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Editorial | linehan v. lee

A tough call in District 2

Developers are descending on buildable land on the South Boston waterfront while convention center officials contemplate expansion and the Menino administration pitches the area to venture-capital-backed firms. It’s going to be a busy period in South Boston, and voters in District 2 will need a city councilor who understands the balance between economic development and livable neighborhoods. Incumbent district councilor Bill Linehan is well suited to this challenge and deserves to retain his council seat.

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MikeArnold

speaking of said convention center. bill linehan was on that BLUE RIBBON PUBLIC COMMITTEE advising james rooney on the unwanted and unneeded 2 billion dollar expansion of the white elephant. bill linehan's sister is married to one of the rooney bros. so much for impartiality and objectivity on a stacked deck of the said committee handpicked by menino and patrick. ma

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MikeArnold

bill linehan when it comes to QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES understands one thing and one thing only. that taking money from both the liquor industry and the developers and anyone else who will put the gelt AKA as campaign contributions in his grubby little paws comes before anything else. his rhetoric like that of hart, marty walsh, steve murphy et al means borsht. linehan has said and done nothing ever since he's held office, other than kissing the mayors whatever and he like the rest of these worthless hacks have never ever held a real job in their lives. ya wanna talk quality of life issues? linehan, hart , collins and all the rest bemoan the substance abuse problems in their community,but, it does not stop them from taking campaign contributions from every liquor source under or over the sun. ya can't have it both ways and the silence that emenates from these inept, gutless and corrupt hacks on issues of safety and well being is a ROAR. if you care a whit about the district and city as a whole, you'll vote for suzanne lee. if ya don't, than welcome to the best or worst that money can and does buy. ma

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