Somerville Voices: Corporate power, singing to the Willow, and wreaths for alternative education--plus more on the bicycle crackdown

[Somerville Voices]

*New This Week on Somerville Voices
<http://www.somervillevoices.org/>* *November
24, 2008**We're now up to 29 heated comments on last week's post, Somerville
Cracks Down on Sidewalk
Cyclists<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/15/transportation/somerville-cracks-down-on-sidewalk-cyclists/>
. *The Boston Globe* reported on our debate on Sunday. *
*Did Somebody Mention Corporate
Power?<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/23/politics/did-somebody-mention-corporate-power/>
*   by Dennis K. Fischman
How do we in Somerville know that the Obama administration will be under
pressure to cave to corporations? I couldn't say it any better than Derrick
Jackson did in the Globe…
Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/23/politics/did-somebody-mention-corporate-power/><http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/23/politics/did-somebody-mention-corporate-power/>

*Events Today with the Willow
Tree<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/19/environment-and-open-space/events-today-with-the-willow-tree/>
*   by Greg Nadeau on November 19, 2008
A few significant things to report from today: (1) At 3 today, Deborah
Henson-Conant and 70 of her friends from the Arlington HS choir sang to the
Belinda-Bertha-Tim tree. It was fantastic. Picture attached. A video is
promised on YouTube soon. Check out the Bertha song in the link below. It
would fit right in at Honk!:
Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/19/environment-and-open-space/events-today-with-the-willow-tree/>

*Support alternative education - buy a wreath or
tree<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/18/schools-and-youth/support-alternative-education-buy-a-wreath-or-tree/>
*   by Gretchen Kinder
Spread Christmas cheer and support alternative education by buying a
Christmas tree or wreath from Next Wave and Full Circle Alternative Schools,
which provide high quality instruction in a therapeutic setting for up to
104 Somerville youth in Grades 6-12.
Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/18/schools-and-youth/support-alternative-education-buy-a-wreath-or-tree/>

<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/12/politics/obamas-promises-fall-short/>
*Upcoming events on our calendar*:


   - November 25th:
   Progressive Democrats November Meeting (6:30 pm)


   <http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/24/events/progressive-democrats-november-meeting/>
   - December 3rd:
   Pathways to Progress : SCC 39th Annual Meeting (6:00
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/13/events/pathways-to-progress-scc-39th-annual-meeting/>
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