Election 2010

“No on Question 2” by John Edward

John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and is an adjunct professor of economics at Bentley University, recently urged readers to vote NO on Question 1 in the upcoming state election. Today he tackles Question 2 concerning the state’s 40B affordable housing law.…

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Sun Reports on Fed Chief’s Talk at ICC

Andrea Gregory of the Sun today reported on Monday’s talk about the current state of the economy and future prospects by Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The Lunchtime Lectures program at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center was co-sponsored by the Parker Lectures, UMass Lowell, and Middlesex Community…

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Some Serious Thinking About Income Inequality: It’s A Political Issue In the End

Economist Robert H. Frank writing in the NYTimes yesterday tackled the politically sensitive issue of income inequality and described what’s been happening the past 30 years—and the impact of it. Read his analysis here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the writing. During the three decades after World War II,…

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Time to Get Over it Tom Reilly

Is former Democratic Attorney General Tom Reilly for real? Is there really anyone who doesn’t believe Reilly’s endorsement of Republican Charlie Baker yesterday is nothing but a childish action motivated by his sour grapes attitude. In 2006 Tommy thought he had the Democratic nomination for governor wrapped up before the…

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‘The Case for Obama’ from Rolling Stone

Less than halfway through his first term, Obama has compiled a remarkable track record. As president, he has rewritten America’s social contract to make health care accessible for all citizens. He has brought 100,000 troops home from war and forged a once-unthinkable consensus around the endgame for the Bush administration’s…

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7News-Suffolk U poll: Patrick pulling ahead

A just-released 7News-Suffolk University poll puts Deval Patrick ahead by seven points in the race for governor with just 20 days until the election. Channel 7’s Andy Hiller gives his analysis of the poll here. There were many interesting points covered: Baker’s negatives exceed his positives; both Baker and Cahill…

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