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A front-page Lowell Sun article today is reporting interesting news from yesterday’s roundtable discussion with U. S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. He is committed to backing the alternative design plan for the Interstate 93 – Lowell Junction interchange that would limit access to the town of Tewksbury’s local roads. While…
Read More »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,…
Read More »According to the Boston Herald – the State House News Service asked U. S. Representative Michael Capuano about his plans to run for the U. S. Senate seat now held by Scott Brown when it comes open again in 2012. Capuano who is the only Massachusetts Rep running unopposed by the GOP or…
Read More »GLAD Members, Associates and Interested Democrats: GREATER LOWELL AREA DEMOCRATS MEET ON OCTOBER 16TH at 8AM I’ve just been advised that Lt. Governor Tim Murray will definitely attend the Greater Lowell Area Democrats regular breakfast meeting tomorrow morning at the Independence Grill/Radisson in Chelmsford. The meeting is scheduled for 8am. Please join…
Read More »This is a vintage photo – circa 1967 – of Richard Cardinal Cushing – Archbishop of Boston – blessing a new unit at Carney Hospital. Cardinal Cushing led the way to building and establishing Bon Secours Hospital – now Caritas Holy Family Hospital – in Methuen to serve the need for Catholic heathcare…
Read More »Massachusetts State Senator Steven C. Panagiotakos – (D) Lowell Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) will honor Massachusetts State Senator Steven C. Panagiotakos as the 2010 Distinguished Democrat at the Annual Fall Breakfast Brunch on Sunday October 24, 2010 at 10am at Lenzi’s in Dracut. For more information or to reserve a…
Read More »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…
Read More »Yesterday about noontime there was a political demonstration in front of Lowell City Hall. About 30 people ralled with a big drum, Republican candidate signs, and handmade placards. The demonstrators were campaigning for GOP candidates. Someone told me it was a Tea Party gathering, but I can’t say that for sure.…
Read More »The regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area Democrats will be held this Saturday October 16, 2010 at 8am at the Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. The regular agenda will include: campaign activity updates with reports from the Patrick/Murray, Niki Tsongas field directors as well as reports…
Read More »As predicted by Globe writer Robert Weisman yesterday, that state Public Health Council unanimously granted licenses for the six Caritas Christi Heath Care hospitals to operate under new management. This decision further facilitates the sale of the Caritas system to Cerberus Capital Management. The licensure agreement comes with two minor…
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