Election 2010

Lowell Sun smears war hero

Every so often I’m reminded of why I despise the leadership of the Lowell Sun. Today the paper dipped deep into its bucket of ideological sleaze to smear a young combat veteran who had the audacity to support Niki Tsongas. During his six years as an infantry officer in the…

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Cellucci and Loscocco: Two Quitters

Earlier today I noticed that Paul Cellucci had endorsed Jon Golnik, the Republican candidate for the 5th Congressional District. I remember two things about Paul Cellucci. At the Lowell Memorial Auditorium back in 1998 during a gubernatorial debate, when Scott Harshbarger raised doubts about the “Big Dig”, Cellucci pounded the…

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2010 Ballot Questions

My “Information for Voters” pamphlet from Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin arrived in the mail last week. Among other things, the booklet contains information about the three ballot questions that will appear on the ballot at the November 2, 2010 state election. Here’s a summary of each of the…

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