Election 2012

Frank Rich Lives

Frank Rich, illustration by Gary Bedard (web image courtesy of garybedard.blogspot.com)   Read this New York magazine analysis of the election and national political culture by Frank Rich, former columnist at the NYTimes. His acute observations are refreshing compared to the misleading neutrality of so many mainstream media types. To give my Facebook friends…

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Ballot Questions

Besides all the elective offices, there are three ballot questions that will be decided in Massachusetts tomorrow. I’ve made up my mind about two but am still struggling with the third. Question One -“Availability of Motor Vehicle Repair Information” – Full info on this question from the Secretary of State’s…

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“I love to come to Lowell”

[youtube]5IjtDlEbzfw[/youtube] “I love to come to Lowell” were the words Elizabeth Warren used to open her remarks last night at an enthusiastic get-out-the-vote rally at Arthur Ramalho’s West End Gym on Lawrence Street. The room was packed and the podium inside the ring and the boxing paraphernalia covering the walls…

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