On this Tuesday morning, the word of the day is Sisyphean.
Hey, big news: Michelle Wu is running for mayor. Who woulda thought?
Rachael Rollins, Byron Rushing and Juana Matias argue for better data from courts and prosecutors. You can’t fix what you can’t measure, they say. This was a problem 20 years ago. A lot of people have worked at remedying the situation over the years but were stymied by funding constraints and bureaucratic inertia. So, good for them for highlighting, and hopefully tackling, the issue.
Mike Caputo obviously needs help. Unfortunately, he’s the guy in charge of providing it.
There was an MIT angle, so I guess it was OK for the Globe to run the ‘signs of life on Venus‘ story as a Metro item. But Venus is definitely outside the increasingly expanding Boston metro area, which, as of late, includes Rhode Island.
A sharp 911 tele-communicator, and an Apple Watch teamed up to save the life of an Arizona officer.
And speaking of Apple watches, there’s an event to announce new models today. I’ll be tuned in.