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Understanding voter anger

Earlier this week, Matt Bai, a political reporter for the New York Times, tackled the issue of voter anger, its causes and consequences. Bai pointed out that should the Democrats lose control of Congress this November, President Obama will be the third consecutive president to have his party tossed out…

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MOH recipient David McNerney, RIP

Lowell-native David H McNerney who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on March 22, 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam, passed away today in Texas where he had lived since his retirement from the United States Army. Below is a video of President Lyndon Johnson presenting…

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“Pigs Bite”

Who knew? We took advantage of today’s beautiful fall weather to visit Great Brook State Park in Carlisle which is only 15 minutes away from the Highlands neighborhood in Lowell. The many miles of hiking trails at Great Brook quickly transport you into the forest just a short distance from…

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RH.com featured in Salem State Publication

The Fall 2010 issue of the Salem Statement, the alumni magazine of Salem State is a “commemorative edition” celebrating the renaming of Salem State College to Salem State University. On page 2 of the magazine (which will eventually be available online, but not yet) opens with “From Richard Howe’s Blog”…

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Electric car charging stations

Heading into Boston today, I parked at the Alewife MBTA parking garage on Route 2 and caught the red line the rest of the way. Along the outside perimeter of the second floor of the garage, the above sign and many others identical to it lined the walls. Also attached…

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A Strange Week in Politics

I remember some strange things happening in politics, but never so many in such a short period of time as was the case this week. Consider: Paul Loscocco, after spending the previous months of this year running for Lieutenant Governor as Independent candidate Tim Cahill’s running mate, jilted Cahill last…

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Cahill files suit

Last week when I wrote about the betrayal of Tim Cahill by his running mate, Paul Loscocco, I had no idea of the depths of the intrigue involved. Yesterday, Cahill filed suit in Superior Court against several of his former campaign aides and the Republican Governors Association on a variety…

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