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VOL. 115 - NO. 24 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUNE 17, 2011 $.30 A COPY ANNUAL BUNKER HILL DAY PARADE Happy Father’s Day Scenes from Charlestown’s Bunker Hill Day Parade. from Publisher, Pam Donnaruma and the Staff of the Post-Gazette (Photos by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) News Briefs Private Sector Must Lead Recovery, by Sal Giarratani and Government Must Get Out of the Way 20 Percent Down Unfair to Buyers, by Herman Cain Kerry Says A senior Obama Adminis- cent or more, with the top turn itself around. It will tration official said recently tax rates for businesses and remain stalled because there U.S. Senator John F. Kerry has urged finan- that the private sector will individuals set at 25 percent are no meaningful tax cuts, cial and housing leaders to reconsider a proposal have to lead this economic and made permanent until there is no regulatory relief requiring some homeowners to make down pay- recovery. He’s right! But the we replace the entire tax and there is still the uncer- ments of at least 20 percent to obtain low inter- private sector cannot do it code mess. And taking the tainty about what tax rates est mortgages. Kerry feels the latest plan offered unless government gets out capital gains tax rate to zero will be in 2013. by federal regulators would prevent borrowers of the way. The Obama Ad- is just the fuel that the The rollout of ObamaCare from buying homes and further depressing the ministration’s policies have small business part of our is adding to the uncertainty. housing market. Said Kerry, “None of us want to increased the size of the fed- economic engine needs. Thousands of companies and see reform create an onerous unintended con- eral government, increased It sure would be nice to several states have asked sequence; keeping middle class families trapped regulatory barriers and dra- hear an unemployment rate for waivers from trying to in a cycle of paying rent when, in fact, they could matically increased the na- report of under 5 percent comply with ObamaCare, due well be paying mortgages.” tional debt. again, which would mean at to its adverse effect on their The prospect of larger down payments is related Most Americans sitting least 7.5 million people could current health care costs. At to the lending rules as part of the Dodd-Frank around the kitchen table be back to work again. It the same time, many of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. knew that we could not spend would be more than just mu- bureaucratic rules are still That law was created to limit risks by lenders and regulate our way to pros- sic to their ears. They might being written. and to prevent irresponsible loans that led to the perity. But the president and even have some real hope There’s a better way to housing crisis. Kerry reportedly opposes a 20 per- the Democrat-controlled Con- again. increase access to health cent down payment benchmark. With housing gress at the time did it any- “Hope and change” became care and reduce costs, us- prices so high in Massachusetts, Kerry thinks it way. And now, after nearly spend and regulate in the ing patient-centered and is unreasonable to expect buyers to afford a 20 $1 trillion in government Obama Administration. And market-driven principles. percent down payment toward the home’s pur- spending, the economy is now, the president and the Obama-Care is the exact op- chase price. Said Kerry, “We can and should en- still stalled. Namely, 1.8 per- Democrats want us to posite. It must be repealed courage sound lending without harming respon- cent growth in Gross Domes- “watch and hope”. Simply and replaced, but that will sible buyers.” tic Product in the first quar- extending the tax rates for not happen with this admin- Kathleen Day speaking for the Center for Re- ter of 2011 is anemic, and a two years with a 2 percent istration. sponsible Lending says her North Carolina-based 9.1 percent unemployment one-year payroll tax holiday When the National Labor group believes regulators should define safer rate continues to be disap- for employees is not going to Relations Board tried to in- loans as those that verify a buyer’s income and pointing to the nearly 15 tickle this economy back to timidate Boeing Corporation ability to pay and added, “What sparked the cur- million people who are still prosperity. into not expanding a produc- (Continued on Page 10) unemployed. With all due respect, tion facility in South Caro- Our national GDP could Mr. President, there is no easily be growing at 5 per- hope that this economy will (Continued on Page 12) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON This office is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMPM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, JUNE 17, 2011 Res Publica by David Trumbull Semper Fi! In response to my Memorial Day column I received the DISHONOR THY MOTHER following letter: Nero finally came to the he succeeded in poisoning in of its cabin and she even Dear Mr. Trumbull, end of his resources and his half brother, Britan- escaped from this ordeal by I look forward to your column became so utterly impover- nicus. His attempts to do swimming to shore. He killed (every week) in the Gazette. It ished that he was unable to away with his own mother an ailing aunt by giving is excellent. BUT you forgot to pay the soldiers or the ben- and beyond comprehension. her an overdose of a strong mention the U.S. Marine Corps efits which were due the She offended him by strict physic, then nullified her in this week’s column. You did veterans. This financial con- surveillance and criticism. will and seized her property mention all the other services. dition caused him to make Nero responded by depriving almost before she was cold. My husband, Alec, and myself new laws which were de- her of all honors, her guard After tiring of living with served in the U.S. Marine Corps signed to replenish his trea- of soldiers, and he evicted his wife Octavia, he tried to during WWII. My son served in sury. Any persons who bore her from the palace. He strangle her several times. the U.S. Marine Corps during the Nero’s family name or were bribed men to annoy her with Having no success with Vietnam Era. Being a U.S. Ma- even remotely related were lawsuits while she remained these efforts he had her put rine Family, you can see why it required to will five sixths of in the city. She retired to a to death on a trumped-up bothered me. God bless Ameri- their estate to him. Anyone kind of beach house and was charge of adultery. Histori- can, and our Veterans. who was accused of being still harassed by land and ans tell us that he dearly —Maria (Calitri) Alexander (North End resident) ungrateful to the emperor by sea with abuse and mockery loved his mistress Poppaea I apologize to Mrs. Alexander, her family, and to every not remembering him in his at all hours of the day and Sabina, but he kicked her man and woman who serves or has served in the U.S. Ma- will was required to forfeit night. to death while she was preg- rine Corps. It was, of course, an unintentional oversight, his entire estate to the em- He attempted to poison nant because she com- but nevertheless a serious error on my part to have not pire, and lawyers who had her at least three times but plained about his coming proofread more carefully. written such wills were pun- she was thought to have home late from the races Our Marines are older than the United States herself. ished. He demanded the re- made herself immune to (a strange kind of love). He The Continental Congress authorized two battalions of turn of all rewards that he taking antidotes. He even then offered to marry Marines on November 10, 1775. Since then The Marine had previously given, and had the ceiling of her bed- Antonia, the daughter of Corps has served in every American armed conflict. Today even stripped temples to room rigged with a device to Claudius, but she refused U.S. Marines are part Operation Enduring Freedom in melt down their gold and sil- loosen the panels so that this great honor so he put Afghanistan. And if you don’t think America will win the ver images. they could drop on her while her to death on a charge of global war against terrorism... He began his career as a she slept. After this scheme attempted revolution. He Tell that to the Marines, murderer with Claudius, and failed he devised a collaps- then put to death all other The first to fight on all the fighting scenes. often referred to mushrooms ible boat to destroy her by Those deviling hounds who know what fighting means. as the food of the gods. Later shipwreck or by the falling- (Continued on Page 10) —Words by Harold Richard Atteridge; Music by Jean Schwartz and Al Jolson Catherine Avellani Graduates Are you, or someone University of Mass-Boston with Honors Catherine teered for Avellani, daugh- Misericordia you love, an older adult ter of Pamela ambulance and Dominic service and Avellani, gradu- an immi- whose needs are changing? ated from the grant soup University of kitchen in Massachusetts Siena, Italy.