May 1st, 2011
by DickH
While waiting for President Obama to address the nation, all major news outlets are now reporting that the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden, is now dead almost ten full years after the attack. Great news!
UPDATE at 11:40 pm, President Obama begins speaking from White House. Thanks “tireless and heroic effort of military”. Says he told CIA to make killing bin Laden nation’s top priority. First learned possibility they found him last August. Last week that was confirmed. Today, a small US team conducted a raid into Pakistan where in a firefight they killed bin Laden and retrieved his body.
Says bin Laden’s demise should be cheered by all across world who value peace and human dignity. Says Pakistan intelligence helped locate OBL.
Says we will be relentless in defense of our citizens and “on nights like tonight we can tell families who lost loved ones that justice has been done.” thanks US military and intel. Asks to think back to sense of unity that prevailed after 9/11.
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May 1st, 2011
by Marie
Last week the folks at the Red-Mass Group blog offered some suggestions on how to redistrict three Merrimack Valley/Northern Middlesex State Senate districts. Two of the districts – First Middlesex and Second Essex Middlesex rate a high “leaning Republican” rating from them based on the Brown Coakley race results while the third – the Third Middlesex “leans Democrat” but as configured would pit incumbent Dem Senators Fargo and Eldridge against each other. These senarios are but the tip of the iceberg as the must-do redistricting of the Commonwealth takes shape. What do you think?
Second Essex Middlesex – Senator Finegold (D-Andover) remains the same – Andover, Dracut, Lawrence and Tewksbury.
First Middlesex – Senator Eileen Donoghue (D-Lowell) - Removes Pepperell, Groton and most precincts in the town of Westford while adding the entire town of Chelmsford.
Third Middlesex – Senator Susan Fargo (D-Lincoln) - Loses Chelmsford, her Lexington precincts, Bedford and adds Maynard, Acton, Sudbury. The town of Acton is the home of Senator Jamie Eldridge and currently in his Middlesex and Worcester district. A Dem versus Dem face-off would delight the Mass-GOP.
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May 1st, 2011
by Marie
Two articles in today’s Lowell SUN are worth your attention. Longtime Sun sports writer Dave Pevear is a history buff at heart with a particular interest in the Civil War. Here’s a link to his interesting story about Ben Butler: http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_17969383.
Correspondent Marie Donovan attended the community briefing on the Pawtucket Falls Overlook yesterday. Read her take on the Park’s vision for the area and some more comments about Enel’s plan for the historic dam here: http://www.lowellsun.com/local/ci_17969382.
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May 1st, 2011
by PaulM
More on city life: Look at this feature from boston.com and the Globe with ideas from young entrepreurs about how to make Boston more appealing for entrepreneurship, working, and living.
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May 1st, 2011
by PaulM
In today’s NYTimes, Somerville, Mass., is featured in an article about the innovative way the community tries to measure the happiness of its residents. Read the article here, and get the NYT if you want more.
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