Also did it. IN answer to "Why do you think Governor Patrick, Therese Murray, etc., want to expand gambling in the face of the declining economy and the decline in the industry itself, I said, "They are being lazy." 'nuf said. Also, on the front page of the Sunday Globe is an article that suggests our state economy may just be showing faint glimmers of recovery (temporary work is up, companies are hiring, the housing market shows signs of improving), and will likely recover ahead of the US economy. Kinda weakens the "argument" for expanded gambling, doesn't it?
My name is Mary Tufts, and I live in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
In early 2007 I first heard about land right down the street in Middleboro being sold to build a casino, and knew the problems a casino would create weren't going to stop short at the town border.
Aside from voting, I'd never participated in government, so I didn't know what to expect when I went to Middleboro town hall to sit in on an informational meeting about the casino - but I didn't expect to hear an attorney, who claimed to be an expert in tribal law, telling everyone that it was all over. To give up and sign on the dotted line.
That didn't seem right to me. It didn't even seem American to me.
I heard a lot of pros and cons of expanded gambling that night, and over the next few years, but most of the things I learned scared me. Witnessing the process scared me more. So I guess I just decided to stop being scared, and start fighting.
I met a lot of fantastic (and not so fantastic) people along the way, and became part of grassroots movement to preserve quality of life, kick corporate influence out of politics, and rid government of it's gambling addiction.
Welcome to my adventures in activism.
- Mary (aka Gladys)
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Did it, only took two minutes or less. Thanks Gladys for the heads up.
Also did it. IN answer to "Why do you think Governor Patrick, Therese Murray, etc., want to expand gambling in the face of the declining economy and the decline in the industry itself, I said, "They are being lazy." 'nuf said. Also, on the front page of the Sunday Globe is an article that suggests our state economy may just be showing faint glimmers of recovery (temporary work is up, companies are hiring, the housing market shows signs of improving), and will likely recover ahead of the US economy. Kinda weakens the "argument" for expanded gambling, doesn't it?
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