More on Mylott

The Sentinel version of Mylott's no-run announcement is interesting on a couple of levels.

First, Mylott says he would have tried to stay on as mayor and worked as a state rep. We've written about this in the past, and simply found it to be a very, very, very (add as many more "verys" as you feel appropriate, we'd say at least two) bad idea. The fact that was his plan is disturbing. That he talked himself out of it is of some consolation. That there was no middle ground -- being rep but not mayor -- is also disturbing.

Second, the Sentinel continues the bizarre business of absolutely burying Fitchburg political news on its website (now standard disclosure: we used to report for the Sentinel). Today's story was not on the front page, which instead featured big stories like how locals feel about Manny Ramierez. Ugh.

Finally, right now we're looking at DiNatale, Whitney and Koeck as candidates for state rep. If you flip through the comments sections here and in other spots, there seems to be little excitement around this group. DiNatale certainly has his supporters, and Whitney and Koeck have city-wide organizations they can dust off. Is there anyone else? Names, please.