James Shearer

Chelsea is the tip of a corrupt iceberg

Submitted by James Shearer on Fri, 2011-12-30 01:20

James Shearer
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Hello boys and girls, when last we spoke I told you a little about the corrupt Chelsea Housing Authority Executive Director who was making a tad too much moola that the state didn’t even know about.

As I said then, it seemed that no one is minding the store. But did you also know that Chelsea’s housing authority is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to abuses of power in these places?

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Homeless Again, Part 3

Submitted by David J. Jefferson on Fri, 2011-08-26 10:00

James Shearer
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I’d forgotten how cruel and unfeeling life on the streets can sometimes be.

In the years when I was on street, I would sometimes see myself as a hero. The good guy. The knight in shinning armor. Sometimes it played out well, but more often than not everything blew up in my face.

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Observations

Submitted by James Shearer on Fri, 2011-10-21 01:36

James Shearer
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As fall closes in, I have been watching a few things. Maybe you have, as well.

1. This whole Occupy thing.

The Wall Street protests have finally reached Boston, big-time. The protests, which started off as a small rally at an area of the Greenway near the financial district, have turned into a full-on protest over the last couple of weeks, complete with raids, arrests, and a little of the “Hell no…we won’t go” attitude from the sixties.

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Stupid Human Tricks Part Duh

Submitted by James Shearer on Fri, 2009-12-11 13:22

It never, well almost never amazes me at the stupidity of some people when it comes to certain things, take the latest idea around homelessness, The state legislature the same folks who brought us the budget crisis are now considering a bill to ban sex offenders from shelters, Check that homeless sex offenders from homeless shelters and homeless advocates are actually OK with this, These are level three offenders and this no doubt is a

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