In case you missed it on Twitter or on my blog, Jack picked up on a front page online poll today on the Lowell Sun website, intended to be funny, but falling way short and coming off racist and disgusting. In it, they ask, "Who is your … [Read more...]
‘Lowell Sun’ Celebrates Christmas by Disparaging Trans People
Update: LGBT organizations respond. See below the fold. As we approach the Christmas holidays, what editor thought this was fit to print? Here's an excerpt from "Christmas carols -- with a twist" written by columnist and copy editor … [Read more...]
Scott Brown’s (Lowell) Sunburn
The Lowell Sun is a lively, controversial, and reliably conservative newspaper. Pretty solid part of the Scott Brown base, you say? Not really, at least not today. Check out some of the comments about Scott Brown in today's editorial. … [Read more...]
Thank you Boston Herald and Lowell Sun!
Governor Patrick's proposal to dismantle the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) and move the constitutionally mandated defense of indigent Massachusetts residents into the executive branch is poorly thought out. This … [Read more...]
Future Democratic Leaders of Merrimack Valley Profiled in Lowell Sun
"They are the future of the Democratic Party. The future mayors, city councilors, school committee members and activists of the Merrimack Valley and beyond." - In political game, they're the farm team: Merrimack Valley Young … [Read more...]
Hit The Sun for Deval!
Today's online poll at the Lowell Sun, to be published in tomorrow's paper: If the election for governor were held today, who would you vote for? Total Votes = 437 Deval Patrick 53 Votes, or 12.12 % Kerry Healey 109 Votes, or 24.94 … [Read more...]
US Papers Carry More Conservative Columnists
You can look these things up by state. Here's a list of MA papers. Even here, the list of syndicated conservatives in our op-ed pages outweighs progressives by 2 (24 conservatives to 22 progressives).Drill down, it gets funner...the Lowell … [Read more...]
Ethics and the Lowell Sun – Like Oil and Water
The Sun's - and Meehan's take? Well, the Sun goes rough on the Rep most of the time so there's no ethical problem here. Even if it does look like a politician and a media outlet shaking the tree for profit. Some of the premium-cost ad … [Read more...]
The Sun Never Surprises
Her 50-point plan is a detailed blueprint for how she will govern, while her Democratic opponent, Deval Patrick, has been evasive about what he will actually do and how he means to do it. He speaks generally of bringing "hope," but we can't … [Read more...]
Blogging the vote: Left in Lowell in Lowell Sun
Nice mention of Lynne Lupien and Left in Lowell in today's Lowell Sun. Nice photo in the print edition as well.Left in Lowell, a liberal blog operated by Lynne Lupien, illustrated that point last week when it reported that The Sun … [Read more...]