[Updated Friday, March 20] This week, the City of Springfield is holding two meetings to present its “Residential Rental License and Inspection Pilot Program” [PDF] in the West Central Neighborhood. (Inspections have long been demanded by Springfield Tenants UNite (STUN), which finally persuaded the City Council to launch this pilot.)
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Do you have limited experience protesting? Want some guidance? Here it is!
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I spent the “later middle” part of my careers working on marketing, so I guess it’s not surprising that this idea came to me, as I consider my participation* in the local “No Kings 3” protest on March 28, 2026.
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“I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/→
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Mark’s journal entry dated February 13, 1980
I went to Dwight Auditorium @ Framingham State College to obtain the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) check of $338, but had to fill out an acceptance form first.
Since the form required a notary’s seal, I refused to sign without a notary present.
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Look around you. Who do you think would be a good person to fill a position? Have you told them so?
It’s a wonderful compliment to tell someone you view them as the kind of leader you want.
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