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Why Does The Sun Keep Embarrassing My City?

May 3, 2012 By lynne

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Elizabeth Warren, lowell-sun, masen

‘Lowell Sun’ Celebrates Christmas by Disparaging Trans People

December 19, 2011 By Laurel

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Dan Phelps, lgbt, lowell-sun, transphobia

Scott Brown’s (Lowell) Sunburn

April 14, 2011 By Pablo

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: flip-flop, lowell-sun, mitt-romney, scott-brown

Thank you Boston Herald and Lowell Sun!

February 8, 2011 By AmberPaw

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston-globe, boston-herald, committee-for-public-counsel-serviuces, compassion, cpcs, gov.-patrick, indigent-defense, lowell-sun

Future Democratic Leaders of Merrimack Valley Profiled in Lowell Sun

February 7, 2011 By kgilnack

"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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chapter, lowell-sun, media, membership, merrimack-valley-young-democrat, mvyd, press

Hit The Sun for Deval!

February 18, 2009 By Pablo

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, lowell-sun, poll

US Papers Carry More Conservative Columnists

September 12, 2007 By lynne

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bias, conservative, globe, herald, lowell-sun, media

Ethics and the Lowell Sun – Like Oil and Water

November 29, 2006 By lynne

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: journalism, lowell-sun, media

The Sun Never Surprises

November 2, 2006 By lynne

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: endorsement, healey, lowell-sun, massachusetts

Blogging the vote: Left in Lowell in Lowell Sun

September 22, 2006 By Pablo

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: blogs, left-in-lowell, lowell-sun

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