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3Rd Annual Tiki Week August 18-24 I’M Back! 149 P Street 617.269.0900 2 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • July 24, 2014 SouthBoston TODAYOnline • On Your Mobile • At Your Door JULY 24, 2014: Vol.2 Issue 36 SERVING SOUTH BOSTONIANS AROUND THE GLOBE South Boston Today’s Where Did Last Week’s The Money Boston Go? Poll On Redevelopment ack in January, the Boston Page 2 Globe penned an editorial Authority B questioning the BRA’s sloppiness ‘in applying its own procedures and internal controls’ and recommended that affordable South Boston Today housing funds be administered elsewhere in City Hall. The problem is that no one knows exactly how much in developers’ linkage funds or community benefit and mitigation funds were agreed to and how or if they were spent and to whom they @SBostonToday were given. The recently released BRA audit wisely called for by Mayor Walsh has referred to various aspects of the agency’s policies Go to our South Boston Today and procedures. On the local level, page to vote on our weekly poll. given that South Boston reportedly Make sure you like & share CONTINUED ON page 10 3rd Annual Tiki Week August 18-24 I’m Back! 149 P Street 617.269.0900 2 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • www.southbostontoday.com July 24, 2014 EDITORIAL “Enough” opulation-wise, the their feet, why are we number of citizens getting involved? Why are P from the Netherlands we the voice demanding murdered, when their plane tougher sanctions? And if was shot down over Ukraine increased sanctions cause by Russian Separatists, is things to heat up, who feels closely comparable to the the heat? Our military - a number of Americans killed military so respected by this on 9-11. Our response to that administration that when the attack resulted in a military disgraced soldier Bergdahl response against the nations deserted his comrades and that housed those killers. The they spoke out about it, the Netherlands response has administration called them been to assure Russia this liars. An administration that “incident” would not affect cuts living allowances for the multi billion dollar oil our veterans to provide for deal between the nations. illegals. No one is suggesting When will any of our so that the Dutch bomb called leaders stand up and Moscow, but if they’re say “Enough! Americans not going to even stamp First”? “A nation that cannot control it’s own borders is not a nation” - Ronald Reagan Last Week’s Poll Want to see Last Week’s Poll Results on Parking Space Requirements with New South your ad in Boston Zoning South Boston Question: What should the parking requirement be for cars per unit Today & SBT when South Boston gets rezoned? 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[email protected] • [email protected] South Boston Today is a Series of the Today Publications Series LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company Deadlines 396 West Broadway • 617.268.4032 • Office hours: Mon-Fri 10:00am - 2:00pm Press Copy - Monday at 6:00pm • Advertisements Space Reservations - Friday at 6:00pm • Ad Material - Monday at 4:00pm • Camera Ready Ads - Tuesday at 6:00pm July 24, 2014 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • www.southbostontoday.com 3 InformationThe Center Troops to the Border? It’s About Time SOUTH BOSTON TODAY John Ciccone Note: talk back to John Ciccone by email at [email protected] inally, someone is taking action. done right now before Obama takes this invasion is costing American continue on. They want America over In the absence of any serious away the Marine’s weapons and tries taxpayer’s money we do not have, run by illegals. It’s all part of their Fresponse from the White House to turn them into social workers. over burdening our school systems to game plan to take America down and to stop the invasion taking place at Here in Massachusetts we have a the detriment of America’s children transform it. Obama said that was his this country’s southern border, Texas Governor who continues to think/ and allowing violent criminals, gang exact goal when he was first elected Governor Rick Perry will act on his hope that people are so dumb they members and even terrorists into president. Now, there are millions of own. He announced that he will send will still believe what he says. When our country which puts all of us in Americans who voted for the guy who troops to the border to beef up security it was discovered that the feds were danger. It’s all the usual blah blah are shocked that he’s actually trying and help the US Border Patrol try to sneaking hundreds of illegals into drivel that the leftists use to attempt to do it. bring things under control. This is this state under the typical shroud of to change public opinion to go their The truth is most Americans something the feds should be doing, secrecy, Deval Patrick claimed he way. The truth is that the leftists in want to save this country. This is but there is a total lack of leadership on knew nothing about it and that it was this country, which certainly includes the greatest nation in the world their part and what seems like a desire all a big surprise to him. Bunk. Hardly many of Washington’s Democratic and we want to see it remain so. to let this invasion continue, so Perry anyone, even some of the most naïve politicians, want this invasion to CONTINUED ON page 7 acted on his own. Good man, but what liberals bought that lie (yes, you read took him so long? that right, lie) for a second. It’s now Americans are watching in disbelief believed that Patrick knew exactly SOUTH BOSTON as tens of thousands of illegals are what was going on and that those DENTAL ASSOCIATES, INC. swarming over that border. And, as illegal children were being shipped 29 Farragut Road, South Boston, MA we’ve all seen from live newscasts here and being housed in various 617-268-1030 and reports from the scene, it’s not just locations. It is now also believed that Dr. Philip Barber D.M.D unaccompanied children. It’s gang he was working with his buddy Obama Dr. James McDermott D.M.D members from MS- 13, drug cartel to do it all the time. Is it any wonder Dr. Andrew Luccio D.M.D thugs, people with known terrorist that people are more distrustful of Dr. Peter Rider D.M.D Dr. Robert Lincoln D.M.D connections, and every other criminal politicians all the time when among Dr. James Buechel D.M.D who has wanted to get here for years so many of these elected officials, it Dr. Michele Crohin D.M.D and now they easily can. Just last is no longer any big deal to blatantly week, cartel members were shooting lie to the people? The concept that It is wedding season, 50 caliber machineguns at our border they, public servants, work for we, the patrol people and nothing was done. people and not the other way around is which means whitening The invaders are in control down there. out of style these days. season. Give us a call Meanwhile, the two top Democrats And now, the new, predictable to schedule a consultation in Congress, Harry Reid and Nancy phase of this situation has begun. for your whitening! Pelosi, are telling everyone not to The effort by the news media and worry, the border is secure. Someone their ‘bleeding heart’ allies to label JULY SPECIAL should throw a net over those two. anyone who speaks out against what’s There is no other country in the going on as heartless racists and Save 10% off world that would tolerate something bigots is kicking into gear. Have we CLEANING, X-RAY, & EXAM like this, nor should they. We’re being as Americans no compassion for the Call us to make told by some politicians, the media and less fortunate who are coming here to an appointment • 617-268-1030 the usual Hollywood airheads that it’s escape oppression, poverty and gang Some of the procedures we offer at our practice. impossible to secure our border. Not violence, they lecture. If we protest Cosmetic Whitening, Veneers, Invisalign, Implants, General restorative & Cleanings true. Put 20,000 armed US Marines in any way, we are haters and if we Specialty dentistry: down there and that place will be call them ‘illegal’, we are engaging Oral surgery, Periodontics, Endodontics, Orthodontics locked up tighter than a drum. No one in hate speech they insist. We are www.southbostondental.com would get through. At least. if it were selfish and cold, if we complain that 4 SOUTHBOSTONTODAY • www.southbostontoday.com July 24, 2014 Senator Forry Secures Legislation For A implementing a comprehensive Union Leader Jay gun violence prevention strategy, ” ‘Commission to Prevent Gun Violence’ continued Senator Forry.
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