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SNL on Gov Perry
Its presidential political season again and that means Saturday Night Lives parody machine is cranking again. Here is a skit featuring one of Governor Rick Perry’s embarrassing incidents.
Read More »“Occupy Policy” by John Edward
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. So far, the Occupy Wall Street movement is just that, a social movement. The protestors have much to protest. Our socio-economic system…
Read More »Welcome to the 3rd Congressional District
The joint committee on redistricting released its proposed Congressional redistricting map today. Contrary to what was reported in the Globe last week, Lawrence stayed in the same district as Lowell, only it’s no longer the Fifth, it’s now the Third. Lost were two Greater Lowell communities, Billerica and Tewksbury, which…
Read More »City Council YouTube straw poll
There were three neighborhood-sponsored candidate forums in this City Council election. Video was recorded of each candidate who attended and the recordings were posted to YouTube. A nice feature of YouTube is that it lets you see how many times each video was viewed, giving us a type of straw…
Read More »City Election tomorrow
The polls open tomorrow morning at 7 and remain open until 8 pm. A list of polling locations and a group of frequently asked questions are available on the Lowell Election Commission website. The candidates for the city council are Kevin Broderick, Rodney Elliott, William Martin, James Milinazzo, Joe Mendonca,…
Read More »“Honesty” – new Patrick Murphy commercial
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Read More »Glen Johnson and Colleagues on UMass Lowell Panel Today
November 7, 2011
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Marie
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In today’s Boston Globe – Glen Johnson Politics Editor at boston.com and lead blogger for “Political Intelligence” notes that by this time next year that presidential race and our local Massachusetts U. S. Senate race will be history – already decide by the voters. While Election Day isn’t until November 6,…
Read More »New UMass Lowell-Boston Herald Poll: Occupy & Tea Party Fare Better than Wall Street and Government
November 7, 2011
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PaulM
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FROM UMASS LOWELL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE AND CENTER FOR PUBLIC OPINION 11/06/2011 By Christine Gillette, (w) 978-934-2209, (c) 978-758-4664, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu If you have trouble viewing the charts in this release, please e-mail Christine_Gillette@uml.edu. Nov. 6, 2011 Backers of Opposing Groups Largely Share Dislike of Government, Corporations; UMass Lowell Holds Forum…
Read More »Elizabeth Warren in Lowell
When, at the end of her introduction of Elizabeth Warren at the Butler Middle School today in Lowell, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas said “They will rue the day they didn’t appoint her” to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, she tapped into the enthusiasm of the overflow crowd and of the…
Read More »A resilient tree
The birch tree that I planted back in 2004 along the property line has grown tall with three distinct trunks. Last Sunday morning, with its leaves weighed down by heavy wet snow, each of the three trunks was bent over nearly touching the ground (photo above). While there were no…
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