In what may have been the first widely recorded GENOCIDE, the former Ottoman Empire [now known as Turkey] slaughtered Armenians.
After 100 years, problems remain unaddressed.
Additional information below:
A Century Later, Slaughter Still Haunts Turkey and Armenia
What We Talk About When We Talk About Genocide
Walking Through a Landscape of Pain in the Caucasus
Armenian Genocide
Tea Bagger Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh were so dazzled throwing taxpayer dollars at General Electric, failing to consider a COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS....why link a decades old environmental disaster caused by General Electric?
GE's fight with the EPA through a dispute resolution process is playing out as the company is moving to Boston from Connecticut and bringing 800 employees to a new world headquarters in the Fort Point neighborhood.
Baker has said the relocation of GE's world headquarters and the cleanup of the Housatonic are two separate issues. Baker worked with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to lure the company's headquarters to Massachusetts.
"I don't want to speak directly for GE, but I think their view, based on what we've heard from EPA and from GE, is GE believes they have a better solution for this than the one the EPA wants them to pursue," Baker said on the radio Thursday.
The push to clean up the Housatonic has been underway since the 1990s, when Baker worked for Gov. William Weld.
"But I certainly would love to see this issue get resolved and I'm hoping that it does get resolved," Baker added. "The sooner the better."
By Jay Fitzgerald and Keith Regan
Title: Amazon’s Roxbury problem | Baker's many signals | The challenge of Millennials
Armenian genocide anniversary
A State House ceremony and reception marks the 101st anniversary of the Armenian genocide; former Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Gov. Charlie Baker, Auditor Suzanne Bump and lawmakers will be among those attending, House Chamber, 10:30 a.m.
Gov. Baker joins U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas and Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James for an announcement about a new state-federal partnership opportunity for Massachusetts businesses, Cambridge Innovation Center (Boston), 50 Milk Street, Boston, 3 p.m.
Urban League gala
The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts will honor its president and CEO, Darnell Williams, as well as other community leaders at its 24th Annual Awards Gala, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 50 Park Plaza, 6 p.m.
****** Amazon’s Roxbury problem
Let’s say you’re a black man or woman who’s long tried to convey to your white friends and colleagues all the daily indignities and prejudices faced by African Americans. Sometimes the message gets through. Sometimes it doesn’t. It can be a hard thing to convey to people who don’t live the experience. Then along comes Amazon.com, making the point crystal clear in the statistically most simple way, as reported in the Globe by Dan Adams, Meghan Irons and Megan Woolhouse: “Eleven months after its debut, Amazon’s same-day delivery service is available to nearly everyone in Greater Boston — everyone, that is, except for residents of three ZIP codes in predominantly black Roxbury.”
Three excluded ZIP codes. They stick in the mind. OK, there are indeed other predominantly black neighborhoods in Boston getting Amazon’s Prime same-day service, as the Globe reports. And there are indeed many other businesses that shun Roxbury for a variety of seemingly sound economic and business reasons. But those three excluded ZIP codes say so much. Read the Globe’s story for local reactions.
In addition, it was Bloomberg’s David Ingold and Spencer Soper who originally discovered Amazon’s ZIP code “anomaly” here and elsewhere. So check out their story too.
Bloomberg
Suffolk expands in Roxbury
While Amazon seemingly shuns Roxbury, Suffolk Construction is embracing the neighborhood, announcing plans to build a $22 million, 38,000-square foot expansion at its current 65 Allerton Street headquarters, Universal Hub’s Adam Gaffin reports. From a statement on the expansion: “The vacant and dilapidated warehouse buildings at 79-91 Allerton Street will be replaced by a dramatic new building, designed by noted design firm Elkus Manfredi Architects, which will set a new standard for the design quality for the area.” No data-driven anomalies here.
Universal HubBaker Signals Update: Baker signals yet again he won’t veto transgender bill
Has there been a local media-driven story of late that comes even close to the parsing-of-every-word attention given to Gov. Charlie Baker’s non-stance stance on the transgender-rights bill that almost everyone assumes will eventually pass into law anyway? We can’t think of one. But just in case you need a non-update update on Baker’s position, there’s this Globe story headlined “Baker sends signals he wouldn’t veto transgender bill” and this Herald story headlined “Charlie Baker expresses support for transgender protections.” About the only reason to keep covering this story is to see if Baker eventually snaps. We’re talking a full sobbing, I-can’t-take-it-anymore, begging-for-mercy snap of epic proportions as he’s hauled out of the State House in a straight jacket. Now that would be news. The Millennials challenge
The Patriot Ledger’s Neal Simpson has a story on the upcoming Monday panel discussion on all things Millennials, the generation of Americans aged 18 to 35 who face a unique set of challenges these days -- and present challenges to those trying to understand what they need and want. George Donnelly, the former MASSterList editor who will host the panel discussion with political leaders on Monday morning, is quoted in the story. ‘Millennials: The Fresh Challenge to the Political Status Quo’ is a MASSterList and State House News Service event sponsored by GateHouse Media. The event starts at 7:30 a.m., Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education center, 10 Winter Place, Boston. For free registration and more info, go here.
Thanks to State House News Services’s Antonio Caban, viewers can also watch proceedings live via this YouTube feed.
Millennials eventGrand Prix slowed by conservation commission
Boston’s Conservation Commission has stopped organizers of the Boston Grand Prix from completing construction work in flood zones, a potentially damaging ruling that organizers plan to appeal to state officials, Joe Battenfeld of the Herald reports. The ConCom rejected arguments from organizers that obtaining a new permit could put the Labor Day race in jeopardy, admonishing them for not starting the process sooner.
Boston Herald
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Today's Headlines
Why doesn’t Amazon offer same-day delivery in Roxbury - Boston Globe
At City Hall, a makeover on the cheap - Boston Globe
Despite rap, hired by city yet again - Boston Herald
Boston Grand Prix hits roadblock - Boston Herald
Brockton council debates 40R expansion, recommends Urban Revitalization Plan - Brockton Enterprise
Former Mass. economic development chief named real estate firm partner - Boston Business Journal
Mass. community college grads could see state tuition breaks - WGBH
Court says ex-Speaker DiMasi should get retirement contributions - WGBH
Baker nominates top AG prosecutor to Superior Court - WGBH
Reefer madness 2.0 takes over Massachusetts - Boston Magazine
Braintree considers non-criminal fines for teen drinkers - Patriot Ledger
Proposal bans drones over town beaches - Cape Cod Times
Framingham Selectmen cleared in Open Meeting complaint - MetroWest Daily News
Gov. Charlie Baker: Administration backs EPA on GE and Housatonic - MassLive
Former Ted Kennedy aide will help raise money for GOP - Boston Globe
Why big crowds don’t equal big votes for Bernie Sanders - Boston Globe
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