To those who aren't aware, Lowell-based Senator Panagiotakos is Ways and Means Chair, and therefore, this will be of interest to everyone I think. Cross posted from my own blog. Breaking news from the Sun: State Sen. Steven Panagiotakos, … [Read more...]
John Walsh on Left Ahead! Today
Sure, we were hoping to have a victory podcast today with Mass Democratic Party Chair John Walsh, but we're plucky Dems and move on fast. We'll chat about what this past election means, and what's to come, on Left Ahead's live podcast today … [Read more...]
UPDATEDx2: Told Ya So…They’re Screaming Fraud
If this person filling out a provisional ballot truly is not a Mass voter, her ballot will be thrown out; if she is one, it will be included in the totals - once that is proven. This is part of the provisions put into place after the … [Read more...]
I Endorse Mike Capuano for Senate
There is the other progressive in the race, Alan Khazei, and I hope he runs for office in the future. A lot of my progressive friends are on board with his campaign, but I have two major problems with him: one, that on a practical level, … [Read more...]
Help Save Democracy in Lowell
OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR PATRICK by Clifford Krieger and Lynne Lupien, Move Lowell Forward PAC Co-Chairs (For additional signatories, see below.) Recently, a majority of Lowell's City Council voted to cancel the city's preliminary election. … [Read more...]
Staycation? You are CRAZY if you miss this!
Did I mention it was free? For more info on who is playing among other things, check out the Folk Fest website. Seriously, I didn't attend my first few years living in the area, and when I did, I was kicking myself that I'd been so stupid … [Read more...]
Governor Patrick in Lowell for Campaign Meeting
(Xposted. Just spreading the word!) As mired as [some of us] are in our local elections right now, there's another election gearing up too. This next Tuesday, Governor Patrick and his campaign team will be in Lowell to meet with people … [Read more...]
Ambitious Vision of Super-Rail!
With no specific mention of Lowell or the Lowell line, I wrote to Colin Durrant of the EOT (Executive Office of Transportation) to confirm that indeed, the Capitol Corridor refers to the extension of the Lowell commuter rail line to Nashua, … [Read more...]
Trust and the Interwebs, the Amazon Case Study (Updatedx3)
"brutal_honesty" links to someone who was "the only person to figure it out," someone called "dely," writing at another livejournal blog (why does anyone use livejournal? God I hate that format). Basically, #amazonfail is the name for a … [Read more...]
Pirates at Home
And yet, this is how the NY Times Company is holding its workers at the Boston Globe hostage. That phrase is not just rhetoric, it really is like a loaded gun held to the head of every Globe worker, and by extension, every worker, in this … [Read more...]
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