What is Aleppo?

By Mimi Parseghian Last Thursday, Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson was asked on MSNBC,  “What would you do about Aleppo?”  He blanked and stumbled and answered, “What is Aleppo?”  That whole day both corporate media and social media criticized him for “lack of knowledge on foreign policy” and of course…

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Lowell Week in Review: September 11, 2016

Primary Election In case you missed it, the state primary election took place this past Thursday. 4,896 of the 62,453 registered voters in Lowell showed up. That’s 7.84 percent. The major contested race in Lowell was in the 18th Middlesex State Representative District. Rady Mom was renominated with 1,072 votes;…

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‘9/11’

I waited a long time before writing about 9/11, not because I didn’t want to but because I could not find the right words. I had composed a short, oblique poem called “The Cut” that delved into the way Nature tends to heal itself when it can, the way tree…

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Every Vote Counts

Today is primary election day in Massachusetts. Polls are open from 7 am until 8 pm. To find out where to vote and to see the ballot you will receive at the polling place, visit Secretary of State Bill Galvin’s “Find my election information” page. In the meantime, the following…

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Compensation for Councilors

By Mimi Parseghian On Tuesday night, the Lowell City Council took steps to attract more Lowell residents to run for municipal office. The Ad-Hoc Subcommittee on Charter Changes and Elections met to discuss three Council motions that pertained to local elections.  The three-member Sub-Committee, Councilors Jim Leary, Bill Samaras and…

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Lowell + Books = Happy City

One of the most popular Lowell Walks this summer and last was Literary Lowell. Led by Sean Thibodeau of the Pollard Memorial Library, the Literary Lowell walk visited downtown places featured in books or relevant to the authors who wrote other books. Some of the most enjoyable events I’ve attended…

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