Paul Schlichtman
@schlichtman.org
School board member; retired urban educator & principal. My passions are public policy (especially education & transportation), local governance. Oxford commas, Daf Yomi. (he/him) #mapoli #maedu #ArlingtonMA
Arlington, Massachusetts
Arlington, Massachusetts
Tonight's sunset. Arlington Center.
December 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Tonight's sunset. Arlington Center.
Do we need any further proof that Donald Trump is ill, and unfit to serve in elective office?
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Trump’s Appalling Reiner Reaction Is a Sign of Something Deeply Wrong | National Review
Yes, we must talk about what President Trump posted on Truth Social about the brutal murders of the Reiners.
www.nationalreview.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Do we need any further proof that Donald Trump is ill, and unfit to serve in elective office?
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-...
At this morning's meeting of the Massachusetts School Building Authority, Arlington was invited into the Eligibility Period - the first step in the process leading to a possible reconstruction of the Ottoson Middle School with state support.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
At this morning's meeting of the Massachusetts School Building Authority, Arlington was invited into the Eligibility Period - the first step in the process leading to a possible reconstruction of the Ottoson Middle School with state support.
www.massschoolbuildings.org/building/pre...
www.massschoolbuildings.org/building/pre...
It only takes one billionaire to fuel a boatload of destruction in your local public school.
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Meet the billionaire pushing taxpayer-funded school vouchers
How one of the richest people on the planet presses his pet issue: school choice
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December 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It only takes one billionaire to fuel a boatload of destruction in your local public school.
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This hit-and-run fatality on Broadway at Allen Street (Arlington Advocate, December 11, 1925) refutes an argument that we shouldn't spend money on pedestrian safety because nobody has been killed on that street. #ArlingtonMA
December 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
This hit-and-run fatality on Broadway at Allen Street (Arlington Advocate, December 11, 1925) refutes an argument that we shouldn't spend money on pedestrian safety because nobody has been killed on that street. #ArlingtonMA
A Sickening Moral Slum of an Administration politicalwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
A Sickening Moral Slum of an Administration
George Will: “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
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December 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
How to charge your cat.
December 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
How to charge your cat.
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Pretty clear that Hegseth just bold faced lied in the Oval Office and tried to throw Admiral Bradley under the bus.
This is exactly why those senators warned you not to follow illegal orders.
This is exactly why those senators warned you not to follow illegal orders.
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Pretty clear that Hegseth just bold faced lied in the Oval Office and tried to throw Admiral Bradley under the bus.
This is exactly why those senators warned you not to follow illegal orders.
This is exactly why those senators warned you not to follow illegal orders.
Michael deAdder's view of the war in Ukraine.
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Michael deAdder's view of the war in Ukraine.
"Once a 1,600-seat hall anchored by a grand proscenium with a pipe organ, the Capitol was sectioned off to create a six-screen multiplex in the 1980s. But over the last few decades, it’s been the Capitol’s old features that keep people coming back."
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Arlington's Capitol Theatre marks 100 years of movies — and reinvention
The Capitol Theatre will mark its centennial anniversary Tuesday, Nov. 25. The way we watch movies has changed since the Capitol was built. The theater has, too.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Once a 1,600-seat hall anchored by a grand proscenium with a pipe organ, the Capitol was sectioned off to create a six-screen multiplex in the 1980s. But over the last few decades, it’s been the Capitol’s old features that keep people coming back."
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"If you have not listened to Trump speaking recently, the decline in his cognitive abilities is a bit shocking."
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Trump is not have all the mentals. McDonald’s. Water. Sir! (Very strong.)
An examination of the president's cognitive functioning at Monday’s McDonald’s summit.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"If you have not listened to Trump speaking recently, the decline in his cognitive abilities is a bit shocking."
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www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
Instead of ending the dumping of sewage in our waterways, the MWRA wants to make it more acceptable, more often.
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Water Authority Considers Proposal to Let Sewage Keep Flowing Into the Charles River | News | The Harvard Crimson
To the dismay of advocates and residents, the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority proposed a plan at a Wednesday meeting that would allow for the continuation of the sewage system.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Instead of ending the dumping of sewage in our waterways, the MWRA wants to make it more acceptable, more often.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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An old boundary marker between Winchesterand West Cambridge (now Arlington) was found in the Mystic Lake.
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Winchester residents rediscover town’s historical boundary marker
By Peter G. Engeldrum & William Swanton
It all started at a Winchester Historical meeting. Winchester residents William Swanton and Peter Engeldrum were chatting about the Middlesex Canal as the conv...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
An old boundary marker between Winchesterand West Cambridge (now Arlington) was found in the Mystic Lake.
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Holy shit.
Game 7 between the Jays and the Mariners just ran an pro-free trade ad, targeted to American workers, decrying tariffs.
The twist being that, if you don't catch it beforehand, Ronald Reagan is revealed as the speaker in the closing seconds.
What PAC is this? The Province of Ontario.
Game 7 between the Jays and the Mariners just ran an pro-free trade ad, targeted to American workers, decrying tariffs.
The twist being that, if you don't catch it beforehand, Ronald Reagan is revealed as the speaker in the closing seconds.
What PAC is this? The Province of Ontario.
Ronald Reagan narrates a new anti-tariff ad from Canada
The new commercial is part of a $75 million ad campaign by Ontario aimed at Republican voters.
www.fastcompany.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Holy shit.
Game 7 between the Jays and the Mariners just ran an pro-free trade ad, targeted to American workers, decrying tariffs.
The twist being that, if you don't catch it beforehand, Ronald Reagan is revealed as the speaker in the closing seconds.
What PAC is this? The Province of Ontario.
Game 7 between the Jays and the Mariners just ran an pro-free trade ad, targeted to American workers, decrying tariffs.
The twist being that, if you don't catch it beforehand, Ronald Reagan is revealed as the speaker in the closing seconds.
What PAC is this? The Province of Ontario.
School Committee member Jane P. Morgan was chosen to fill the seat on the Select Board vacated by Lenard Diggins, who moved to Somerville at the beginning of October. Morgan will serve until the spring election, which is slated for April.
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School Committee member Jane P. Morgan to fill vacant Select Board seat – Your Arlington
yourarlington.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
School Committee member Jane P. Morgan was chosen to fill the seat on the Select Board vacated by Lenard Diggins, who moved to Somerville at the beginning of October. Morgan will serve until the spring election, which is slated for April.
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Check out this proposal for a redesigned New York state flag. I think it's spectacular!
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From the vexillologyUS community on Reddit: The "Bluebird Rose" flag (New York flag redesign)
Explore this post and more from the vexillologyUS community
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October 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Check out this proposal for a redesigned New York state flag. I think it's spectacular!
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Max Page of @massteacher.bsky.social: “we should return to the fundamental moral question: How can we cut a single person off health care in order to preserve the profits of cheating multinational corporations?” #mapoli
October 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Max Page of @massteacher.bsky.social: “we should return to the fundamental moral question: How can we cut a single person off health care in order to preserve the profits of cheating multinational corporations?” #mapoli
Select Board vice chair Lenard Diggins has moved to Somerville and is expected to formally resign at the board’s meeting on Oct. 6. He has not yet changed his address or registered to vote elsewhere, but "nearly all of my possessions have been moved to Somerville." yourarlington.com/2025/10/digg...
Select Board member Len Diggins to resign – Your Arlington
yourarlington.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Select Board vice chair Lenard Diggins has moved to Somerville and is expected to formally resign at the board’s meeting on Oct. 6. He has not yet changed his address or registered to vote elsewhere, but "nearly all of my possessions have been moved to Somerville." yourarlington.com/2025/10/digg...
I love the reference to the Arlington Public Schools in the submitter notes for this state flag design. This has the potential to become beloved by the Commonwealth. #mapoli
August 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I love the reference to the Arlington Public Schools in the submitter notes for this state flag design. This has the potential to become beloved by the Commonwealth. #mapoli
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The Pioneer Institute recently chastised the #mapoli MBTA for its operating budget expenses, taking bus ops expenditures to task. I respond today w/facts, explaining why costs have risen & noting that operating revenues are still less than they should be: commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/yes-...
Yes, the MBTA operating budget has increased significantly – and that’s a good thing - CommonWealth Beacon
To provide the services we need, want, and expect from our public transit system, the T needs to do more things and hire more people and pay them competitively. There’s nothing controversial or troubl...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Pioneer Institute recently chastised the #mapoli MBTA for its operating budget expenses, taking bus ops expenditures to task. I respond today w/facts, explaining why costs have risen & noting that operating revenues are still less than they should be: commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/yes-...
What happens if:
A red state National Guard unit is activated and sent by Trump to a blue state.
Meanwhile, that blue state governor activates its National Guard in order to defend against the invading red state unit.
What is the legal domain in which this would play out?
A red state National Guard unit is activated and sent by Trump to a blue state.
Meanwhile, that blue state governor activates its National Guard in order to defend against the invading red state unit.
What is the legal domain in which this would play out?
August 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What happens if:
A red state National Guard unit is activated and sent by Trump to a blue state.
Meanwhile, that blue state governor activates its National Guard in order to defend against the invading red state unit.
What is the legal domain in which this would play out?
A red state National Guard unit is activated and sent by Trump to a blue state.
Meanwhile, that blue state governor activates its National Guard in order to defend against the invading red state unit.
What is the legal domain in which this would play out?
National Guard troops fight crime (littering) in DC.
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National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties
Service members say they’re glad to help the National Park Service. But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.
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August 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
National Guard troops fight crime (littering) in DC.
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