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“Happy Halloween” by Nancye Tuttle
Nancye Tuttle returns with a grandparent’s observations of Halloween. Be sure to check out her own blog, Nancye’s World: Is there a more fun holiday for kids than Halloween? I think not. After all, who doesn’t love dressing up in costumes, parading around the neighborhood, getting free candy and even…
Read More »“Lowell Moments” by Nancye Tuttle
Nancye Tuttle writes about some upcoming events in Lowell. Be sure to check out her own site, Nancye’s World: It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted, but that doesn’t mean I’m slacking off on my duties in observing the Lowell scene. No excuses, but I have been busy…
Read More »Chuck Turner and the perils of testifying in your own defense
Boston city councilor Chuck Turner was recently convicted of taking a bribe from a man who sought a liquor license. The man was an FBI informant and the transaction was secretly videotaped. At his trial, Turner testified in his own defense. As reported in the Globe, it didn’t go well.…
Read More »Apple picking: a case study in capitalism
Tuesday night driving home I heard a story about apple picking on NPR, a station I listen too more frequently now that I don’t have to worry about hearing Juan Williams. Set in Washington state, the 4 minute radio piece (which is available to read and listen to HERE) included…
Read More »“Election Day Winners and Losers” by John Edward
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and is an adjunct professor of economics at Bentley University, has previously contributed columns urging readers to vote NO on Question 1, Question 2 and Question 3. Today he preemptively discusses who stands to win and…
Read More »Signs of Lowell
Tony Sampas brings to a close two weeks’ worth of images of Lowell signage with these shots of Merrimack Rug and Linoleum at 297 Market Street.
Read More »Patrick still leads in new Suffolk poll
A new Suffolk University poll released late last night shows Deval Patrick with the same size lead over Charlie Baker has been seen in other recent polls. According to Suffolk, among likely voters, Patrick has 46% to Baker’s 39% and Cahill’s 9%. The leader of Suffolk’s polling operation, David Paleologos,…
Read More »More foreclosure fallout
The big national lenders that halted foreclosure activities two weeks ago have now resumed after their self-scrutiny of the documentation related to mortgages that are to be foreclosed. The efficacy of this review is questionable; if it’s anything like the degree of care these same companies brought to granting the…
Read More »Football and head injuries
Much has been made about several head-to-head blows delivered by defenders in the NFL two weeks ago. Some of the offenders were heavily fined for their actions and the league quickly announced it would suspend any player who hit a “defenseless player” in the head. After last week, the NFL…
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