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Lowell and Immigrants

Lowell and Immigrants By Mimi Parseghian With the election of Donald Trump and the threat of withholding federal funds to states and cities that do not “cooperate,” the issue of “sanctuary cities” has come to the forefront. The words are a misnomer; sanctuary city is a not a legal term.…

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“Thanksgiving” by Paul Hudon

Thanksgiving By Paul Hudon Thanksgiving this year falls on the 24th, the eighth anniversary of the press conference when president-elect Obama announced his nomination of Tim Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury and Larry Summers as Director of the National Economic Council. And so for me, this Thanksgiving is the…

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Lowell Week in Review: November 20, 2016

Walkability I often write about walkability. Making Lowell a more walkable city – and getting more people walking, biking, and using public transportation – would yield many benefits. Here are a few: Economic Development Last spring, GE (formerly known as General Electric) stunned many when it announced it was moving…

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Khmer News: President-elect Donald Trump

ប្រធានាធិបតីជាប់ឆ្នោត ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ President Elect Donald Trump សបា្តហ៏មុន លោក ដូណាល់ ត្រាំ ត្រូវបានជាប់ឆ្នោតដែលនឹងក្លាយជាប្រធានាធិបតីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកបន្ទាប់ ។ លោក ត្រាំ ឈ្នះ បើទោះជាគាត់ទទួលបានសំលេងឆ្នោតតិចតួចជាងដៃគូរបស់លោក គឺលោកស្រី ហីឡារី គ្លីនតុន ក៏ដោយ  (នៅក្រុងឡូវែល គ្លីនតុន ទទួលបាន ២៣១៨៩ សំលេង ត្រាំទទួលបាន ១០៤៩៥ សំលេង)។ ត្រាំ ឈ្នះព្រោះគាត់ទទួលបាន Electoral Vote ច្រើនជាងគ្លីនតុន ។ មេដឹកនាំសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកជំនាន់ដើម មិនចង់អោយមនុស្សសាមញ្ញបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសប្រធានាធិបតីដោយ ផ្ទាល់ទេ ។ ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ ប្រជាជនបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើស Elector ដែលជាអ្នកកំណត់ជ្រើសរើសប្រធាធិបតី ។ រដ្ឋនីមួយៗមានចំនួន Elector ស្មើនឹងចំនួន សមាជិកសភានិងព្រឹទ្ធសភាសហព័ន្ធមកពីរដ្ឋនោះ ។ ឧទាហរណ៏…

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Lowell City Council Meeting: November 15, 2016

Communications from the City Manager Plain Street realignment: Manager says city has negotiated an agreement suitable to the VFW. With that agreement, the design of the intersection can move forward. Joanne & Drew Weber Way: Councilor Mercier was disappointed that UMass Lowell opted not to rename UMass Lowell’s right of…

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