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Rady Mom surprised me again.  Back on September 9, I didn’t expect him to win the primary, but he did.  Yesterday, I thought that he would win but I also thought it would be very close.  It wasn’t.  In the end, Rady beat Fred Bahou by 22 percentage points.  Here…

Question 1 – A YES VOTE would eliminate the requirement that the state’s gas tax be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index.  YES – 10,002; NO – 9,068 Question 2 – A YES VOTE would expand the state’s beverage container deposit law to require deposits on containers for…

Here are the results of contested races in Lowell direct from City Hall: Governor Coakley – 10,364 Baker – 8,915 18th Middlesex State Rep Rady Mom – 3,847 Fred Bahou – 2,386 Congress Niki Tsongas – 14,683 R. L. Wofford – 5,054 US Senate Markey – 13,293 Herr  – 6,132…

Election Day Tuesday is the state election.  Here’s a rundown of what will appear on our ballots here in Lowell: US Senate – Democrat Ed Markey, who was elected Senator in a special election in the spring of 2013 to fill the vacancy created when John Kerry became Secretary of…

John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues Question 4: A YES VOTE would entitle employees in Massachusetts to earn and use sick time according to certain conditions. Question 4 would make paid sick leave available to many Massachusetts workers…

John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Question 3: A YES VOTE would prohibit casinos, any gaming establishment with slot machines, and wagering on simulcast greyhound races. Supporters of question 3 cite social, ethical, moral, and quality-of-life objections to…