For the second straight week the Lowell City Council zipped through its meeting tonight, sticking to the agenda and not wandering too far afield on any particular issue (although the buzz on Facebook speculates that as the city election draws closer, the meetings will get lengthier). Old favorites made their…
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Years from now historians will cite President Obama’s Second Inaugural Address as the launch point of a new era of progressive action and values in America. From climate change to gun control to education to gay rights, women’s rights and voting rights, to the “inherent value” of social programs such…
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While January is typically a time for taking the oath of office and not kicking off a campaign, 2013 is a very different year. In the next twenty-two months we’ll have three very important elections (with at least two and possibly three primaries). When you add in the Elizabeth Warren…
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Tony Sampas took some photos of the installation of the footbridge that connects the new UML dormitory on Marginal Street with the rest of the South Campus by allowing students to safely pass over active railroad tracks.
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East Pawtucketville Neighborhood Group Meeting: Monday, February 4, 2013 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm McAvinnue Elementary School, 131 Mammoth Rd., Lowell, MA Enter at side door on Fourth Ave. Nancy Pitkin, Trustee of the Lowell Public Library, will talk about all the new, great services (online and traditional) that the…
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In today’s Column blog, the Sun’s Chris Scott writes about the ongoing construction of the Richard Howe Bridge and about the man for whom the structure is named, Richard P. Howe Sr. (who is also my dad). The first few paragraphs of Chris’s post and a link to the full…
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Governor Patrick gave a succinct state of the state speech this evening. He spoke mainly about the importance of upgrading our transportation and education systems and said that “since we all have a stake in the future, we should all be willing to invest in it now.” To fund that…
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I was late getting home tonight so I missed the first 45 minutes of the Lowell City Council meeting and I was pulled away from the TV shortly after 9 pm, but the portion of the meeting I watched for nearly two hours was quite a change from what I…
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