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The Lowell Historical Society has recently gone live with a blog site. This is a cross post of an entry I just wrote for the Society’s blog. Hopefully, we will continue this relationship! Marie Clerk, LHS The Lowell Historic Board has resumed publication of a quarterly newsletter – “Presence from…
Read More »In the wake of the Governor Christie final denial – the editorial in today’s Nashua Telegraph questions “is this it?” Is this the field of Republican candidates for President in 2012? It seems that way to our friend in a state very close to setting one of the earliest dates…
Read More »Regular reader and sometimes contributor Mike Luciano attended last night’s US Senate debate at UMass Lowell and offers the following observations: After witnessing firsthand the Senatorial debate among Democratic candidates at UMass Lowell’s Durgin Hall, I compiled the following assessment. Although I hate the fluffy, personality-driven aspect of American politics…
Read More »For those who missed the excellent talk by housing expert Karl Case at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conf. Center on Monday, the Sun’s Dan O’Brien covered the well-attended event. Read his article here, and get the Sun if you want more. The Lunchtime Lectures are presented by the Moses Greeley Parker…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog It’s amazing that illegal immigration has become such a hot-button issue even where the population of undocumented workers is negligible. In Alabama, where about 3.5 percent of the population is foreign-born, a harsh new immigration law has caused…
Read More »I just read through my previous nine posts which were composed and uploaded from my laptop within the debate hall. Once again I proclaim that the most valuable course I had in high school was typing. Because of that I was able to capture much of what the candidates said…
Read More »Warren: Talked a lot about fighting for America’s middle class. My family scraped by until dad had a heart attack. Bills piled up. I worked hard for everything I got. But I grew up in an America of opportunity. We have now lost our way. Washington is rigged for the…
Read More »Housing question: How do you help young people stay here when they can’t afford to buy a home? Khazei says higher ed is great asset. We need a home insurance program that protects against defaults. We should help people refinance to lower rates. Also promote new business startups. Massie says…
Read More »Question by Marty Meehan. “Did President Obama make a mistake when he compromised on the Bush tax cuts?” and if it was a mistake, did you speak out against it? Warren says it’s not just about the money but about our values. GE pays nothing in taxes but we tell…
Read More »How will you protect funding for Planned Parenthood (online question from UML student). Conroy says always been a huge advocate of woman’s right to choose and would continue that. DeFranco says she has a strong record for fighting for woman’s right to choose. Khazei says Brown originally voted to defund…
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