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City Council candidate Stacie Hargis just sent the following statement and asked that I post it. Here it is: “I’m personally disgusted. No women should be spoken about in that way, even in this one incident of misjudgment. As far as being qualified to ensure the process of democracy as…
Read More »With just two weeks to go before the election it is the appointment of Gerry Nutter to the city’s Election Commission that is dominating local news. I just did a separate post that sets out my thoughts on this issue and right after the vote on Tuesday night, I published…
Read More »The big story this week was the controversy that arose over the appointment of Gerry Nutter to the Election Commission. Seven city councilors said “yes” to the appointment. The two who said “no”, Rodney Elliott and Ed Kennedy, cited things Gerry had written on his blog as the reason for…
Read More »Thanks to Nancy Greene, a resident of the Highlands who shared this account of the HIghlands Neighborhood Meeting that was held this past Monday. I hope to post similar reports from other neighborhood group meetings. If you’d like to become a contributor, just email me your notes at DickHoweJr@gmail.com and…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Boston mayoral candidates Marty Walsh and John Connolly met in their first debate Tuesday and discussed issues to a draw. No surprise. There’s little that separates them on matters of policy. Rep. Walsh did what he had to…
Read More »The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on Columbia Point, Boston, Massachusetts On this day, October 20, in 1979 the John F Kennedy library opened in an I.M. Pei–designed building at the Harbor Campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston. Kennedy’s memorial stands on the tip of the Columbia…
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Read More »Reminder for the next GLAD Meeting Tomorrow ~ SATURDAY! Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday October 19, 2013 at 8:00 AM SHARP! Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford Please join us at this meeting of area Democrats. Marie Sweeney, GLAD Chair For more information: sweeney133@verizon.net AGENDA: The regular agenda will…
Read More »Yesterday’s Lowell Sun editorial was harshly critical of Gerry and of his appointment to the Lowell Election Commission. Given the Sun’s track record, the hypocrisy of the editorial was breathtaking but I’ll save my comments until my Sunday “Week in Review” post. For now, I’ll post a Letter to the…
Read More »What qualities should the new Lowell Police Superintendent possess? If you have an opinion on that question, be at the Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway, on Thursday, October 24 at 6 pm. At that time and place you’ll have the opportunity to share your opinion with City Manager Bernie Lynch.…
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