Lowell Sun Editorials

Illegals get tax credits; Americans pay the bill

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:00:12 -0700

The United States is going broke every second of the day, with the national debt now hitting $16.2 trillion annually and no real government plan in place to stop the runaway train.

Thankful after city shows its big heart

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:35:36 -0700

I am writing this open letter of thanks to the legal and business community of downtown Lowell. As a solo legal practitioner here in Lowell, I have had the privilege of working in and with this

The jobs race -- America is in the fight of its economic life

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:35:17 -0700

By Jim Campanini jcampanini@lowellsun.com There will always be manufacturing in the world, the real question is: Where in the world will the manufacturing take place?

REMEMBERING EDWARD STANTON REDSTONE

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:34:56 -0700

By Gary Snyder Special to The Sun There are some things you miss. During the holidays, you may have missed the passing of a man who helped define and refine modern Lowell.

ABC comedy 'Happy Endings' gets laughter started

editor@lowellsun.com (Frazier Moore, AP Television Writer) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:34:52 -0700

NEW YORK -- It's never been my favorite month. But January was worse than ever this year. I had seen my latest relationship, a sizzling romance surely meant for the ages, go bust between Christmas

Redesign, revitalize Billerica roads

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:25:46 -0700

With the old Drum Hill Rotary assigned to the dustbin, Billerica Center ranks as the most confusing, rip-out-your-hair, exasperating traffic experiences in Greater Lowell. Drive south on Route 3A, and you're forced around the Common to continue toward Bu

Someone, some years ago, thought this was a good idea for an historic New England town center.

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:49:55 -0700

By Dave Granlund

Westford school head responds to Nashoba Tech student story

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:35:40 -0700

I have written this letter in response to your recent editorial regarding the alleged actions by the Westford public schools pertaining to the records of a minor student who was enrolled at Nashoba

MCAS history exam in need of funding, fine-tuning

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:35:36 -0700

Although I share many of the concerns that Jamie Gass expressed in his article "U.S. history an innovative field worth teaching" earlier this week, I'm alarmed by Gass' approach to the issue.

Parker: The power of losing

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:34:04 -0700

By KATHLEEN PARKER WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's recent losses to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota revealed a truism that Romney might want to study -- but not too much!

Krauthammer: The Gospel according to President Obama

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:48 -0700

WASHINGTON -- At the National Prayer Breakfast last week, seeking theological underpinning for his drive to raise taxes on the rich, President Obama invoked the highest possible authority.

Time to clamp down on downtown disorder

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:01:57 -0700

The beating of two Westminster men on Middle Street early Saturday morning seems to be the last straw for many Lowellians, especially who those live or work downtown.

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:06:58 -0700

By Dave Granlund

Are we better off? I don't think so

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:36:01 -0700

Now we are hearing about jobs being created. I have to wonder if the jobs are full time or part time with no benefits or decent wages.

Scott Brown is out of touch

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:35:36 -0700

I need just two words to respond to Sen. Scott Brown's recent remarks about teacher pay: I wish. I am a teacher and I can assure you that my annual pay is nowhere near $100,000, with or without a

Nick Caraganis, ex-colleague now but forever my best friend

editor@lowellsun.com (Charles St. Amand) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:13:19 -0700

The first lesson I learned from Nick Caraganis was in early 1989, shortly after I joined The Sun of Lowell to oversee its copy desk.

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:59:47 -0700

By Dave Granlund

Blind to the blight of double utility poles

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:26:10 -0700

As yesterday's story in The Sun suggests, the scourge of double utility poles seems to be the bane of several communities.

Westford selectmen back school board in talks

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:42:15 -0700

The Board of Selectmen is disappointed that negotiations between the School Committee and the WEA (teachers union) have broken down.

First, they came for the Catholics -- who's next?

editor@lowellsun.com (Michelle Malkin) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:16:37 -0700

President Obama and his radical feminist enforcers have had it in for Catholic medical providers from the get-go.

The uninspired GOP electorate

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:45:48 -0700

WASHINGTON -- OK, now it's settled, right? I mean, it must be settled by now. Mitt Romney is going to be the nominee.

Decision near on Iran

editor@lowellsun.com (Cal Thomas) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:45:38 -0700

One of several casualties of the vitriolic name-calling between Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich is what to do about Iran.

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:07:24 -0700

By Dave Granlund

Fair or not, a fare increase only option

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:06:59 -0700

After stops in Worcester, Chelsea, Boston, Newton and Salem, the MBTA road show pulled into Lowell on Monday night, to air and explain its proposal to deal with the financially struggling agency's

Real jobs report went unnoticed

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:03:08 -0700

What are the jobs to be created in America's future? Gee, hold onto your bedpan. According to a U.

U.S. history an innovative field worth teaching

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:25 -0700

By Jamie Gass Special to The Sun Last month, the federal government declared lights out on the incandescent light bulb.

Citizens United: a catastrophe of democracy

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:37:37 -0700

By E.J. DIONNE JR. WASHINGTON --We have seen the world created by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, and it doesn't work.

The cost of conscience

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:18:57 -0700

WASHINGTON -- Two of the top news stories this past week have revolved around reproductive rights, though both raise far more troubling issues than a woman's right to contraception or abortion.

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:34:54 -0700

By Dave Granlund

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:16:42 -0700

By Dave Granlund

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:16:27 -0700

By Robert Ariail

Tighten transfer student 'loophole'

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:12:25 -0700

When a Massachusetts public-school student transfers from one district to another, or enrolls in a regional vocational-technical high school, it should be mandatory that a complete set of that student's personal records is delivered to the destination school.

Believing in God is every U.S. citizen's right

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:38:37 -0700

As I read D.H.'s letter to the editor printed in your Jan. 8 issue, I agreed with her assessment of Obama's entitlement society, especially about Obama wanting to take from some to give to others as

Don't tax us, Governor, tax online retailers

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:02:04 -0700

Gov. Deval Patrick's plan to raise more revenues for the 2013 fiscal budget is a call for new tax increases on soda, candy and gasoline, a plan that is expected to produce $68 million for

Obama owes Americans more on religious freedom

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:38:46 -0700

One of Barack Obama's great attractions as a presidential candidate was his sensitivity to the feelings and intellectual concerns of religious believers.

Finding a good reason to recycle

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:38:16 -0700

A few days ago, I was walking -- in a mild winter rain -- in the woods behind my house. Not many creatures were visible.

'Live!' continues pursuit of perfect partner

editor@lowellsun.com (Frazier Moore, AP Television Writer) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:37:28 -0700

NEW YORK -- You can't hurry love. Nor, according to Michael Gelman, can you hurry up selecting a TV co-host.

Candidates missing the point

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:37:20 -0700

As the front-runners for president argue about who is more pious than the other, one thing is true. It took skilled engineers, precision manufacturing, aerospace scientists and dedication to make

Teen pot laws

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:01:56 -0700

The decriminalization of marijuana by voters starting in 2009 has turned into a classic example of the law of unintended consequences.

How Mitt Romney won Florida -- and still lost

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:38:04 -0700

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney can argue that winning ugly is still winning, especially in a contest he could not afford to lose.

Syria: It's not just about freedom

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:37:48 -0700

WASHINGTON -- Imperial regimes can crack when they are driven out of their major foreign outposts. The fall of the Berlin Wall did not just signal the liberation of Eastern Europe from Moscow.

What Obama didn't say

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:49:35 -0700

Maybe folks weren't listening. Maybe after three years, they're just numb. But on Tuesday night, Jan.

McLaughlin mars Patrick, Murray team

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:48:07 -0700

Gov. Deval Patrick has impressed a lot of folks on Beacon Hill with his strong backing -- at least for now-- of Lt.

Parker: Why Mitt needs a limp

editor@lowellsun.com (Kathleen Parker) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:47:31 -0700

WASHINGTON -- When a friend was writing a novel, he was concerned that his protagonist was too perfect.

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:54:05 -0700

By Jeff Stahler

Health-care coverage must have a conscience

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:48:22 -0700

The Obama administration's bid to provide affordable health care to the vast majority of Americans -- known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- has been met with criticism virtually

Greenway debacle

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:38:08 -0700

It's no wonder why this state continues to be a financial basket case. Recent articles in the Boston Herald about the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, the "nonprofit" agency that oversees 15

Romney back on the right track

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:18:26 -0700

The Republican race for the right to challenge President Obama is far from over, but at least our former governor righted his campaign ship with his decisive victory over Newt Gingrich and the two

Community colleges can play key role in filling state's 'skills gap'

editor@lowellsun.com (Gov. Deval Patrick, Special to The Sun) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:11:54 -0700

We have 240,000 people looking for work and nearly 120,000 open jobs today in Massachusetts.

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:08:21 -0700

By Dave Granlund

Don't blame all illegal immigrants

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:40:40 -0700

It is sad that in a country that promotes so many positive things that many still approach topics with such a lack of compassion and understanding.

Shedding light on the Dark Continent

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:39:04 -0700

Since time immemorial, Africa has continued to be depicted in a negative light, especially by Western media outlets.

Buildings don't make the school

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:58:28 -0700

While North Middlesex Regional High School's accreditation status with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges may be in jeopardy, it's evident that a possible probation sanction has

President playing tax-equity card

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:57:59 -0700

It looks like President Obama is counting on the ignorance of basic tax policy by the American public to get himself re-elected in November.

GOP's anti-Gingrich campaign

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:17:06 -0700

MIAMI -- When the empire strikes back, it hits hard. The Republican establishment is deploying every weapon and every soldier -- even Bob Dole -- in an increasingly desperate attempt to pulverize the

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:03:19 -0700

By Dave Granlund

Get ready for another hit on the middle class, seniors

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:39:00 -0700

Just recently I saw that our governor is contemplating more taxes on cigarettes, cigars, soda and candy.

A new fight is on Bay State's horizon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:39:01 -0700

The U.S. Department of Defense is facing a budget squeeze, which isn't necessarily a bad idea.

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:37:48 -0700

By Dave Granlund

Inflatable dam will add to flooding woes

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:32:58 -0700

In John Comeau's letter to the editor (Jan. 22), he calls the Lowell National Historical Park's refusal to sign off on the memorandum of agreement regarding the destruction of the historical elements

Lowell's flag policy: Make it meaningful

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:27:18 -0700

City Council Rita Mercier's motion to establish a policy on when the city of Lowell -- on its own -- can lower the U.

Editorial cartoon

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:48:22 -0700

By Robert Ariail

Parker: The Times' journalistic rush to judgment

editor@lowellsun.com (Kathleen Parker) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:31:45 -0700

WASHINGTON -- A Friday New York Times story that essentially indicted and convicted a 22-year-old star football player on an alleged sexual-assault charge by an anonymous accuser should have begun as

Tsai's series makes world smaller for Sun reader

editor@lowellsun.com (The Lowell Sun) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:33:04 -0700

The Sun's recent article written by Joyce Tsai was enlightening and a great contribution to the people of the Merrimack Valley.