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Tonight’s debate between Chris Doherty and Eileen Donoghue, the Democratic candidates for the First Middlesex State Senate seat was held at Nashoba Valley Technical High School in Westford. The candidates were seated at individual tables on the auditorium stage with moderator Michael Goldman’s large lectern separating them (and possibly even…
Read More »Tonight’s debate at Nashoba Valley Technical High School made one thing quite clear: Eileen Donoghue and Chris Doherty agree on almost every issue. Moderator Michael Goldman did a nice job of establishing that early on. Both oppose the death penalty; both support choice; both support marriage equality; both support casinos;…
Read More »In today’s NYTimes, columnist Nicholas D. Kristof writes about Susan Retik and Patricia (Fleming) Quigley, who co-founded Beyond the 11th after their husbands were killed in the 9/11 attacks as a way to reach out to women in Afghanistan who, like them, lost their husbands in violent incidents. Patti (Fleming)…
Read More »A breaking news story from the Globe’s MetroDesk, claims that a UMass Lowell professor visiting the office of U.S. Senator Scott Brown at the JFK Federal Building had a suspicious device thought to be a bomb. Apparently, it wasn’t a bomb. Surely, there will be more information about this visit…
Read More »We are reminded by an article in today’s Globe here, that on this Saturday September 11th the 31st Annual Banjo and Fiddle Contest holds sway at Lowell’s premier outdoor concert venue – Boardinghouse Park in the historic downtown. Imagine it has been 31 years since Park Ranger and musician Alex Demas put…
Read More »There will be two tours of the historic Lowell Cemetery this weekend. The first on Friday, September 10 at 1 pm. The second on Saturday, September 11 at 10 am. All tours begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance which is right next to Shedd Park. The tours are free, open…
Read More »Yesterday was the deadline for legislative candidates to file the pre-primary report with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance. Covering the period from January 1, 2010 to August 27, 2010, these reports show all incoming contributions and all outgoing expenditures. Eileen Donoghue’s was filed early enough in the…
Read More »The regular breakfast meeting of Greater Lowell Area Democrats will be held this Saturday morning September 11, 2010 at 8am SHARP at the Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. This is the first GLAD meeting since the summer break! The upcoming primary and impending November elections are at…
Read More »Read E. J. Dionne’s latest take on the recalibrated mid-term election battle in this pick-up of his regular column from truth-out.org. E. J. says President Obama has moved to reshape the narrative just about nine weeks from voting day. What’s great about this link is that it includes the full…
Read More »We don’t like it, but we write about guns and shootings on this blog because that’s part of what happens in our lives. Fortunately, we live in a place that offers many ways to uplift and enrich us day to day. Dick wrote about the Bread and Roses Festival in Lawrence on Labor…
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