... The pundits and pols may hate and fear Tom Menino, but the electorate has yet been given no good reason to break their compact with ... can complain until you are blue in the face about Menino's thin skin, autocratic style and lack of vision but ... no recriminations for Citizen Flaherty from this campaign. My only questions are, will the Mayor make an endorsement in the special election for Ted Kennedy ...

 After witnessing Mayor Menino's historic election victory, I was severely disappointed. This native son of Hyde Park, MA and UMB alumni has been the face of our fair city's government for a grand total of 16 years with no outstanding achievement to show for all the time he's had in the seat of power - other than maintaining a lamentable status quo through his four terms.

... Copeland; November 4, 2009 Boston Mayor Thomas Menino won a fifth term Tuesday after a campaign against his toughest challenger in ... to speak, Sam Yoon, a Korean American, and he was attacking Menino for appointing a cabinet that was too white," Stewart said. ... from the time of scalawag James Michael Curley, mayor, congressman, governor and prominent rogue; to that of more modern leaders ...

BOSTON — Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has won an unprecedented fifth consecutive four-year term. With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Menino had 57 percent of the vote to City Council President Michael Flaherty's 43 percent. Flaherty has conceded the election. Menino has already been in office for 16 1/2 years, longer than any in ...

... it? As Jason Zengerle wrote for the magazine in June, "Mayor Mumbles" may have been challenged by a youthful opponent, but Menino had the advantage of being very well known: "[I]n a major city of nearly 600, ... could a statistically significant portion of the populace actually have met their mayor? As it turns out, in Tom Menino's Boston, the answer is yes; according ...

In an expected non-turn of events, Tom Menino was reelected mayor last week . In a somewhat less expected turn of his knee, Menino fell down while at his son’s house over the weekend. Mumbles had surgery at Brigham and Women’s ... ;trip” ( ha ) to Bermuda due to the fall. We wish him a speedy recovery. View post: Menino Wins, Falls, Rises Again

The 6th-annual Mayor's Holiday Deals have been posted online. There are some fun dining deals as well as other specials. Check it out at  Here's what Mayor Menino has to say: Boston: Your home for the holidays!  MayorsHolidaySpecial.com is your ticket to a festive day, a sparkling getaway, and memories you’ll cherish. Wishing you good cheer. {signed}

... as New York City mayor. Meanwhile, according to the AP, "Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has won an unprecedented fifth consecutive four-year term ... a challenge from City Council President Michael Flaherty. Menino already has been in office for 16 1/2 years, longer than ... ;s history." *** UPDATE *** EMS its call in NYC Mayor race for Bloomberg. As of now, Bloomberg is ahead just 50%-47%. This ...

... member of the City Council for eight years, has a chance to become the first white mayor of Atlanta since 1974, when Maynard Jackson was elected. But though she ... N.C.: Democrat Anthony Foxx became the city's second black mayor after Harvey Gantt, who served from 1983 to 1987. In a nod to history, Gantt introduced the new mayor at his late-night victory rally. The 38-year-old Foxx steps ...

... impose term limits in Boston out of committee. When I had dinner with the Mayor (who we all wish well in his recovery from leg surgery) he said he would sign the bill ... : Dear Friend, Our campaign addressed the power of the Mayor of Boston - and our belief that too much power in one person&# ... President of the United States, it's good enough for the Mayor of Boston. Term Limits bring urgency ...