married man with two children who seemed concerned about his family: “I was a little incredulous because everybody develops a profile. You’re looking for a monster, somebody that, you know, the jowls are dripping and it just didn’t seem to fit. He wanted to be able to tell his story. He said, ‘I would like to find out why I am like this. Maybe people can give me tests or something.’” According to Bailey, DeSalvo confessed he was the Boston Strangler. “I had no way of knowing whether or not he was telling the truth, fantasizing because he was crazy, or had read a lot of things in the newspapers and wanted to be famous.” Two days later, Bailey returned to Bridgewater with a tape recorder and a list of questions. With DeSalvo’s permission, Bailey had struck a deal with the Boston police. They would provide Bailey with details only The Strangler would know, as a way of testing DeSalvo. In return, Bailey was guaranteed that the tapes would never be heard in court. Deputy Superintendent John Donovan, retired Chief of Homicide in the Boston Police Department, said he was intrigued by what he heard: “His descriptions of the crime scenes were just so accurate that that impressed me very much.” But when Dr. Ames Robey heard the tape, he was not so impressed. He believed there was another explanation for DeSalvo’s knowledge of the crime scenes: “Albert indicated to us that he had gone to the various sites that the newspapers had named after the police tape was off the doors in the apartments, just to sort of be there and see what it was like.” Dr. Robey says that DeSalvo had a photographic memory. He may have visited the victims’ apartments, or perhaps he was just repeating what someone else had described to him. Then Robey began to believe that DeSalvo’s friend, George Nassar, was somehow involved: “I first began to wonder about something going on when no other inmates would come near them. And they would immediately stop talking if the guards or staff came anywhere near where they could hear. But they would have extensive conversations about what, of course, we didn’t know.” A career criminal, George Nassar had been imprisoned for killing a gas station attendant shortly after the Strangler killed his last victim. Nassar agreed to discuss his role in the case and his relationship with Albert DeSalvo for the first time: “With Albert DeSalvo, I was simply an associate. I’ve done the same thing with many, many prisoners. People come to me and ask for advice. I give it to them if they say, if it’s worthy of me assisting them, I assist them, for my reasons because I feel it’s a worthy thing to do.” The Massachusetts Attorney General ordered that news of DeSalvo’s confession be kept under wraps. Within the police department, there was a split over whether DeSalvo was, in fact, the killer. Then someone leaked the story of the confession to the local papers. In response to the story, two women came forward. One was a survivor of a possible Strangler attack. The other was a neighbor of one of the victims. They were brought to Bridgewater to see if they recognized any of the inmates. Surprisingly, the one familiar face did not belong to Albert DeSalvo, but to George Nassar. Is it possible that he was actually the Boston Strangler? Dr. Ames Robey thought it was possible: “George Nassar would fit the profile of the Boston Strangler. We found nothing that would rule him out, not even one iota.” George Nassar denied the accusation: “I do not kill women. I’ve never conceived of it. I wouldn’t conceive of it. I have great respect and regard for women, beginning with my mother who brought me up that way.” Lee Bailey wasn’t convinced his client fit the profile of the Strangler: “George Nassar was eliminated as the Strangler. I don’t think he had the profile to strangle. George Nassar used a gun.” Albert DeSalvo was the state’s prime suspect, even though there was no physical evidence that linked him to any of the killings. F. Lee Bailey suggested that DeSalvo undergo hypnosis. He recalled the session: “We had him hypnotized and age regressed right through one of the homicides. And the things that developed in the presence of a very bright medical hypnotist were of great interest.” The session revealed that DeSalvo had had problems with every significant woman in his life. According to F. Lee Bailey: “We found an involvement of his wife who he’d married in Germany, his daughter who had a physical disability that troubled him greatly, his mother whom he had a love-hate relationship. And it was just the beginning.” Dr. Robey observed the session and came to a completely different conclusion: “The answers were almost implied in the question, which, at least from my training, is something you don’t do. I was not at all convinced that anything had been uncovered. And was a little surprised later when Mr. Bailey announced what had occurred under hypnosis was ‘definitive evidence.’ Albert, even with the crimes he was charged with, he was considered gentle, polite. His sexual proclivities, his general attitude, he was not angry and hostile.” In the summer of 1965, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office conducted its own interrogations. The transcripts of those interviews were never released, but author Susan Kelly obtained a copy while researching her book called “Deadly Charade.” Susan came to believe that Albert DeSalvo was playing along: “When you read the transcript and you come to a point where Albert gives an incorrect answer to a question, he is guided to give the correct answer. And Albert, who was a smart guy, caught on very quickly. This man was not the Boston Strangler, he didn’t kill anyone.” Lee Bailey strongly disagreed: “They had the right guy, beyond question. No one has ever come up with anything meaningful to contradict that. The question is, how could we try him as the Strangler and close the file in the public’s mind?” Lee Bailey struck a deal with the State. Albert DeSalvo went on trial, but not as the Boston Stranger. Instead, he was tried for sexual assault and other crimes in connection with the “green man” case. In return, the State agreed not to press for the death penalty. According to Bailey, it was the right thing to do: “That’s all we wanted. Nobody ever wanted Albert on the street, including Albert, and to ask not to be executed so that he could be studied seemed to me a reasonable objective.” After less than four hours of deliberation, the jury reached its verdict: guilty on eight criminal counts. DeSalvo had wanted to be sent to a mental hospital, but his insanity defense failed. He was sentenced to life in prison. Susan Kelly had suspicious as to why: “It was a much more severe sentence than he would have received normally on the sex charges of which he’d been convicted. But he was being sent to the prison as the Boston Strangler. It was that simple.” Dr. Ames Robey concurred: “I think the most difficult part of all of this was the feeling that whether they had it solved or not, they had quieted the public’s concern. So, theoretically everyone was happy.” In prison, DeSalvo was re-united with his old friend, George Nassar. Once again, questions were raised regarding Nassar’s possible involvement with the stranglings. Nassar admitted nothing: “Because Al was not tried, this case had become mythical, it became part of, like, a public fantasy of what really happened. It became a continuing mystery, when it should’ve been resolved. And I was part of the mystery.” Outside of prison, DeSalvo had become a legend. But inside, he feared his fame had made him a marked man. After more than six years behind bars, he asked to be transferred to a cell in the prison infirmary. Here, he would be isolated from the other inmates. On the evening of November 25th, 1973, DeSalvo telephoned his former psychiatrist, Dr. Ames Robey. “He wanted to talk to me, to tell me the, quote, real story. He didn’t say what the real story was and I could only hope that this is what I would hear, but I never heard it. DeSalvo told Dr. Robey that he also intended to tell a reporter the same story. But before he talked to anyone, he was found in his cell murdered, stabbed repeatedly in the chest. Some believed that DeSalvo was involved in a drug deal gone bad. Others, including George Nassar, say DeSalvo was killed in a dispute over cuts of meat he was allegedly selling on the prison black market. To Dr. Robey, it was clear what had happened: “Somebody didn’t want that interview happening. And I think they’ve said before, ‘dead men tell no tales.’” Three inmates were eventually charged with Albert DeSalvo’s murder, but no one was ever convicted.   While Nassar and Bailey are convinced that Desalvo was the strangler there are many people that think Nassar had something to do with the murders and used Desalvo and Bailey to get Desalvo convicted. Dr. Robey said “I think Albert became the Boston Strangler because he wanted so much to be the Boston Strangler. It was the most important thing in his life. For somebody that felt all his life that he was a nobody, all of a sudden he could become world-renowned.”  Author Susan Kelly, who has written a couple books about the Strangler case, said of Desalvo being the killer “After eight years of research on this case, one thing I’m certain of is that Albert DeSalvo was not the Boston Strangler. There are a number of very good suspects. None of them happen to be Albert DeSalvo.”   Shortly after his murder, authorities came across a collection of poems that DeSalvo had written while in prison. One of them provided an intriguing footnote to the legend of the Boston Strangler. It read:   Here’s the story of the strangler yet untold The man who claims he murdered 13 women, young and old Today he sits in a prison cell Deep inside only a secret he can tell People everywhere are still in doubt Is the strangler in prison, or roaming about?              Nassar was in prison twice. He was convicted, along with two buddies, in the killing of a store clerk during a robbery spree. He was paroled for this offense in 1961. The Boston Strangler slayings would begin the following year. The next murder , for which he is still serving his life sentence, would be the one that brought him i contact with Desalvo. He was convicted of killing a gas station clerk after an eyewitness identified him as the shooter. He has maintained his innocence and has requested several retrials, all of his appeals have been denied. While two of the murders took place after Nassar was caught for this crime that hasn't stopped people from speculating that he was somehow involved in the other slayings, possibly with Desalvo. Some followers of the case have also straight up declared Nassar to be the real Strangler, claiming that he fed details of the murders to DeSalvo. DeSalvo, they speculated, knew that he would spend the rest of his life in jail for the "Green Man" attacks, and "confessed" so that Nassar could collect reward money that they would split—thus providing support to DeSalvo's wife and two children. Another motive was his tremendous need for notoriety. DeSalvo hoped that the case would make him world-famous.    Besides Desalvo and Nassar, there were suspects in several of the other murders, leading many to suspect that not all of the murders were committed by one person. The fact that the victims were so wide ranging in age and type, and that aside from strangling there were many inconsistencies in MO from case to case led many to believe there wasn't one perpetrator but several. For instance, On June 14, 1962, the Strangler claimed his first victim, 56-year-old Anna Slesers. Earlier that day, a painting crew was working at her apartment. Sixteen days later, the same painting crew arrived at the apartment building of Helen Blake. She became victim number two. Two of the paint crew's alibis could not be corroborated by their boss or coworkers. For many people that's enough proof Desalvo was not the killer of these two.       Victim number 6 was Sophie clark. Police investigating this murder came upon a suspect, a man she used to date. The man was seen entering Sophie's apartment building and fleeing the buildin a short time later covered in sweat. According to authorities the man was given polygraph tests on two separate occasions and failed them both.          There was also a strong suspect for victim number 7, Paricia Bissett. The suspect in this case was her boss. Detective found that she was having an affair with her happily married boss at the time of her murder. It was also discovered during the autopsy that she was...wait for it...pregnant. Sounds like a big stinky pile of motive.         Despite these guys all be strong suspect in the respective case, authorities just basically said fuck it after Desalvo confessed, and even though he got many details of the murders constantly, they pretty much just stopped looking into theses leads. On person associated with the case had this to say                                        “There’s a possibility that some of the older women died at the hands of the same person. Each of the young women who died was murdered by a different individual who had his own motives.” “If you hated a woman back in the early 1960’s, you could kill her, loosely wrap a stocking around her neck, and hope that the police would think it was the Boston Strangler. All the grizzly details were printed in the papers at the time. If you wanted to commit a murder, here was your diagram.”   To go along with the multiple killer theory,Former FBI profiler Robert Ressler said, "You're putting together so many different patterns [regarding the Boston Strangler murders] that it's inconceivable behaviorally that all these could fit one individual." John E. Douglas, the former FBI special agent who was one of the first criminal profilers, doubted that DeSalvo was the Boston Strangler. In his book The Cases That Haunt Us, he identified DeSalvo as a "power-assurance" motivated rapist. He said that such a rapist is unlikely to kill in the manner of crimes attributed to the Boston Strangler; a power-assurance motivated rapist would, however, be prone to taking credit for the crimes. The family of one of the later victims, Mry Sullivan believed that Desalvo was not Mary's killer and even formed an unlikely partnership with Disalvo's team to try and prove he was innocent and to find Mary's real killer.   On January 4, 1964, Mary Sullivan was found by her roommate, strangled to death and sexually assaulted. In a final morbid gesture, placed at her feet was a Happy New Year card.   The police collected semen left on Mary’s body by the killer. But in 1964, there was no way to match it to a suspect. Albert DeSalvo later admitted he’d killed Mary. However, two families have formed a surprising alliance to challenge his confession: the family of Mary Sullivan and the family of Albert DeSalvo, including his brother Richard:                            I never believed my brother was the Boston Strangler from day one. I just want the name cleared. That’s all. Albert was not perfect. Albert did some bad things. Albert was not a murderer.”         Mary Sullivan’s sister, Diane, also believes that DeSalvo was not the killer:                              I’m gonna do everything I can to find her murderer, to find the murderer of Mary.”   According to Casey Sherman, Mary Sullivan’s nephew, he contacted the Boston police and asked about possible DNA evidence in The Strangler case: “I made several inquiries to the Boston police department and they told me flat out that they did not have any physical evidence left in the Boston Strangler case to test for DNA evidence.” So Mary Sullivan’s family turned to the only evidence available to them: Mary’s remains. Casey said the family felt exhumation was the only way they could settle the case: “We had to do the exhumation of my aunt’s body. It was a horrible experience. We didn’t want to do it, but it was our last and only recourse, we thought, and it was the only chance to find her killer.” The Sullivans got help from a team of forensic experts, including world-renowned Professor of Law and Forensic Science, James Starrs: “We were obviously looking for any seminal fluid, and we do know that seminal fluid will fluoresce under UV light. So we looked, and seminal fluid fluoresced, and it was also in the right location for seminal fluid. It’s on pubic hair.” Forensic molecular biologist Dr. David Foran was another member of the team: “So we examined that, hoping to get any DNA from it. We had to be extra careful because, obviously, her hair is going to have her DNA in it, so one of the tricky parts becomes isolating DNA only from this material that’s stuck in the pubic hair, and not from the hair itself.” Dr. Foran successfully isolated a DNA sequence and compared it to Albert DeSalvo’s genes using DNA taken from his brother, Richard. The results were virtually indisputable; the semen was not Albert DeSalvo’s. It confirmed to Casey Sherman that his family made the right decision in exhuming his aunt’s body: “When he said that there was DNA, they believed, from Mary’s killer on her body, and that DNA didn’t match Albert DeSalvo, it was just complete vindication as far as I was concerned.” The results led James Starrs to lay down a challenge: “For those who say that Albert DeSalvo did do it, the shoe is on their foot now. It’s for them to come forward and show the evidence to prove that Albert DeSalvo did do it.” But if Albert DeSalvo did not kill Mary Sullivan, then who did? The detectives who first investigated the killing found a strange piece of evidence in her bathroom. According to Diane Dodd, Mary’s sister, it implicated Mary’s abusive ex-boyfriend: “They found an ascot cut up in the toilet. When my sister dated this person, that’s all she bought him for presents, because he loved ascots. So I could see him definitely cutting that ascot up in the bathroom, and I could absolutely see him killing Mary.” Another suspect emerged based on an eyewitness account. A neighbor saw a man in Mary’s apartment at the approximate time of the murder. Mary’s roommate had a boyfriend who matched the description given by the neighbor. He may have had access to Mary’s apartment, and her keys, explaining why there were no signs of forced entry. Casey Sherman felt this scenario made sense: “Her apartment key had gone missing the day before she was killed. Now this key hadn’t fallen off the keychain. It was taken off.” The suspect was brought in for a polygraph test. According to police, his responses were deemed “untruthful.” Once DeSalvo had confessed however, investigations into this suspect and Mary’s ex-boyfriend, were closed. According to author Susan Kelly, the police also had strong suspects in several of the other murders: “If Albert wasn’t the Boston Strangler, who was the Boston Strangler? From what my research indicates, there wasn’t one, there were many.”   So what conclusions can we draw? Well hold onto your tits cus here's a tidbit we’ve left for the end. In 2013, authorities claimed to have a familial match to Desalvo of the substance taken off the body of Mary Sullivan. After this they exhumed the body of desalvo to get a sample for comparison. The sample from Desalvo matched the one from Mary. The conclusion made was that this is proof that Desalvo was the strangler. But in reality it only proves he killed Mary Sullivan or at the very least raped her. Were the murders all done by Desalvo, some seem to think this proves it. Despite the mountains of evidence to the contrary it seems the authorities demm this worthy of calling it a win and claiming Desalvo was the sole Boston Strangler. Many people are calling this case officially closed. But despite this it is hard to find a real consensus on this one. Read 50 articles on the case, get 50 different opinions and answers. So Did Desalvo murder MAry and try to make it look like the strangler? Was he the only killer of all these women? Did George Nassar have anything to do with it, or F. Lee Bailey? Did the authorities let multiple murderers go due to a “bogus Confession” we may never know as Nassar maintains his innocence, Desalvo was brutally murdered in prison, and there's a lot of strange discrepancies from case to case. Many of the murders deviated from a single M.O. suggesting multiple killers, or a schizophrenic one. Oh did we mention George Nassar was a schizophrenic? SO what do you all think? Let us know. One last fun tidbit for you guys. In 1971, the Texas legislature unanimously passed a resolution honoring DeSalvo for his work in "population control"—after the vote, Waco Representative Tom Moore, Jr. admitted that he had submitted the legislation as an April Fool's Day joke against his colleagues—his declared intent was to prove that they pass legislation with no due diligence given to researching the issues beforehand. Having made his point, he withdrew the resolution… So that's pretty awesome. Horro movies based in Mass: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-massachusetts-horror-movies/ranker-film        

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined NBC10 Boston for Women's History Month to reflect on everything from her upbringing to her work in the office of AG so far. The New Englander also walks us through her journey of playing college basketball at Harvard, playing abroad as a professional, and then finally deciding to go to law school at Northeastern University. (Record date: 03/17/2021)1:04 - New England Roots 3:22 - From PG to AG 6:19 - The Grind to the Glamour 8:31 - “Block Out the Noise” 11:51 - Advocacy 15:44 - Why Women Belong in Law17:25 - LegacySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey. The people’s lawyer, Attorney General Healey talks to us about her work in representing all residents of Massachusetts as well as how her support and information from her office intersects with solving current key state-wide issues including food access and housing security. Maura Healey began serving as Massachusetts Attorney General in January 2015 and is leading the people’s law firm as the people’s lawyer, continuing a career spent fighting for justice and equal rights. Her historic victory in her first-ever run for office was driven by a strong grassroots campaign where she bested well-financed, establishment candidates in both the Democratic primary and the general election in November 2014. While being sworn in, AG Healey vowed to lead an office guided by her core values and driven by the issues that matter to the people of the Commonwealth – from health care and energy costs to protecting consumers, ensuring equality for all and keeping our communities safer. During the pandemic, the Attorney General has been helping to fight inequities across a spectrum of issues. We talk to Attorney General Healey about her journey to becoming the Attorney General of Massachusetts, the impact of COVID-19 on her office’s work, and current issues that she is addressing in Massachusetts. To learn more about the Attorney General’s office and Attorney General Healey’s work, please check out the links below. Office of Attorney General Healey Website Follow AG Healey on Twitter AG Healey on Student Loan Forgiveness Maura Healey’s Website

On Wednesday, the 800 striking nurses received a visit from Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy.WBZ NewsRadio's Matt Shearer was at Wednesday's strike.

This is the Hudson Mohawk Magazine on WOOC-LP 105.3 FM Troy and WOOS-LP 98.9 FM Schenectady broadcasting from The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy with Caelan and Erika. Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea talks with Connor Chang about the recent complaint filed with the Massachusetts Attorney General . Then Elizabeth press gives an update about the Thevenin Civil Lawsuit. After that Mark Dunlea has a conversation with Jessica Pino-Goodspeed of Hunger Solutions New York Next hear about the Recycling Project for the City of Troy part of the ACT series Finally Jeremy Clowe spoke with the Animal Protective Foundation in Glenville about the recent increase in pet adoption

Connor Chung is a resident of Bethlehem, NY who is part of Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard. The group recently filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Attorney General urging her to take action versus Harvard for violating the charity law in refusing to divest from fossil fuels. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

Grace and Dave, two residents of Boston's Allston-Brighton neighborhood, join Nichole to talk about community efforts to help those in need through special refrigerators set up around the city. The two talk about the process of teaming up with local businesses, sourcing the fridges, and how you can get one going in your neighborhood. After that, we hear from Allan Fitzmaurice, the Director of Consumer Affairs in Revere, and Bill O'Hearn, Chief of the Consumer Advocacy & Response Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. They have details on how the Commonwealth is marking National Consumer Protection Week, and resources available to help consumers who are struggling with scams or a difficult transaction.

Hazel Millard, a Senior Research and Program Associate in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center, discuss how different cities are approaching money-in-politics reform and the dangers that the Citizens United decision imposes upon our democracy. We will also learn about the history of Citizens United and how Congress is working to address money-in-politics reform.  Transcript [00:00] Welcome from Emily Finkelstein and an overview of the Citizens United v. FEC landmark case, [04:20] Hazel Millard begins a discussion on Citizens United, legislation efforts, and dark money in politics. GUEST SPEAKER Hazel Millard is a senior research and program associate in the Democracy Program at The Brennan Center for Justice where she focuses on money in politics. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Millard was a speechwriting intern in the Obama White House and the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General. Millard graduated summa cum laude from Middlebury College in 2018 with a BA in history.

The second part of the March 2016 interview the Massachusetts Attorney General's office conducted with freshly released Annie Dookhan. Ilyas, Chris and Jamie speculate that Dookhan agreed to the interview as part of her plea agreement which saw her serve under two and a half years on a three to five year sentence. Dookhan makes a false assertion that could jeopardize her future freedom if enough media attention is paid to this interview. Sad that our laws only matter when the media points out someone may have broken them because the state has known about Dookhan lying since 2016 and was even given evidence of it by Chris Post and still nothing from the state, they simply said "Thanks".

About a month after Annie Dookhan was released from jail, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office brought her in to interview her about lab operations. During the course of the interview, Dookhan falsely represented that she did not manufacture drug standards. Chris, Jamie and Ilyas found clearly evidence of the contrary. If Dookhan was poor and not part of a massive government cover up, she would have been charged with lying to prosecutors and possibly back in jail. As it is she was never charged and was allowed to resume her life. You're aren't going to want to miss part 1 of this bombshell exclusive episode of Rigged!

Part 2 of the epic interview the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office had with former Amherst Chemist Sharon Salem in November of 2015. This interview was part of the AG's investigation into the practices at the drug lab and came almost two years after the Massachusetts Inspector General told the public that Annie Dookhan was the sole bad actor in a Drug Lab scandal that resulted in the dismissal of tens of thousands of criminal cases. Salem discusses how she and her coworkers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst lab created drug standards, received evidence from the police and sampled evidence. The testing and scientific processing of the evidence given to this lab resulted in the conviction of tens of thousands of criminal defendants in Massachusetts. Ilyas, Chris and Jamie review the interview and add their commentary.

This second discussion in the  “Amplifying Unheard Voices” series focuses on amplifying the Black, female perspective in a discussion moderated by April English, Chief of Organization Development & Diversity at the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office. (October 19, 2020)     Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Alan Johnson at ajohnson@bostonbar.org

Episode 6 of the Rigged Podcast has Jamie, Ilyas and Chris Post again listening to previously unknown interview with UMass Amherst chemist Sharon Salem. According to official FOIA responses from the Massachusetts Attorney General's office, this interview does not exist. Yet somehow, the Rigged Podcast was able to obtain this damning look into the "scientific" practices of the now shuttered drug testing lab from Salem, a chemist and evidence officer for the lab for nearly 30 years. Back in 2015 the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office conducted a secret investigation into the the policies and processes of the UMass Amherst Drug Lab. This exclusive interview with Sharon Salem has never been heard by the public before and resulted in at least one long time Department of Public Health employee being forced into "retirement". This interview could have far reaching implications for all the testing performed at this, and other, drug testing labs in the state.

Exclusive audio from an interview the AG's office did with Amherst Chemist Rebecka Pontes.

In this episode Caitlin McCoy talks with Aladdine Joroff, clinical instructor and staff attorney at our Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic, about the recent decision by the Massachusetts Attorney General disapproving Brookline, MA’s law seeking to limit the use of natural gas in buildings, and comments the Clinic submitted on behalf of Mothers Out Front Massachusetts, arguing that Brookline’s law is a traditional exercise of municipal authority and could co-exist with state law. See here for a transcript of this episode http://eelp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/CleanLaw-48-Caitlin-Aladdine-Brookline-Gas-AD-Decision.pdf You can find the links to the AG's decision and the Clinics comments, as well as a link to Caitlin’s recent white paper, The Legal Dynamics of Local Limits on Natural Gas Use in Buildings, here https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2020/09/cleanlaw-caitlin-mccoy-and-aladdine-joroff-on-recent-mass-ag-decision-on-local-natural-gas-usage-laws/

Security trends during the pandemic include shifts in underworld markets and some enduring changes in the way organizations approach cybersecurity. Discount phones come preloaded with adware and fleeceware. TikTok files its lawsuit. Ben Yelin on the Massachusetts Attorney General creating a data privacy office. Our guest is Nitzan Miron from Barracuda Networks on how brick & mortar shops have accelerated their shift online. And spoofing a Bitcoin exchange to spread malware.  For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/9/165

Meryum Khan began her legal career in 2011 and is currently an Assistant Attorney General with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, where she works to enhance the economic security of vulnerable workers. Along the way, Meryum has become an active member of the South Asian Bar Association, the Pakistani Association of Greater Boston and the New England Muslim Bar Association. Meryum is dedicated to community engagement and advocacy. In her non-attorney life, you can find Meryum cooking, dancing to Bollywood or Bhangra music, and entertaining her 4 year old son, Zeeshan.   Listen to Meryum talk about What she does in her day to day  What it’s like to work as a minority in government Why it’s important to get involved and how you can  How to best prepare yourself for your future career    Follow Her Zindagi on Instagram: @her.zindagi   Find the host, Maheen, on Instagram: @maheen93   If you or someone you know would make a good guest on the podcast or if you have any questions/comments/concerns please email herzindagipodcast@gmail.com

Mike Yanovitch and I discuss the recent ruling by the Massachusetts Attorney General overturning the Town of Brookline’s By-Law prohibiting any permits for new buildings with fossil fuel infrastructure, said loosely you cannot build new buildings that would be heated by fossil fuel. It’s an interesting topic and a good chance to take a look at the important role a uniform building code plays in design and construction and where zoning and other by-laws have there place. Enjoy the Show Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook Intro music by Sound Revolution --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/joekelly/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joekelly/support

In this discussion, you will learn about the evidence supporting this connection, including the findings of the June 2020 report from the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office about the unequal impacts of COVID-19, and potential policy solutions to mitigate these effects on Environmental Justice communities and avoid disparate impacts in the future. (July 27, 2020)   Questions? Inquiries about program materials? Contact Alan Johnson at ajohnson@bostonbar.org

Leonard "Lenny" Lopes is the President of The Victor Group, LLC, and Leonard Lopes Law Firm, LLC.  The Victor Group, LLC is based in Rhode Island. It's a full-service government relations & lobbying firm with an extensive range of clients. Leonard Lopes Law Firm, LLC is a boutique law firm focused on the representation of college coaches, athletic directors and radio and TV personalities in all aspects of their employment agreements and media and television contracts. Lenny got his start in politics working for U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI); After law school, he held dual part-time positions for the Massachusetts Attorney General, and the Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor; He then went on to serve as Chief of Staff for Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch, and ran the office as the state was grappling with the Station fire tragedy; After his time with Attorney General Lynch, Lenny moved into lobbying and government affairs, and eventually started his own firm Lenny is also a sports agent, and represented former Red Sox pitcher Oil Can Boyd.  Help us grow! Leave us a rating and review - it's the best way to bring new listeners to the show. Don't forget to subscribe! Have a suggestion, or want to chat with Jim? Email him at Jim@ThePoliticalLife.net  Follow The Political Life on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter for weekly updates.

Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey was speaking to the Boston Chamber of Commerce in a virtual forum when she addressed the national unrest, COVID-19, and systemic racism. She dropped the line, "Yes, America is burning but that's how forests grow." Are you applauded by that statement? VB thinks it's tone deaf. We hear your thoughts and discuss.

The Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey, has received more than 100 complaints about the unsportsmanlike business conduct of The Boston Sports Clubs during the pandemic. It seems the athletic club has continued to collect monthly fees even though they closed all their gyms weeks ago because of the Coronavirus. They also terminated thousands of employees. Maura Healey will be joining Dan to discuss how she is attempting to negotiate a settlement and has sent a demand letter ordering the company to allow members to cancel by e-mail or phone without incurring penalties.

Oil giant ExxonMobil, already fighting a climate-related investor fraud case in New York, has been hit with a second lawsuit: The Massachusetts Attorney General is accusing the company of defrauding investors and threatening the world economy. #MLABSx #greenenergy #solarpower #technology #renewableresources #gosolar #hydropower #cleanenergy #cleantech #solar24news #greenfuture #savetheenvironment #thereisnoplanetb #sustainableliving #greenplanet #ecolife #saveourplanet #gogreen #solar24news #solarpanels #energyefficiency #windturbines #renewable #greenbusiness #greentech #solarbattery #environmentallyfriendly #reducewaste #ecofriendly #lowwasteliving YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6bfTdA-L5o

In this episode, Jeff Holmstead and Megan Herzog discuss the recent rule change from the EPA on emissions standards. The Affordable Clean Energy plan replaces the Obama-era Clean Power Plan. The reduction in admissions standards has raised new questions: what does the Clean Air Act authorize EPA to regulate, how much discretion does EPA have in regulating emissions, which plan more closely fits the intent of the original law? These and other questions are taken up in this engaging discussion.Featuring:- Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Partner, Bracewell LLP- Megan Herzog, Special Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts Attorney General's OfficeVisit our website – RegProject.org – to learn more, view all of our content, and connect with us on social media.

Did you know Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey was also a professional basketball player? Learn about her history as a point guard, her work protecting consumers, and why she joined the fight to protect net neutrality in this episode of Broadband Conversations.

Pro and Hyman have Mr. Oblivious Jones stop by to talk about his new project Swimming With The Sharks (GO GET IT!!!!). He also gives some insight as a person who doesn't smoke or part take in cannabis, but is around it due to being a musician. Check our SuckaFree Ni's GDP too!!!! Oblivious brings up how cannabis helps facilitate networking and creating a communal vibe. News: Israel moves to decriminalize marijuana, replaces jail time with civil fine; Massachusetts Attorney General to allow for legal markets to proceed. Ted Kushell: 2018 DEA Slang Book

We caught Jeremy Kudon at a pivotal time in his business. As the foremost lobbyist in the gambling/betting industry and client of daily fantasy giant DraftKings and several professional sports Leagues, he has been working 24/7 since the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to decide on their own to have legalized sports betting or not. The Founder of Orrick’s Public Policy group, Jeremy helps influence legislation at the state-wide level for all his clients. Similar to many alumni I talk to, he specifically points out a professor and classs (MKT 301, 401) that helped shape his mind on what he wanted to (and sometimes didn’t want to do) next. For him, it was Don Norris (also one of my favorites). We started off the podcast discussing the moment and then the subsequent hours  after the Supreme Court ruling was released. Podcast Notes: “I didn’t want to look back 50 years later and say I didn’t pursue something I wanted to pursue” 24 hours in a litigator’s life once a big ruling comes out. Currently in Boston, he was meeting with Massachusetts Attorney General with major leagues to talk about sports legislation betting. Once the opinions started coming out, he waited to hear what the ruling was. It was a 7-2 for the petitioner (in favor). From there, his phone was constantly blowing up with emails from his clients, friends, and co-workers. He originally planned his day to consist of a series of meetings with legislators that day, but needed to meet with league clients to New York. He flew to New York that same day to meet with his clients. Met with clients to start planning the next steps in strategy. What Jeremy Kudon does...summarized. He works with clients that are private companies and sports leagues o try to get the betting legalized. Jeremy Kudon’s career path to where he is now. First, Kudon started as a commercial litigator working on big accounting liability cases. His clients at the time were DirectTV and Dish Network and they hired them to be a appellate lawyer to work on helping the companies develop and implement a national state legislative campaign. The first years of the work were far from exciting; once he started working on the cases, he started to get a niche in it. Kudon then got a call from Uber in 2014 to come in and help them, but after two meetings they realized there was a conflict. From there, Kudon started to reach out to other companies and eventually emailed the founder of FanDuel.No one ever responds to the cold-emails, but the CEO of FanDuel responded. Three months later, he started representing DraftKings and FanDuel. What to write in an email to potentially get new business. Introduce yourself Make fun of the fact that you don’t normally send emails Make the point of emailing Example: Kudon was basing his email from feedback of legislators saying FanDuel could face issues if they didn’t hire him and start focusing on state legislators Why Jeremy Kudon chose Miami. Kudon swam in high school and was recruited by the swim coach. He also loved the campus when he got there. He was a big fan of the “Public Ivy” book and learned that the guy went to Miami. His mom had dated a hockey player at Miami and said she had fond memories at Miami. Six other people from high school went to Miami. He was excited to leave the DC area and try out the midwest because of Miami’s great academic reputation.   Make sure you thank your professors. Two great professors influenced his career: Augustus Jones (political science) and Donald Norris (marketing). Keep in touch with your professors, especially if they made a big impact on youExample: Kudon didn’t keep in touch with his professors and he advises to try more often to let professors know how they made an impact on your life. The law school decision. Didn’t go to law school after college until 3 years after. Kudon worked in marketing and was doing well. He still loved law and wanted to practice it; he didn’t want to look back 50 years later and say he didn’t pursue something he wanted to pursue Advice for before you jump into law school. You need to learn the ropes of the law because it’s so big and it’s not what what it looks like on TV Law school is a way to approach life. You’re supposed to look at the world as grey, not black and white. You have to look at the argument and understand both sides of the argument. What’s next in sports betting. Each state taking on the issue and opening up the markets.10-12 states are going to follow 6 states have legislation on the books 3-4 are actually operational New Jersey has a true mobile prodiver (SportsKings) This will revolutionize sports betting in the US and once other states see the markets flourish, more states will adapt.

Dan Shores - Republican Candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General

In Carpenter, arrests made in an armed robbery case occurred because the Federal Bureau of Investigation was able to obtain “transactional records” of the cell phones owned by the alleged coconspirators. These records track the date and time of a call and the approximate position of the caller. The records were collected under the Stored Communications Act of 1986, which allows the government certain kinds of telecommunications records relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation. The defendants wanted the stored data to be inadmissible because the FBI failed to get a search warrant to acquire the records, thereby violating the Fourth Amendment. The district court dismissed this argument and the Sixth Circuit Court affirmed the district court’s decision. On June 22, the Supreme Court reversed and remanded. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court, and ruled the government's activities violated the fourth ammendment. The government did not obtain a warrant for the search of the cell phone records, and therefore violated standing constitutional law. Featuring: Dean A. Mazzone, Deputy Chief, Criminal Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s OfficeTeleforum calls are open to all dues paying members of the Federalist Society. To become a member, sign up here. As a member, you should receive email announcements of upcoming Teleforum calls which contain the conference call phone number. If you are not receiving those email announcements, please contact us at 202-822-8138.

In Carpenter, arrests made in an armed robbery case occurred because the Federal Bureau of Investigation was able to obtain “transactional records” of the cell phones owned by the alleged coconspirators. These records track the date and time of a call and the approximate position of the caller. The records were collected under the Stored Communications Act of 1986, which allows the government certain kinds of telecommunications records relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation. The defendants wanted the stored data to be inadmissible because the FBI failed to get a search warrant to acquire the records, thereby violating the Fourth Amendment. The district court dismissed this argument and the Sixth Circuit Court affirmed the district court’s decision. On June 22, the Supreme Court reversed and remanded. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court, and ruled the government's activities violated the fourth ammendment. The government did not obtain a warrant for the search of the cell phone records, and therefore violated standing constitutional law. Featuring: Dean A. Mazzone, Deputy Chief, Criminal Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s OfficeTeleforum calls are open to all dues paying members of the Federalist Society. To become a member, sign up here. As a member, you should receive email announcements of upcoming Teleforum calls which contain the conference call phone number. If you are not receiving those email announcements, please contact us at 202-822-8138.

 Problems with Mac OS if you're a Mac user. Craig explains an eleven-year-long vulnerability and why it has not been fixed. DNA data breaches.  Craig discusses why it is such a big deal and why we have to be worried about it. Cryptocurrency is in the news again.  Craig tells you why this blows his mind. Police can unlock iPhones. (Well they brute force attack it -- so if you have a 15 number password it will take them over 200 years) Hey, you heard the police can unlock iPhone's right. Well looks like there's a new feature that might stop them. Also, ambulance chasers they've been around a long time. Well, we're going to talk about a new type a digital ambulance chasers. Do you drive a BMW car? They've been found to have more than a dozen security flaws. Craig is putting up a new membership site (Yes, it is free you just have to sign up)  On it will have all his special reports that he puts out and you will be the first to get them. These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Transcript: Below is a rush transcript of this segment, it might contain errors. Airing date: 06/16/2018 Apple Macintosh 11-year-old security hole and Apple could kill police iPhone unlockers. Craig Peterson:[00:00:00] Hi everybody. [00:00:01] Craig Peterson here. Of course we're going to be talking about technology its impact on us what we'll be talking about security. We've got some great information here including some problems with Mac OS if you're a Mac user. This is an 11 year long vulnerability that just hasn't been fixed yet. We're going to talk about DNA data breaches I don't know if you've heard of these before but it's becoming a big thing and it's something we need to think about. We've got a cryptocurrency story this week that just blows my mind. Hey you heard the police can unlock iPhone's right. Well looks like there's a new feature that might stop that an ambulance chasers they've been around a long time. Well we're going to talk about a new type a digital ambulance chasers and BMW cars. They've been found to have more than a dozen security flaws.  [00:00:54] You know there's probably a lot more. Don't worry. Here we go. You're listening to Craig Peterson on the air now for going on 20 years. We've got tens of millions of podcasts downloads and hopefully we'll be able to give you a couple of things today that not only educate you, but I think you'll find surprising. So here we go.  [00:01:17] Well first off, we're going to talk about this hack. This is a problem that is only in Mac OS. Now we talk a lot about problems that only exist in the Windows world of course. The Android world which has been a real cesspool when it comes to security breaches and the main reason for that as we've discussed before is that people are not updating their Android devices and many times that's because you just can't update the android device, right. You buy them because they're cheap. And even if there expensive there are thousands of variations of Android because of the device drivers they're all using different components and sometimes the exact same model phone from the exact same manufacturer will have different versions of hardware in them or even completely different hardware. So, it's really difficult for these companies that are manufacturing the phones and the carriers that are further modifying the phones to keep everything up to date. Think about that, if you're Google, and you are making an operating system and you’re selling it and you’re getting blamed for all of these Android problems and in reality, the problem is there are a bunch of people putting their fingers into your code messing around with it in order to make it compatible for their customers right. So, think about that for a sec you’ve got the android device so you are shipping it now to some door operating systems are you shipping now to some device maker that’s going to take your operating system and put it on their device well the devices all vary in the CPU in the speed that think about the displays they’re all different.  [00:03:01] The way you touch them to interact is actually different. Those are all different device drivers. You also have, of course, the cellular data modem that might be in there to get data you’ve got the Wi-Fi chipsets. There’s a whole ton of pieces and they’re all buying them from more or less the same manufacturers depending on what it is but they’re having to modify it. So now your Google operating system your Android is being modified by the device manufacturer who now is going to ship it off to your carrier. So you have a contract with who with Verizon with T-Mobile, Sprint whoever it might be. So, they’re going to want to get their fingers into it too. They’ll do a few little things they might be using specific band frequencies, for instance, for your internet. And in fact, that’s true for Wi-Fi as well because depending on where you are in the world there are different frequencies sets different bands for the Wi-Fi. [00:03:57] So now you’ve got the manufacturer, who has modified it, you've now got the ISP or the phone provider the carrier who's modifying that device and shipping it out. Many times, You'll also find that the people who make the component hardware for the device will also be modifying that device before they ship it out. So, the list kind of goes on and on. The people who have the fingers in it. So, now your Google, you found a security problem. Now what are you going to do about that security problem. How are you going to get your code out there, while you're going to make effects or patch and you're going to send it to the device manufacturer. Now the device manufacturer says you know we haven't sold that phone and years. OK. So, we've got other things we have to do. We have our people now working on the next release of the next greatest phone. So, they're not going to make an update for your phone. And the same thing with the component manufacturers they're not going to have an update for some old chip that they manufactured years ago. And even if it's a fairly recent chip and they do provide an update, it's got to go back to the manufacturer who now has to integrate it and then distribute the changes, right. And then it has to go back to the carrier who sold you the device who no longer has a relationship with you potentially right you might switch carriers. How are they going to get their changes in how they're going to get out to you? So, it's very, very, difficult in some cases. Google can send out patches directly to you. You can get them. You know you've got to Google Play store and you can get various types of updates and stuff from there directly from Google. But it's a real, big problem and that's one of the biggest problems we have right now in security. Certainly, the biggest problem in mobile security now. Apple has been known to be rather safe and secure because it was designed that way from the start.  [00:05:55] Remember the whole Internet thing started in government and in academia and the big guy out there in academia who had a lot of operating system technology was AT&T and they had something called Unix and Unix was designed to be able to run on all of the different hardware AT&T had and that's a lot different hardware. Think about the big old phone companies. They had old machines new machines they had machines that were huge main data processors they had other machines that were teeny tiny sitting right by a Pole pack then couldn't really put one of them on a pole very easily, but you know you could it happened. [00:06:35] And so they had this operating system called Unix that worked really well. While UC Berkeley University of California Berkeley took some of those concepts, licensed some of that software the version 7 Unix, back in the day, and they ran with it and they started adding in more ability to have networking. Now think about this for a minute, in your school system our university system. You also have the same types of problems AT&T has had plus a few more because you also have a lot of pieces of equipment that you have to make and modify maintain [00:07:13] Run different software on and at the same time. Now you have a new problem which is you have all these students that want to hack in and change their grades, right and do all of the stuff you might not want them to do.  [00:07:26] So, it becomes a little bit of a problem. So, guess what. AT&T and UC Berkeley particularly Berkeley they built in a lot of security. They designed the Internet, basically. And because of that Internet implementation let's put it that way they didn't really design it, but they certainly implemented it but because of that implementation and its security you now had an operating system called Unix back in the day that was very secure it was ready to go. And then you had a Torval, come along and he went there and made his own Unix lookalike and called it Linux and it doesn't have all of the same safety features. But it has much of the same thinking that was there in the original Unix’s of the world. So, fast forward to Apple, Apple had its operating system that was frankly kind of a toy it ran on some of the Mac’s number of those little boxy ones way back when. But it wasn't a great operating system and it wasn't something that could really build on to a lot of good things with it had its advantages. I can already hear you. Here come the text messages right. You know already here you're talking about it but in reality, they needed something a lot better. [00:08:42] And so that's what they did. They took Unix. [00:08:45] In fact it looks like what they did is it took free BSD looking down on the kernel and they were able to put their windowing interface on top of it. And you know there's times actually to a couple of other companies. Steve Jobs had some involvement with but. We're trying to make this simple right. This is not a history of Apple computers. What I'm trying to explain why they are more secure than Windows and so they took all of this wonderful code that was designed to be secure. They put a window in interface on it and out they go. They had a very good very productive operating system. Well one of the things that they did to make it more secure and they added on was that the applications became signed applications. So, a developer would sign an application and you knew now that the developer had basically approved it said it was good and Apple would sign them so that you knew. Yes, indeed this was reviewed by Apple and it was something you should pay attention to. You don't have to worry about any more of the machine automatically just accept the software, and if there are problems of course the machine will pop up a little warning saying well the software is not signed I don't recognize it and unless you change some settings it will not lead to install that software. While there is a bit of a problem here because Apple, remember they changed their processors. Now they're using Intel processors. They may actually be switching processors again within the next year or two, but they changed to Intel processors from the power PC stuff and I love PowerPC stuff.  [00:10:26] It was really, really, good but they changed their processors, so they had to have these universal wineries so developers and Apple themselves or write software that would run on the Old Power PC architecture or it would run on the new Intel architecture. How could it do that? Well, that actually kept both binary as both programs in one program. So, the operating system would start to run the program it would launch a program it would look at it and say Oh, okay I'm a PowerPC I am going around the PowerPC code or Intel so I'm going around the Intel code and that makes sense to you. It was actually a great little idea and it worked really well. The problem that has surfaced now is that for the last 11 years since they put this whole thing in place we've had a we've had a real problem and that problem is that Apple apparently was only checking the very first binary for a signature. Isn't that a problem. It sounds like a problem to you. So, all a hacker had to do was put in a binary into you know into this little package and that binary just had to contain the one signed piece of code. That's all it needed was one signed piece of code and off it went to and the rest of the code could actually be nasty, nasty, nasty, so keep an eye out. Don't install software that is that you don't you don't know where exactly where it came from because it could end up biting you and in a very big way the signature check bypasses. These are these are very big deal so watch out for that  [00:12:16] This next one is very controversial frankly. What should you be able to do, if you were the police or the FBI, should you be able to monitor someone's private communications. Well we know the Constitution lets us be safe right to keep our private papers and other things. And I think that all makes a whole lot of sense. But when we're talking about the digital world should the government have a back door. Now this debate has raged on for a very, very, long time. I mean crazy, long time. Certainly, my entire career in computers and technology with encryption. So, the police right now have a way to unlock iPhones and not all of the police departments have this. But there's some technology that they can license, and they can buy a little box, they can ship an iPhone overseas and for as little as 15 hundred bucks they can get the contents of the iPhone. And I can see absolutely see how on in some cases on occasion they could catch criminals that way they could stop something really nasty like a terrorist attack right. And you can probably see the same sorts of things. Well, this is an interesting problem because you have civil libertarians on one side saying no they should not have access to them.  [00:13:46] But, they kind of do, and the way they have access to your iPhone right now is because of a bug, if you will, Right. A loophole, maybe is a better word, and it’s in the iPhone hardware and software that all iPhone’s have. Basically, it’s a USB connector on them, and that connector, when connected up, can be used to start a diagnostic session with the phone. That’s what they use at the Genius Bar, in order to work on your phone to fix it, Right. They use that little port whether it's the old 30-pin or whether it's the brand-new connectors or the new ones apparently next year are going to be USB-C based. So, they use that in order to get into your phone and check it out and fix things. Well there is a problem here. There is a company called Grayshift, and you know they've been out there. They have a product called Greykey and there is an Israeli firm called Cellebrite. They've been using that port on your iPhone in order to break into the iPhone. Now back in the day it was pretty easy to break into nowadays it's really nowhere near as easy. So, what are they going to do. [00:15:04] Well, Apple in its iOS beta releases since 11.3 has had a little feature that's built into it and that feature is that when you connected to a USB accessory the phone has to have been unlocked within the last 60 minutes. So, if you go into the Apple store for instance and they want to run some diagnostics they can't just take over your phone anymore. You now have to log into your phone and once you're on your phone then they can plug into that port right now, it doesn't have to be unlocked at the time you give it to, them but it will have to have been unlocked within the last hour. Now that means that this is probably going to break GrayShift's products that are being used by police departments, worldwide, in order to hack into your iPhone. You know is that a bad thing or is that a good thing. You know I work on security and I've worked with the FBI on hacking and I run the FBI’s webinars to keep the Infragard people up to date. Right. The Infragard webinars. So, how does this impact them while I think it might impact them in a very, very, big way. This might kill those products, entirely, unless the company comes out with products that are literally there in the police car or are there in the FBI vehicle that allows them to grab the phone from the bad guy and hope for the suspect let's say, and hope that that phone has been unlocked within the last hour and then they're off and running.  [00:16:51] So, this one-hour timeline a major change from earlier tests where the time limit was a one-week period.  [00:16:59] But it is significant because Grayshift, had been advising its customers to simply make sure they unlock the iPhone soon after obtaining it. And that's according to some documents that motherboard was reporting on earlier this year. So, it's easy to do within a one- week time limit harder to do with just an hour. This also means to you, that if your phone gets messed up you're not going to have as many options when it comes to having the Apple guys or your tech people go ahead and help fix your phone, Right. So, don't lose that passcode, right. Important safety to remember. As I've been talking I've had some text messages come in. People are wondering here IOS not IOS users but Mac users OK. They're wondering about that 11-year history.  [00:17:52] So just to make it clear for those who might have missed a little bit of it and I'm going to delve into it just slightly more. Right now. [00:18:00] There are the vulnerability is primarily at third party software here that we're talking about. There are at least eight security tools that are known to have this vulnerability and it does not affect IOS. This is only your macs and one of the tools that does affect is one that I use, every day is called Little Snitch firewall and it's a great piece of software, but it also gets fooled. So, this universal file is also known as a FAT problem does exist, but it really only exists on the Apple Macintosh computers. And I'm sure it'll be fixed pretty soon. All of these developers now are aware of the problem and they're going to be fixing it, frankly. This next one here. This is kind of, I'm kind of this is this isn't a weird category I guess as a way to put this. We've had ambulance chasers probably since the days of lawyers, right. Since the very first lawyer anyone ever had these guys and gals that are out there looking for people who have been injured and then trying to help protect their rights and help them claim some money against whoever might have wronged them. All right, that makes sense I can see that. Well this is a little different because now you have a smartphone with you when you go online. That smartphone is showing new advertisements right. And your smartphone also has built into it a GPS. So, your smartphone knows where it is. How many of you can figure out where I'm going with all of this.  [00:19:47] OK, well many people who are in emergency rooms or chiropractor's offices or pain clinics in the Philadelphia area or their area excuse me maybe start noticing their phones. The kind of messages that are directed at you because you're an emergency room or to pain clinic, OK. You're only getting fed the ad because somebody knows that you are in an emergency room. So, it's kind of like an attorney putting a digital kiosk inside of an emergency room when you get on the phone you're going to start seeing ads from Attorneys. So, this is kind of interesting. It's grabbing what's known as a phone I.D. from Wi-Fi cell data or an app using GPS. Yes, and the ads can show up for more than a month and on multiple of your devices, as well. Now the Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey, said here's a quote from her “private medical information should not be exploited in this way especially when it's gathered secretly without a consumer's knowledge without consent as well”. OK so, Healey's office the first one in the country to go after geo-fencing technology that's being used to catch people while they are seeking care. So, this is going to be really kind of interesting, Mass also reached a deal last year with a Massachusetts based digital advertising firm that was sending advertisements from a Christian pregnancy counseling and adoption agency to people who entered Planned Parenthood clinics. So, when patients go to the clinics they cross a digital fence as these GPS fences you've heard of them, I use them all the time myself personally to remind me to pick up stuff when I’m at store and they'll soon get an advertisement such as you have choices click here for pregnancy help.  [00:21:57] So, interesting now in Mass they're saying that those ads violate their consumer protection laws. Other states probably don't have the same thing. OK, we can go for a real quick roundup here now. Couple of things I want to get to before the show ends. We've all heard about AI or artificial intelligence and what it's going to be doing. Well MIT fed data from Reddit which is an online bulletin board into an artificial intelligence and that this is just kind of nuts. You know if you have ever seen EXMachina, It is a great movie but our robot even very, very, interesting they ended up calling this AI Norman. As Norman Bates. Because all he could think of was murder, OK. It's crazy they fed it those inkblots right. The Raw Shark Texts and it was just, murder, murder, murder. Kind of crazy cryptocurrency trading app, Taylor, says all other funds have been stolen in a cyber attack. If you didn't need yet another reason not to get involved with these cryptocurrencies. And speaking of that Cayman Island startup has just raised four billion dollars without any product. And what were they raising it with. You guessed it this is they have a blockchain platforms called block 1.  [00:23:32] It doesn't have a product, Live yet. You should see a picture of this guy. I'll have to make sure it's on my website. But, he looks like he's 10 years old that was running this thing. It's not a great time to be investing. In fact, most of the blockchain currencies are really losing a lot of their value. BMW car computer systems have been found to contain at least 14 separate flaws. This is according to a cybersecurity lab out of China. They allowed hackers take at least partial control of the affected vehicles, and BMW is saying, that that does not allow them to control any of the driving systems in the car. So, that's probably good news. And we had a DNA data breach. This is crazy. The DNA testing service, My Heritage revealed that hackers had breached 92 million, of its accounts. Hard to say exactly what they got, But this is bad news because that data is there forever, and it is not like a password that you can change your DNA is your DNA. Have a lot more podcasting make sure you check that out online. You can find it all at Craig Peterson dot com SUBSCRIBE LEAVE A COMMENT Craig Peterson dot com slash iTunes. I've been doing pretty much daily podcasts. Well until next week we'll see you in the online space I'll make sure I send out any alerts if there are known major problems during the week. 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Katie and Steve give listeners an update on the Berkshire Museum deaccessioning controversy.  The Massachusetts Attorney General and the Museum have reached an agreement, pending approval by the Supreme Judicial Court, permitting sales of up to $55 million with the famous Norman Rockwell painting Shuffleton's Barbershop going to an undisclosed museum.  The Rockwell sons have dropped out of the litigation, but the other plaintiffs oppose the compromise and are still fighting. Resources: Berkshire Museum Cy Pres Complaint in Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court  

After intervening in the Berkshire Museum’s planned sale of $60-million worth of art works, including paintings by Norman Rockwell, the Massachusetts Attorney General reached a settlement with the museum that allows for the potential sale of all 40 works included in the institution’s original plans. Meanwhile opponents of the museum’s sale are weighing their options and considering further legal action. In this edition of the Berkshire Eagle podcast, host Mark Mills speaks with Eagle reporter Larry Parnass about the agreement between the museum and the attorney general, issues that have been raised by the controversy and the museum’s evolving mission, which is to be financed by proceeds from the art sale.

Martha Coakley is former Massachusetts Attorney General and current of counsel in Foley Hoag's Litigation Department. In this insightful keynote, Attorney Coakley provides perspective and insight on the MA nonprofit regulatory landscape, including: coventuring, conflicts of interests, executive compensation, charitable solicitations online, and diversion of assets. She also offers her predictions for the future of the Commonwealth’s nonprofit sector. She answers specific case questions from audience members regarding issues that may be perceived as “thin ice” in the eyes of the Attorney General and in a court of public opinion.

Massachusetts Attorney General Unilaterally Changes Gun Laws http://www.mass.gov/ago/public-safety/awbe.html Without any prior notice or public hearings and while the legislature is on break for national conventions the Massachusetts Attorney General, Maura Healey, has issued an “Enforcement Notice” to firearm retailers throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts changing the longstanding definition of so-called “Assault Weapons”. For nearly 18 years since the passage of the 1998 Gun Control Act firearm retailers, gun owners and state agencies have been operating under the same interpretation. Now, suddenly, without warning or any due process a single person with a clear political agenda decides to change the rules. All Massachusetts residents should be alarmed! GOAL is currently trying to decipher the enforcement letter, but with as much information that it contains, it is not very clear what it means. Statements such as the following make it very convoluted: “… a weapon is a Copy or Duplicate, for example, if the operating system and firing mechanism of the weapon are based on or otherwise substantially similar to one of the Enumerated Weapons.” Virtually every semi-automatic that utilizes a detachable magazine has the same operating system or firing mechanism, so what does this mean? The short answer is we simply don't know. Our best advice to firearm retailers for now is to err on the side of caution. These new rules may cover a lot more than just what we might think. GOAL is working with people and groups around the State and the nation to clarify these new interpretations and decide the best course of action. One thing is certain that this new interpretation is purely a political stunt and has nothing to do with public safety or real law. Jim Wallace Executive Director

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Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry Today's guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry, Executive Editor of The Anchor, newspaper of the Diocese of Fall River, and Domenico Bettinelli of Pilot New Media Today's topics: Archdiocese of Boston's release of names of clergy accused of sexual abuse Summary of today's show: Scot was joined by Fr. Roger Landry and Domenico Bettinelli to discuss Cardinal Sean's statement today regarding the Archdiocese's release of the names of clergy publicly accused of abuse of a minor over the past 60 years, both living and deceased, the names of clergy whose public accusations against them were deemed unsubstantiated, and the website that makes all the information available to the public. 1st segment: Because our usual transcriptionist was a guest on the show today, we do not have a transcript. However, we do have the text of Cardinal Seán's open letter to the Catholic community. Cardinal's Decision Regarding the Archdiocese of Boston's Publication With Respect To Its Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Child August 25, 2011 My Dear Friends in Christ, The Archdiocese of Boston's commitment and responsibility is to protect children and to ensure that the tragedy of sexual abuse is never repeated in the Church. Since the crisis erupted in 2002, we have endeavored to regain trust by addressing the needs of survivors and those who have suffered as a result of clergy sexual abuse, investigating and responding to all allegations of misconduct involving minors, removing abusive priests from active ministry consistent with our zero tolerance policy, and creating and maintaining safe environments for children in our churches and schools. Much has been accomplished in Boston since 2002, but our work in this area is continuing, and we will remain ever vigilant. The Archdiocese is continually evaluating its policies and practices to ensure that our child protection and abuse prevention efforts are further strengthened. Consistent with that effort, I have studied suggestions that we enhance the present Archdiocesan policy with respect to sharing information about clergy accused of sexually abusing minors. This is a complex issue involving several competing considerations. On the one hand, there is the critically important need to assure the protection of children and also important considerations related to transparency and healing; on the other, there are interests related to the due process rights and reputations of those accused clergy whose cases have not been fully adjudicated, including deceased priests who were not alive to respond to the allegations. After a careful study of our present policy in light of these considerations, as well as after a chance to consult with my advisors and advisory bodies, including the Presbyteral Council and Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, I am announcing today revisions to the policy of the Boston Archdiocese with respect to disclosing names of clergy accused of sexually abusing minors. This revision comes after serious and thoughtful consideration and prayer by myself and many others. I am acutely aware of the harm that the abuse of children by clergy has caused in the lives of so many. And while I know there will be some who believe our policy changes should go further, after careful consultation and consideration of views expressed by many people and groups, I believe that the changes we are making are appropriate and I would like to share my rationale for arriving at this decision. Since 2002, the Archdiocese has had in place a vigorous policy with respect to disclosing information about clergy accused of abusing minors. First and foremost, it is the policy of the Archdiocese to immediately report to law enforcement all allegations of clergy sexual abuse of children. These notifications are made to local District Attorneys' offices, the Massachusetts Attorney General, and, when appropriate, federal law enforcement. These notifications are made whether or not the person reporting the abuse is still a minor, whether or not the accused cleric is still alive, and whether or not the allegations have been evaluated to have even the semblance of truth. Second, the Archdiocese publicly discloses when a member of its clergy is removed from active ministry pending an investigation into an allegation of child abuse. Finally, the Archdiocese publicly discloses when a member of its clergy is convicted of sexual abuse of a child as a result of a criminal process or when, after a canonical process, a member of the clergy is removed from the clerical state. In addition to these disclosures in individual cases, the Archdiocese has released extensive information about the abuse cases in Boston. The Archdiocese published, in February 2004, a comprehensive report on the number of accused priests in the Boston Archdiocese, as well as the number of victims of those priests, in the period 1950-2003.[1] This report compiled various key statistics regarding the allegations of abuse made against clergy in the Boston Archdiocese, as well as information on settlements that had been reached historically by the Boston Archdiocese. In addition to this report, the Archdiocese has published annual financial reports starting in 2006, including, among other financial information, information about the abuse settlements reached each year, the financial sources for those payments, and the related costs for Archdiocesan pastoral and child protection efforts.[2] Additionally, the Archdiocese has produced extensive documentation with respect to past allegations of clergy sexual abuse both in response to requests from law enforcement and in civil litigation. Information from those files has been summarized in a report published in 2003 by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.[3] The policy which I am announcing today will retain our present practices and also supplement them in key respects. First, the Archdiocese has created for its website (www.bostoncatholic.org) a compiled list of names of accused clergy in the following categories: The names of all Boston Archdiocese clergy who have been found guilty of sexually abusing a child, either by the Church (canon law), the State (criminal law), or both. In the case of criminal convictions, the cleric either has been convicted after a criminal trial or has pled guilty to a crime involving the sexual abuse of a child. In the case of canonical processes, the clerics whose names are included either have been dismissed from the clerical state at the end of the canonical process, or have been assigned to a life of prayer and penance, with no ministry possible. The names of all Boston Archdiocese clergy who have been laicized after having been accused of sexually abusing a minor. Laicization under Church law is a process whereby the priest voluntarily requests that he be separated from the clerical state. The names of all clergy of the Archdiocese who have been publicly accused of sexually abusing a child where canonical proceedings remain to be completed. In each case, the cleric involved has been removed from public ministry and remains on administrative leave. The names of Boston Archdiocese clergy who have been publicly accused of sexually abusing a child, but who had already been laicized and therefore were no longer in active ministry by the time the accusations were received. The names of those deceased clergy of the Archdiocese who have been publicly accused of sexually abusing a child, but where criminal or canonical proceedings were not completed. In most of these cases, the accused priest had died before the allegations were received. This represents the first time that names of accused clerics have been compiled by the Archdiocese in a central location and a readily accessible format. Second, as to each member of the clergy whose name is listed in these categories, the Archdiocese has included in this website the following pertinent information: the cleric's year of birth and year of ordination; whether the cleric is alive or deceased, and if deceased, the year of death; for members of the clergy who are alive, their status as well as the date of any laicization, dismissal, or conviction of the accused cleric; and a link to the cleric's assignment history. This list, which is searchable, will be regularly updated as additional announcements are made in the future. Third, I have decided to publish a separate listing of the names of those clergy who have been publicly accused of sexually abusing a child where the allegations have been found unsubstantiated by the Review Board after a preliminary investigation or where the priest has been acquitted after a canonical process. In a number of cases, these priests have been returned to active ministry. The revised policy being announced today attempts to balance appropriately several considerations which bear on this matter: The Church needs to be open about clergy accused of crimes against children in order to help foster the process of healing and restoration of trust. Accused priests or deacons who have been laicized or dismissed are no longer in the clerical state and consequently no longer under the authority of the Archdiocese; to the extent they pose any ongoing risk to children, a comprehensive disclosure of their names may assist in addressing that risk. Not only must the Archdiocese honor its commitment to protect children, it must also be mindful of the due process concerns of those whose guilt has not been established. In the present environment, a priest who is accused of sexually abusing a minor may never be able to fully restore his reputation, even if cleared after civil or canonical proceedings. Reputational concerns also become acute in cases concerning deceased priests, who are often accused years after their death with no opportunity to address the accusations against them. In arriving at our revised policy in this area, I have carefully weighed these considerations. I also have considered what a number of other dioceses have done. I believe that, to the extent possible, our revised policy addresses the concerns and views that have been expressed, is consistent with if not more expansive than civil law, and best balances the considerations mentioned above. In arriving at this revised policy, there were a few issues that were particularly difficult and I would like to comment briefly on them. The first issue has to do with the listing of the names of deceased priests who have been accused of abusing a child. More concern was expressed as to this category than any other. As to deceased priests, there is, by definition, no consideration relating to child protection, and the countervailing considerations related to due process and protecting reputations become more substantial. In the vast majority of these cases, the priest was accused after he had already passed away and accordingly had no chance to address the allegations being brought against him. In a very large percentage of these particular cases, there has been a single allegation of abuse; that is not said by way of minimizing the allegations of misconduct, but rather to point out that there is little evidence on which to base a decision of guilt or innocence. It is extremely difficult to determine the credibility of these accusations, given that they involve matters that typically occurred decades ago. After consideration of all perspectives, I have decided to include in our compiled list the names of deceased priests if the criminal or canonical proceedings against that priest were completed before his death or if the priest has already been accused publicly. I emphasize that our decision not to list the names of deceased priests who have not been publicly accused and as to whom there were no canonical proceedings conducted or completed (most were accused well after their death) does not in any way mean that the Archdiocese did not find that the claims of particular survivors who accused those deceased priests to be credible or compelling. Indeed, in many of those cases, the Archdiocese already has proceeded to compensate the survivor and provides counseling and pastoral care to those individuals. Another issue which drew substantial commentary was whether a standard of “credibility” should be used to determine the listing of an accused priest. After consideration, I have decided not to rely on that term in making decisions about those accused clergy that should be listed on our website. The term “credibility” can have a variety of meanings, and, in this context, can mean anything from “plausible” but not proven, to “more likely than not” (the standard used in civil cases), to the high standard used for convictions in criminal and canonical cases (“beyond a reasonable doubt”/subject to “moral certitude”). I have decided instead to proceed by listing the names of clergy in the categories described above. Another issue to which I have given substantial consideration has to do with listing names of accused priests who are not priests of the Boston Archdiocese, but are religious order priests or priests from other dioceses. After careful consideration, I have decided to limit the names that are being published on our website to clergy of the Boston Archdiocese. I have decided not to include names of religious order priests or priests from other dioceses on our list because the Boston Archdiocese does not determine the outcome in such cases; that is the responsibility of the priest's order or diocese. I recognize that, over the years, many religious order priests and priests of other dioceses have served within the territory of the Boston Archdiocese, including in assignments at our parishes. In its 2004 report, the Archdiocese published information with respect to the number of religious order priests and priests from other dioceses who had been accused of abusing minors while serving within the Archdiocese. Archdiocesan policy is that, as soon as an accusation of misconduct is received against a religious order priest or a priest from a different diocese, we immediately notify law enforcement, as well as the superior of that order or the bishop of that diocese, and revoke the accused priest's faculties to minister within our Archdiocese. Under canon law, it falls to the superior or to the bishop to investigate and evaluate the accusation, taking appropriate canonical action. I urge the religious orders and other dioceses to consider their own policies with regard to publishing the names of accused clergy. I hope that other dioceses and religious orders will review our new policy and consider making similar information available to the public to the extent they have not already done so. Lastly, I have considered what should be done with the names of priests as to whom allegations were found unsubstantiated. I have decided to include in a separate list the names of accused clergy where the accusations have been found not substantiated after an investigation by civil authorities or by the Church if the names of those priests are already in the public domain. The Archdiocese already makes an announcement when a priest who previously has been publicly removed from ministry is allowed to return to active ministry following an investigation. However, I have decided not to include the names of accused clergy against whom allegations have been found unsubstantiated where their names have not been previously publicized. I believe it would be unfair to these clerics to release their previously unpublicized names on a list of accused priests after civil or Church processes have already found the allegations against them to be unsubstantiated. In total, 159 names of accused clerics of the Boston Archdiocese are included on the lists being published today. Of these, 22 represent cases that are still in process canonically, with the priest on administrative leave and having no public ministry. It is my wish and goal that these remaining cases be processed as expeditiously as possible. At the conclusion of those cases, additional announcements and amendments to the list will be made accordingly. To put this information in context, there have been to date a total of 250 clerics of the Boston Archdiocese accused of sexually abusing a minor. There are 91 names that are not being included on the lists published today, which can be summarized as follows: 62 names of deceased clergy as to whom canonical proceedings were never conducted or completed and who have not been publicly accused; 22 priests of the Boston Archdiocese as to whom the accusations of misconduct with a minor could not be substantiated;[4] 4 priests or former priests of the Archdiocese who are not in active ministry and are the subject of a preliminary investigation; and 3 priests who were already laicized or dismissed by the time they were accused, and who have not been publicly accused. It is important to note that the allegations of sexual abuse by Archdiocesan priests generally do not involve claims about current misconduct, but rather involve abuse occurring decades ago and before the Church adopted its current child protection policies. As described in detail in the report published by the Archdiocese in February 2004, the vast majority of the complaints received by the Archdiocese before 2004 involved incidents alleged to have occurred from 1965 to 1982, with a substantial decline in the number of incidents thereafter. More recent data, collected through 2010, confirm that same historical pattern. Only 4% of the 198 allegations received by the Archdiocese in the past six years involve child abuse alleged to have occurred more recently than 1990; over 90% of the incidents are alleged to have occurred before 1985. I do not say this in any way to minimize the abuse of minors by Boston priests, which is heinous, or the serious mistakes made by the Church hierarchy in responding to it. Nor do I seek to ignore the harm caused to survivors by these historical incidents, harm which is both current and the subject of our ongoing pastoral response. Rather I simply seek to place the problem in context and to give the faithful some confidence that the policies adopted by the Church to protect its children starting in the early 1990s have been effective. These policies include equipping children to report abuse; training our clergy, volunteers, and staff to identify and report suspected abuse; conducting annual background checks for all clergy, volunteers, and staff; and upholding the norm of zero tolerance by ensuring that no priest who has sexually abused a child will be permitted to exercise any ministry. Since 2003, approximately 300,000 children have received safe environment training through their parish schools or religious education programs. Approximately 175,000 adults – including diocesan and religious order priests, deacons, candidates for ordination at Archdiocesan seminaries and in diaconate formation, educators, employees, parents, and volunteers – have been trained to recognize and report suspected abuse. More than 300,000 CORI checks have been conducted for Archdiocesan and religious priests, deacons, educators, volunteers, and other personnel working with children. Almost 400 reports of child abuse or neglect (51A reports) have been filed with the Department of Children and Families (formerly the Department of Social Services) by our parishes and schools since these safety programs began. The majority of reports were made as a result of a child self-disclosing abuse to someone in the parish. In almost all cases, the abuse involved someone in the child's family, a neighbor, other children, or an adult known to the child. The Archdiocese will supplement the lists being published today on its website on a regular basis and will continue to make announcements at key stages of individual cases, consistent with prior policy. In addition, nothing that is being announced today undercuts the continued willingness of the Archdiocese to discuss with individual survivors of abuse information with respect to the accused priest. Despite our every effort to provide accurate and current information, in this first effort to provide a listing there will be errors and omissions. I would ask that anyone with additional information or corrections to the lists being published to contact our Delegate for Investigations at (617) 746-5639. It is my belief that in amending our policy and organizing this information on our website so that it is readily accessible, we take one more step forward in our efforts to assume responsibility for our past failures and reaffirm our commitment to assure that our present day standards protect the children of our community. We recognize that this announcement may serve as a painful reminder of the wounds many survivors carry and we invite any individual who has been harmed by clergy sexual abuse to contact our Office of Pastoral Support and Outreach at (781) 794-2581 or (866) 244-9603. Having met with hundreds of survivors, I know firsthand the scars you carry. And I carry with me every day the pain of the Church's failures. I express once again my sorrow for your pain and my apology for any way the Church and its clergy have failed you. My deepest hope and prayer is that the efforts I am announcing today will provide some additional comfort and healing for those who have suffered from sexual abuse by clergy and will continue to strengthen our efforts to protect God's children. Sincerely Yours in Christ, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Boston [1] Statement of Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley Regarding Clergy Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Boston from 1950-2003, available at a href="http://www.bostoncatholic.org/uploadedFiles/News_releases_2004_statement040226.pdf">http://www.bostoncatholic.org/uploadedFiles/News_releases_2004_statement040226.pdf. [2] Available at . [3] Available at [4] Of these 22 priests, ­4 are deceased, 8 are retired or on health leave, 1 has been restricted by the Archdiocese from engaging in active ministry for other reasons, and 9 are in active ministry without restriction.

Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Gregory Tracy, Managing Editor of the Pilot Newspaper. Today's topics:Cardinal Seán and Pope Benedict deliver messages to the pilgrims in Madrid for World Youth Day, a petition in support of euthanasia is submitted to the Massachusetts Attorney General, and Fr. Rich Erikson reflects on closing his term as the Vicar General. Summary of today's show: Scot, Susan, and Greg discuss messages at World Youth Day and local and international Catholic news. 1st segment: Scot welcomed Susan back to the studio, as it's been a while since they co-hosted a show together. Susan explained that, contrary to what we said on the show two weeks ago, she was not on vacation - she was at a conference in Springfield with other catechists. Reporter John Allen was the keynote speaker for the event. Susan said she was also at CatholicTV last week talking about Catechetical Sunday, which is coming up on September 18th. Susan explained that John Allen spoke about his most recent book, The Future Church, about ten trends he sees, and said the book is hopeful work from an objective writer. She said one of the biggest trends Allen identifies is that the Church is no longer a Church of East and West but of North and South. Scot recalled a column where Allen shared his themes, and said he agreed with Allen's analysis of a shift in our Church to South America and Africa. 2nd segment: Scot welcomed Greg Tracy from the Pilot newspaper to the program, and talked about the Pilot's front page story this week - a picture of the massive crowds gathered in Madrid. Greg lamented that the Pilot is only a weekly newspaper and couldn't get pictures of the Pope's arrival today in time for printing, but promised a full issue next week dedicated to coverage of the Pope's time spent in Madrid over the next few days. Scot said that even though Pope Benedict has only been on the ground for a few hours, he's already had the chance to give three significant addresses - the first almost as a head of state to diplomats and the King and Queen of Spain, the second when he first greeted the pilgrims, and the third after a reading from Scripture in a homily to the youth. Scot read an excerpt from the homily: Dear young people, listen closely to the words of the Lord, that they may be for you “spirit and life” (Jn 6:63), roots which nourish your being, a rule of life which likens us – poor in spirit, thirsting for justice, merciful, pure in heart, lovers of peace – to the person of Christ. Listen regularly every day as if he were the one friend who does not deceive, the one with whom we wish to share the path of life. Of course, you know that when we do not walk beside Christ our guide, we get lost on other paths, like the path of our blind and selfish impulses, or the path of flattering but self-serving suggestions, deceiving and fickle, which leave emptiness and frustration in their wake. Scot highlighted that Pope Benedict is addressing a common theme - that youth have pressure from many sources to conform to values that aren't of the Catholic faith. Susan said she was struck by the sometimes poetic language that the Pope used. Susan said she also enjoyed a piece of the previous paragraph talking about words, where the Holy Father said that "...there are words which serve only to amuse, as fleeting as an empty breeze; others, to an extent, inform us; those of Jesus, on the other hand, must reach our hearts, take root and bloom there all our lives." Scot said that the Holy Father used the theme of World Youth Day and themes from last month's Gospel readings about fertile soil to encourage the youth to "grow in divine grace." Greg said it was interesting to hear that he was reaching out to the youth in a more cerebral way, approaching the youth with great ideas and asking them to think about their reality more carefully. Greg continued to say that Pope Benedict seems to be also speaking out against the individualistic society - we should build communion among each other, not being alone. Greg said it was interesting to hear the Pope mention the word "friend" in respect to online activities - many people on their Facebook pages may have a thousand friends. The Holy Father was asking the youth to be careful not to dilute the meaning of the word. Susan said it's important for all of us to follow along with World Youth Day, and how amazing it is that the technology can help us do so, and how that can help make all feel connected to the events in Madrid even from this side of the Atlantic. Scot mentioned that a few websites are doing excellent coverage of World Youth Day Activities: 3rd segment: Scot introduced a segment from Cardinal Seán's catechesis session to English-speakers at World Youth Day on Thursday morning in Spain. Scot highlighted the Cardinal's words that the Eucharist is an extreme expression of God's love for us, and recalled that the founder of World Youth Day, Blessed John Paul II, often talked about love as self-gift or self-donation. Greg commented that he very much agreed with Cardinal Seán - this is only the second World Youth Day that Greg hasn't been to. He said that it is difficult to sit at home and watch the coverage and wishing he was there to experience it, especially with three of his kids there - but came to the conclusion that even though he'd sell an organ to get a plane ticket to Madrid, he should be driven with the same exact zeal to go to church every single Sunday, not just to go to a large mass in Madrid. He emphasized that we need to remember that we can be part of the worldwide community of the Church every single weekend in our own parishes - no need to spend a thousand dollars on a plane ticket or travel to somewhere halfway across the world. Scot said that many of the pilgrims have shared that they're excited to see the Pope - but that the Pope said he doesn't want to be the star of the show, the star of the show should be Jesus Christ. Scot continued that it can be tough to bring the same excitement about a more routine Mass to a once-in-a-lifetime trip like World Youth Day, but that it is what we are all called to do. Susan said she was tickled to see that Cardinal Seán started his catechesis by drawing comparisons to Don Quixote - Scot commented that it isn't surprising knowing that he has a doctorate in Spanish and Portuguese literature. Susan said another favorite part was when Cardinal Seán asked why, if so many youth can read Harry Potter books, could they not read the Bible as well? Cardinal Seán continued and said that many people do not get what they should from the Eucharist because they don't ponder what they hear in the Gospel before receiving Jesus. Susan also said that one of Cardinal Seán's common themes is that we live in an age of entertainment - everyone wants to be entertained all the time. We need to come to Mass to hear the Word of God, give Him glory, and receive the Eucharist, and Cardinal Seán did a great job reminding us that the Mass is not entertainment but growth. Scot said that the Cardinal sometimes preaches at Confirmations and asks the confirmands to know and have an appreciation for what is happening at the Mass so that they might keep coming back. Greg said the Cardinal's answer to a question about the role of scripture in the Church stuck out to him as a former Protestant. Greg said he grew up being very connected to the Bible, and Cardinal Seán's words were important because of how difficult it was to come to grips with the idea that the Church had curated and organized the Bible as we know it. Greg compared it to giving someone a photo album of your life - a viewer of the album would know that you were at a beach, or in a forest, but not if you were having a good time. They wouldn't know if that was the vacation where you broke your toe or that it rained the whole time or that it was beautiful. In the same way, Greg continued, the Church's tradition fills in the context to the scriptures - a very important part of our faith. 3rd segment: Scot introduced an article in both the Pilot and the Anchor this week about a petition submitted to the Massachusetts Attorney General in support of euthanasia - so that elderly and sick people could legally take their own lives. Scot recalled that from what they have discussed on past shows, this is already legal in two states in the Northwest, and many pro-euthanasia activists consider Massachusetts "low hanging fruit." Greg said that the petition wasn't really a surprise, as there was a "Final Exit Network" billboard on I-93 weeks ago (now taken down) promoting support for euthanasia. The petition proposes a "death with dignity" ballot initiative, which must collect about 69,000 signatures to be accepted for a vote. If the signatures are collected, the petition goes to the Legislature who can either let it go, amend it, or offer an alternative to it. Greg listed the criteria for euthanasia according to the petition: the person must be given 6 months or less to live, the request must be made twice in writing, 15 days apart, the requests must be signed by two witnesses who can attest the person is not under duress, and the witnesses may not stand to gain anything from the death of the person. Greg said he thinks the important thing is that the Legislature avoid what we spoke about in the Netherlands several weeks ago - requirements started as stringent as the ones proposed here, and have slowly relaxed and become almost meaningless and are not enforced. Susan said the concept of euthanasia makes her crazy, and the possibility of people being given "death with dignity" without their permission is frightening. She continued, saying that the oversight board in one state is made up of doctors who perform these procedures - that kind of oversight isn't effective or safe for the public in the first place. Scot said that we all need to be speaking up against this, as there's a very well-funded lobby on the other side of the issue. Scot cautioned that if we don't form ourselves, neighbors, kids, and friends, we'll lose on this valuable issue like we have on many in the past. On a related note, Scot highlighted a short piece from the Pilot about Peter J. Cataldo, who was named this week as the first Chief Healthcare Ethicist for the Archdiocese of Boston. Scot said that Dr. Cataldo comes from a similar role in New Hampshire and spent 18 years at the Catholic Bio-Ethics Center as a policy lead as well. Scot explained that Dr. Cataldo will be helping oversee Catholic identity at the former Caritas Christi hospital now owned by Steward Health Care System. Scot quickly mentioned an opinion piece by Monsignor Francis Kelley on the IFRC from a Pastor's Viewpoint. Scot explained that the IFRC, or Improved Financial Relationship Committee and Model, is a better way for parishes to financially support each other and the whole Archdiocese. Msgr. Kelley was one of the first to implement and test the new model, and shares key lessons about what he has learned from the model. First, that stewardship must be tied to a parish's mission; secondly, that some people only buy into the mission of a parish when they feel an "ownership" of their place in the parish; and thirdly that "a rising tide floats all boats." Greg talked about a final column from the outgoing Vicar General, Father Rich Erikson, entitled "A great privilege from every point of view." In the column, Fr. Rich gives a farewell before going to Rome to study next month. Fr. Rich wrote about coming to know Cardinal Seán and respect his leadership, and how much he appreciates working with the Pastoral Center staff. Susan expressed that she had mixed feelings about Fr. Rich's departure - while she is happy that Fr. Rich has the opportunity to go to Rome to study, she will miss his leadership, intelligence, and personality in the building every day. Scot said that Fr Rich will join us on The Good Catholic Life for a show on Friday, August 26th, and encouraged listeners to tune in to hear from Fr Rich directly. Scot quickly mentioned Dr. E Joanne Angelo, a Tufts University assistant professor of psychiatry and medical doctor who was named one of three recipients of the 2011 People of Life Award. Susan added that she lives in Cambridge and is a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life. Scot also brought up that two parishes will be getting new pastors - Father Thomas Keyes will move from St. Francis of Assisi parish in Medford to be the new pastor of Our Lady of Hope parish in Ipswitch, and Father Albert Faretra will be moving from his current position as pastor at St Joseph parish in Belmont to be the new pastor of St Blaise parish in Bellingham. Scot and Greg closed by discussing a gathering the annual Vianney Cookout that the priests of the Archdiocese have every year to fraternize and hear a speaker. This year's speaker was Monsignor Peter Conley, a former Pilot editor. Greg said he wasn't personally present, but that he was told Msgr Conley's comparison of rectory life of the past and now as well as stories about Cardinal Kushing were well received by his fellow priests.

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