Politics

City Council election preview

In a practice that ended a decade ago, Hynes’s Tavern on upper Gorham Street each year would sponsor a 5-mile road race for St Patrick’s Day. The 1999 race stands out in my mind because so many of the runners and spectators wore “Tenczar for City Council” t-shirts. When first-time…

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UMass Lowell’s Meehan Sends his Own Message

  Chancellor Meehan’s Inauguration Ceremony – April 4, 2008 – Members of  Congress Niki Tsongas, Edward Markey and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chancellor Marty Meehan, Governor Deval Patrick and Fr. Nicholas Sannella With full credit to Globe senior writer Frank Phillips, here’s his latest story on the Political Intelligence page of Boston.com.…

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Do Women Suffer More in the “Mancovery”?

 Lowell Women’s Week – February 27-March 8, 2011 The theme: “Women’s Strength: Achievement, Power and Vision” As the annual celebration – Lowell Women’s Week nears,  it’s hard not to reflect on the place of women. Lowell has historically been an important place for women – their rights, working conditions, their…

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