A Pride of Lions from the Bay State

irishadmin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:12:25 +0000

Neil J. Savage

The recounting of his tenure as a United States senator in the media's compelling coverage of the death of Ted Kennedy and the current successor campaign is more than the story of one man's growth and influence in that body; it is also the latest illustration of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's unique contribution to the political history of the nation. Read more

A Look at James Michael Curley in Power

Staff — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:19:45 +0000

"When Congressman Curley is in Boston," one of the papers wrote in 1913, "though his political influence is now supposed to be with the federal department heads, he is just as busy pulling favors at City Hall as when he was an alderman and councilor. Members of the present City Council are rarely seen in the building but for favors or other things until a meeting day, but Curley is always racing from one office to another for his constituents. Those who know the Congressman well say that this is the secret of his success in politics so far - that he is always 'on the job' for his constituent." Read more

Boston Irish Reporter - History

A Pride of Lions from the Bay State

A Look at James Michael Curley in Power