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<![CDATA[Say 'no' to nuclear power]]>
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<![CDATA[Gilbert Brown's column "Nuclear power can help fight global warming" published Nov. 3 is a perfect example of the typical right-wing and big-oil tactics instituted 40 years ago. Big oil knows it is almost impossible to build a nuclear power plant; nobody wants one in his back yard.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:36:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Spend tax dollars based on the economy]]>
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<![CDATA[Do you ever wonder if those in town government that spend our tax dollars understand the difficult deep recession we are experiencing -- home foreclosures, layoffs, companies reducing hours and pay? Yet the flush coffers of our projected tax revenues allow us to go on a hiring spree -- let's get the town engineer an assistant and why not hire a]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:36:01 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Who you calling 'extremist'?]]>
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<![CDATA[Here is one of the loudest messages of the 2009 off-off-year elections: Conservatives in America will no longer let their opponents define them as outside of the mainstream. They will not submit to Democrats.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:36:01 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Leave the salutes to our military men and women]]>
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<![CDATA[Attention! Hand-salute, two! These are commands sounded to military men and women in uniform each and every day. Hand salutes are rendered by "subordinate" enlisted and officers to "superior" officers, members of Congress and other select dignitaries.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:35:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dracut shouldn't rush in replacing Mullin]]>
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<![CDATA[The Dracut School Committee was handed an unexpected challenge this week when Superintendent W. Spencer Mullin sent the chairman a single-sentence notification of his decision to retire, effective March 3.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:29:37 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Chiding Tsongas for lack of response]]>
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<![CDATA[Open letter to Niki Tsongas:    Dear Rep. Tsongas,    It has been more than 24 hours since I sent my most recent e-mail to you with no response, and for others many weeks have passed with no response as well.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:41:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cracking the Berlin Wall]]>
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<![CDATA[On Nov. 9, 1989, large crowds of German citizens from both East and West Berlin approached the Berlin Wall. At several border crossing points, East Berliners began shouting at the armed communist guards, demanding they open the gates and shove aside barbed-wire obstacles.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:36:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Teacher pleased to be working at Dewing School]]>
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<![CDATA[As a second-year teacher at the L.F. Dewing in Tewksbury, I am thankful for the warmth and guidance my fellow teachers and school administrators have shown me. I appreciate the camaraderie among staff and PAC members as we approach each day with enthusiasm and vigor, despite limited resources, and always the feeling of limited time with much to do.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:36:06 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lowell's voters have spoken]]>
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<![CDATA[Lowell residents were clearly craving a shift in the city's political winds, prompting them to summarily pitch four incumbents from office in Tuesday's election.    Voters told their elected officials it is no longer "business as usual" in the city.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Chelmsford should not place cameras at intersections]]>
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<![CDATA[It's a dangerous slope we are on when we turn our police and judicial systems into revenue departments. Next maybe they'll put cameras in our homes and our bedrooms to raise revenues?    JAMES BROWN, Chelmsford]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:36:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[No health care for illegals]]>
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<![CDATA[I recently heard on Fox News of a U.S. Supreme Court decision over a Texas law that forbade local school districts from allowing illegal aliens from going to school at taxpayers' expense. The court ruled this law unconstitutional because illegal aliens, regardless of how they arrived to a community, had a right to participate in social programs.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Have communities handle RMV responsibilities]]>
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<![CDATA[Once again our local elected representatives are falling all over themselves to keep a government department in place that just needs to be shut down and the work put where it belongs -- in the hands of the local cities and towns.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:44 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[A record you can believe in]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- It's been a year since a healthy majority of American voters elected Barack Obama to change the world. Which is precisely what he's doing.    Like many people who desperately want to see the country take a more progressive course, I quibble and quarrel with some of President Obama's actions.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:35:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Support a new Parker School for Billerica]]>
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<![CDATA[There's no doubt about it, the Parker School needs to be replaced. You have heard it from all the selectmen, School Committee, superintendent, parents and more than two-thirds of the Town Meeting members.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:12:19 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[The coming health-care rollout]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The next health-care fight has already started. It's the battle to define the bill that President Obama will eventually sign as a victory for consumers, taxpayers and the common good.    You might say this view is premature.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:12:15 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Trick-or-treating should not start until darkness descends]]>
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<![CDATA[I write this with the sun shining, and 30 trick-or-treaters have just left my friendly looking home. It is unfortunate that the daylight prevents my decorations from showing up properly for them to enjoy.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:12:13 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cashman's departure is Tyngsboro's loss]]>
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<![CDATA[It is during economic downturns that communities need dedicated professionals charting their course, maneuvering the fiscal ship through rocky financial waters.    Unfortunately, Tyngsboro will soon lose well-respected Town Administrator Rosemary Cashman, who unexpectedly announced her retirement yesterday, effective Jan.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:17 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Prescription drug dangers continue]]>
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<![CDATA[It is so easy to stereotype those suffering from drug addiction, so easy to say it could never happen to me or to anyone in my family. Last week's seminar on prescription drug abuse dashed those comforting, and misleading, thoughts.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:34:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[A 'teaching perspective' in Tewksbury]]>
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<![CDATA[To the concerned parents, the School Committee members and all citizens of Tewksbury:    Amid the rush of the first eight weeks of school, we sit and we breathe, and we share our hopes, frustrations, challenges and goals that are common to all teaching professionals.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:41:53 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Nuclear power can help fight global warming]]>
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<![CDATA[Congress is nearing final action on a comprehensive bill that will address energy policy and global warming in a major way. It focuses on methods to control carbon dioxide emitted by fossil plants and would provide incentives for building new clean sources of power.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:36:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Remember true reason to celebrate Veterans Day]]>
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<![CDATA[Veterans Day, Nov. 11, was created as a day to honor each and every veteran who has fought to protect this nation. Many Americans have lost sight of the true meaning of veterans Day.    As a proud Vietnam and Iraqi veteran who is preparing for Veterans Day, I find it tragic that so many of my fellow Americans view Nov.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:36:00 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Voting is every citizen's responsibility]]>
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<![CDATA[Tomorrow is an important day in the city of Lowell -- Election Day -- and we urge every registered voter to set aside a few minutes to go to the polls and cast their ballots.    Lowell needs intelligent, reasonable elected officials to help lead the city toward a more vibrant future; this is particularly crucial today considering the nation's]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[U.S. companies should hire more experienced workers]]>
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<![CDATA[Some time ago, a very large company in the computer field transferred several thousand jobs to India and similar destinations. It seems that some job holders were given the choice of a layoff with a very good financial package or transfer to India, keeping their job but at the rates paid in the foreign country.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:36:18 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Marathon organizers thank Greater Lowell]]>
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<![CDATA[As organizers of the Baystate Marathon, we want to thank the citizens of Greater Lowell for their kind cooperation and support. The Baystate Marathon is a large event, and this year we had more than 2,800 runners from 34 states and four Canadian provinces.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:36:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[How FCC and liberal churches try to shut you up]]>
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<![CDATA[MICHELLE MALKIN sig    The war on conservative speech has moved from the White House to your neighborhood pews. Left-wing church leaders want the Federal Communications Commission to crack down on "hate speech" over cable TV and right-leaning talk-radio airwaves.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:36:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lung cancer more than a smoker's disease]]>
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<![CDATA[November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. I hope The Sun is planning to cover this event.    People look down on lung-cancer victims because people think the victims gave themselves the disease. Smoking is so closely tied to lung cancer that many think it is the only cause.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:35:59 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Two thumbs up]]>
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<![CDATA[The members of the Middlesex Correction Officers Association made a prudent decision last week in agreeing to take a 10-day furlough rather than see as many as 30 of their members receive layoff notices.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:24:47 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Choice voting is the fairest system]]>
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<![CDATA[By Dr. Douglas Amy    Victoria Fahlberg, the executive director of ONE Lowell and leader of the Fair Vote Lowell initiative was instrumental in getting a referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot that would revert the city to using "proportional representation.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:22:45 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Gratitude from House of Hope]]>
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<![CDATA[The Greater Lowell Community Foundation recently honored the 25 years of loving service provided by House of Hope by choosing us as one of three organizations to receive a generous foundation grant that will enable us to do more.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:22:44 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Changing methods is not Lowell's answer]]>
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<![CDATA[By James L. Sullivan    In the Nov. 3 election, the voters of Lowell will be faced with a referendum question that is probably more important than which candidates they vote for. The referendum petition itself will not be on the ballot, but the question will require you to vote to either eliminate the current at-large method of electing members of]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:20:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lowell's cobblestones getting much-needed fix]]>
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<![CDATA[For years, Lowell residents and visitors have oft griped about the lack of repairs made to downtown Lowell's popular cobblestoned streets, but those complaints seemed to fall on deaf ears.    Fortunately, those days are over.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:00:27 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Lowell resident supports Question 1 on choice voting]]>
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<![CDATA[We need a change in Lowell which is why I am voting yes on Question 1.    I used to vote in local elections, but my candidates didn't get elected.  If choice voting gives me a greater chance to get my favorite candidate elected, then I'm all for it.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:35:55 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Small children should come first for flu vaccine]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13684618?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Influenza kicked my butt this week, but the thing is, I never actually got infected. What I mean is, I have been whaled by my state, my health department and my kids' pediatrician. My 5- and 2-year-old little boys had their annual physicals last week.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:35:34 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Building an army under fire]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13676029?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Maintaining a competent military organization is a challenge for wealthy nations, even in times of relative peace. Bureaucrats and politicians hijack budgets as politically connected officers wrangle promotions at the expense of creative, forward-thinking war-fighters.]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:03:53 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Govt. giveaways must end for good]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13676106?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The U.S. Congress soon will make a choice on extending or ending the federal income-tax break giving first-time homebuyers an $8,000 credit.    The program was initiated to jump-start the plummeting national real-estate market, as part of President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus plan.]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:22:22 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Selection for Senate cries out for more debates]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13676077?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[So we had what I hope is the first of many debates between at least four of the candidates running to replace our beloved "Lion of the Senate" Teddy Kennedy. It was a pleasant hour that asked questions from I am not sure who, and they gave us a first glance at what the Democrats are offering as candidates.]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:41:22 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Wait list for home care]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13676022?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[On Sept. 8, a wait list was begun in the state of Massachusetts for any elder who needs home-care services as part of the state budget cuts. This makes no sense to me as a taxpayer, because it is cheaper for all of us to help an elder stay at home, instead of going into a costlier nursing home.]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:35:42 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Ten viable Council candidates]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13667458?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Lowell is a vibrant, evolving city that is managing to attract significant economic-development projects despite the financial crisis that has ensnared the nation.    The ambitious $800 million Hamilton Canal District is on track, a new Target has opened on Plain Street and a Lowe's off Chelmsford Street will soon follow.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:48:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[The grating communicator]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13667369?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Obama administration has attacked Fox News in order to prevent government corruption stories broken on Fox from bleeding into the other media, which are all-consumed with daily updates on Levi Johnston's Playgirl spread and Carrie Prejean's breast implants.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:36:03 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Thank you for making a difference]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13667365?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[Thanks to all who contributed to the "Make a Difference Day Food Drive" sponsored by the Dracut Food Pantry. The Oct. 24 donations are a good start toward rebuilding stock for the holiday season.    Like many pantries, demand is up while overall donations are slightly down due to the difficult economy.]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:36:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[More debates on Senate race would be welcome]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13667354?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[As an undecided voter I watched the senatorial debate with interest. Though I thought all the candidates did well, I would have to give the edge to Martha Coakley. She was the only one that stayed calm and focused.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:35:51 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Six for Lowell School Committee]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13658687?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Lowell School Committee is facing tremendous challenges in the months ahead, challenges that will require the focus of leaders with financial acumen, strong leadership skills and a professional demeanor.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:02:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[A long-range strategy]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13658622?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13658622]]>
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<![CDATA["Don't it always seem to go    That you don't know what you've got    'Till it's gone?"    -- Joni Mitchell, "Big Yellow Taxi"    Some conservatives are prematurely salivating over President Obama's declining poll numbers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:35:57 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Special-education placement up to school districts]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13658617?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[I have read recent articles in The Sun regarding House Bill 481 and the apparent misperceptions that are the basis of that bill.    I was surprised to read these articles which seem to suggest that state Department of Children and Families has unilateral authority to make special-education placements and force the school districts to pick up the]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:35:51 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Chelmsford food drive had great participation]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13658615?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[The Chelmsford Women of Today would like to thank both the residents of Greater Lowell and Market Basket on Chelmsford Street for their generosity during our Oct. 17 food drive to benefit the Chelmsford Community Exchange Food Pantry.]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:35:49 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Reefer sanity]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13643127?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- In an act of merciful sanity, the Obama administration has made good on its promise to stop interfering with states that allow the medical use of marijuana.    Clink-clink, hear-hear, salud, cheers, et cetera, et cetera.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:53:32 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Vote 'No' on Question 1]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13649996?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[There is little doubt that the at-large election system used today in the City of Lowell is, in some ways, broken. There are not enough people participating, either as voters or as candidates. Something needs to be done.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:05:24 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Bad decision by White House]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13649931?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13649931]]>
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<![CDATA[Apparently the Obama administration is laboring under the delusion that it can do whatever it wants without consequence.    Just recently a gag order was issued to stop Humana Insurance from telling its customers how the proposed health-care bill will affect them.]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:35:54 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Tom Menino's last hurrah?]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13649929?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[BOSTON -- Mayor Tom Menino looks around the elevator and reaches instinctively for the hand of the only person in the car he's never met.    "Where are you from?" he asks the young man.    "Somerville," the young man replies.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:35:51 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Reasons why Lowell should support 'choice voting']]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13649923?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13649923]]>
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<![CDATA[On Saturday, Shawn Ashe of Dracut wrote a letter opposing Question 1 for choice voting in Lowell.    His principle argument was: "I just don't think that the people of the city should change their whole system to accommodate the newcomers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:35:42 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[No student should be homeless]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13643126?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13643126]]>
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<![CDATA[The recent article by Rita Savard on homeless teenagers in Greater Lowell  and the burdens they face was excellent. The article brought a renewed empathy to the plight of all the homeless teenagers in Greater Lowell.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:05:37 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Health-care option for every American]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13643112?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13643112]]>
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<![CDATA[The recent denial of health coverage for a chubby infant and petite toddler further illustrates the need for this country to enact a public option that would accept all citizens whatever their unique circumstance.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:05:27 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Lifetime alimony payments are archaic]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13642989?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13642989]]>
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<![CDATA[Why, in the year 2009, do Massachusetts' alimony laws still read as if it were 1900? Why, when many women earn salaries just as high as men, does the Bay State have laws that make it seem as though women are incapable of supporting themselves?]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:01:19 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Two up, one down]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13638975?source=rss]]>
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<![CDATA[http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_13638975]]>
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<![CDATA[The Sun commends the efforts of Lowell's Hunger and Homeless Commission which is working diligently to raise money and awareness of the escalating issue.    Last week, the commission held its annual spaghetti supper at the East End Club, attracting about 175 people.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun)]]>
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<pubDate>
<![CDATA[Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:00:51 -0600]]>
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