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The second poll of the evening. This one by a group calling itself Public Policy Polling Company. It was a quicky automated survey on the Massachusetts Attorney General’s race between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Jim McKenna. Here’s what was asked: Do you view Martha Coakley favorably or unfavorably? Do…
Read More »Usually we let the answering machine handle the “out of area” calls but tonight we picked up and ended up taking an automated poll from Rasmussen. Here are the questions that were asked: Is the country on the right track? Is Obama doing a good job? If the election were…
Read More »Boston Globe writer Robert Weisman tells us today to expect the Massachusetts Public Health Council – a panel of doctors, consumer advocates and public health specialist – important stakeholders – to follow staff recommendations to approve a license for each of the six hospitals in the Caritas Christi Health Care system. These…
Read More »How well do you know Lowell? Answers tomorrow. 11) What was the previous name for the Harvard Brewery before 1898? 12) What was the original name of the street that runs in front of the main area of the North Campus of the University of Massachusetts Lowell? 13) Which Lowell…
Read More »Yesterday’s Globe had an interview with Dr. David Kessler, a former FDA commissioner who has just written a book called “The End of Overeating.” Kessler maintains that America’s obesity epidemic is caused primarily by two things: (1) humans have an “innate drive to eat sugar, salt, and fat” and (2)…
Read More »Tony Sampas shows us what Lowell is built of . . .
Read More »Economist Peter Diamond of MIT is one of three co-recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics. Read the boston.com news account here. (Hey, if these guys are so smart, why can’t they get people to work within a system that is stable and productive and avoids boom-and-bust cycles, a…
Read More »Brian Williams on NBC News reported on the passing of Lowell-born Medal of Honor recipient David McNerney
Read More »Prof. Bob Forrant of UMass Lowell is a member of the editorial board of ‘MassBenchmarks,’ the highly respected UMass journal that tracks the state economy in the context of regional, national, and global conditions. The board today issued a statement about the “health” of the Massachusetts economy. Here’s the link And here’s…
Read More »E. J. Dionne, Jr., writing in the Washington Post spells out the impact of new campaign finance regulations, thanks to the recent Supreme Court decision that unleashed “third-party” political spending. He says the moneyed interests have declared war on government officials who support policies that attempt to balance the interests of…
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