Category Archives: Featured

08 Jun
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Candidate’s Diary: Week 5 (June 1-7)

Many of my female friends have called me “brave” to run. They don’t say it aloud, yet I know what they’re thinking, so I laugh and say it for them: “Yes, I know, I must be out of my mind, ...

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31 May
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Candidate’s Diary: Week 4 (May 25-31)

Last Tuesday night I attended a fundraiser for the Cambridge Weekend Backpack Program, an all-volunteer organization that provides a backpack full of weekend meals to 220 students in 10 Cambridge elementary and middle schools (two breakfasts, two lunches, milk, fruit). ...

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I'll be at city parks this summer, giving out frisbees.
25 May
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Candidate’s Diary: Week 3 (May 18-24)

Monday’s City Council meeting drew over 50 speakers to the public comment period; most of us were there to express an opinion on the Normandy Twining re-zoning petition, which was up for a vote. (For those who have not been ...

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18 May
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Candidate’s Diary: Week 2 (May 10-17)

Over the weekend of May 15-16 my new campaign manger, Nora Bent, and I attended two full (read: very long) days of training in how to run an effective grassroots political campaign. Organized by Mass Alliance, a coalition of progressive ...

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10 May
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Candidate’s Diary: Week 1 (May 3-9)

Over the course of my campaign I will be blogging weekly about the civic meetings and events I attend. This exercise will give me an opportunity to share my thoughts and ideas with voters. I hope readers will share their ...

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01 Mar
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Why I’m Running

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