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After serving for 35 years as a Member of Congress representing the Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District, Edith Nourse Rogers died on this day September 10, 1960 – in the midst of her nineteenth Congressional campaign, three days before the primary. Mrs. Rogers – at the urging of his supporters –…
Read More »The next regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area Democrats after the summer break will be held tomorrow – Saturday September 10, 20011 – at 8am SHARP at the Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. The regular agenda will include: ongoing topics such as the status of state…
Read More »In today’s NYTimes, opinion writer David Brooks signs on to President Obama’s jobs surge plan outlined last night in a pumped-up speech to Congress and his fellow Americans. Brooks writes: There is clearly now a significant risk of a double-dip recession. That would be terrible for America’s workers, fiscal situation…
Read More »For Second Essex and Middlesex State Senatorial District residents, here’s an item for your civic calendar: As part of a district-wide series of forums, State Senator Barry Finegold (D-Andover) will be holding a “Listening Forum” in the town of Tewksbury next month. The forum will be on Saturday, October 1st…
Read More »In today’s NYTimes, Paul Osterman writes about what lack of work and poorly paying jobs do to individuals and families. He describes a reality check in Texas, where there is talk of plenty of jobs. Read the essay here, and get the NYT if you want more.
Read More »When Scott Brown held a fundraiser at a Lowell Spinners baseball game where he handed out bobble heads of himself, MASSUNITING activists decided to head to Lowell to cheer on the Spinners and remind Brown of his bobble-head voting record. Check out this video to see what happened when Brown…
Read More »Globe Staffer Noah Bierman notes in “Political Intelligence” on boston.com wrangled by political editor Glen Johnson that US Representative Michael E. Capuano will not run for US Senate in 2012 in an already crowded Democratic field – all looking to challenge Republican Scott Brown. “After serious personal reflection, I have…
Read More »A couple of national news items caught my attention and seemed deserving of quick comment: Federal Disaster Aid: It always seemed that one of the bedrock values of America was that when one section of the country was hammered by a natural disaster, we all pitched in with our tax…
Read More »Lowell High School has chosen its 2011 Class of Distinguished Alumni. This celebration of distinguished alums began back in 2004 when literary great Jack Kerouac (1939), businessman and philanthopist George Behrakis (1951), U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas (1958) and businessman Elkin McCallum and his wife community activist Donna Lavigne (both 1961)…
Read More »As Irene was developing, landing, damaging the states and communities along the Eastern seaboard and inland as well, officialdom was full of praise for the “new FEMA” – for the planning, co-ordination and ongoing interaction, relief and support. Everyone was in the loop. In a Washington Post story by Ed…
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