Mayor Menino gave no hint about his political future when he left the hospital earlier this week. But he telegraphed what he is likely to do if he doesn’t run for reelection next year: Work to improve the lives of Boston’s children.
On Christmas Eve, the ailing mayor headed straight to a youth center in Dorchester’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood, where, predictably, children pressed in on his vehicle. Menino is a kid magnet. He isn’t outwardly entertaining, unless telling a 7-year-old to “stay focused’’ on school work counts as fun. Yet children swarm the mayor wherever he appears. And Menino takes obvious delight in their presence.
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William Darcena or I can pick up where Tom left off. First task is restoring neighborhod schools, not someday, but by 9/2014. We need City planning, but not the BRA, and the City Council should control the casimo debate and decide what is best for Boston.
it's too bad that in 20 years he didn't improve the Boston Schools.
The schools are fine. He can't improve the population that uses them.
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Seriously?! It looks like Larry's the one looking for a job. Hard-biting journalism there.
Larry--Your a Dreamer--The moneyed people in this town hate elected reps in this city. Tom Menino knows this and that is why he uses his POWER to get what little he can out of them. If Tommy retires thats the end of him--He is not stupid, hang in there Tommy!!
Hey Larry shouldn't that headline read Second Career for Menino: Finding high reward/low energy careers on the public dole for his kids?...Other than that excellent tongue bath PR effort here.
The Globe seems to be on a witchhunt to push Mayor Menino out. The more articles like this, the more I would hang in there, if I were him. Just saying.