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<![CDATA[Blood drive a success]]>
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<![CDATA[I would like to thank the American Red Cross and Precious Angels' parents for holding the blood drive at the Lowell Elks on Feb. 27. The blood drive was in memory of four very special children from the Lowell area who lost their lives to various forms of cancer.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:35:22 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA['Professionals' would reject gas stipend]]>
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<![CDATA[John Collins and Robert Mills' article ("Bitter words as Dracut selectmen reject bid to end stipends," March 12) was very interesting in many respects.    The myth that "you have to pay to get good people to run," as quoted by Selectmen Chairman George Malliaros, brought a smile to my face.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:35:21 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Keep dogs off conservation land]]>
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<![CDATA[I am writing in response to the permissible use of "passive recreation.'' How is it that every parcel of land labeled "wildlife conservation" becomes a dog park? Seriously, are these lands to be left open and not used?]]>
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<![CDATA[Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:35:17 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Approve the asphalt plant in Westford]]>
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<![CDATA[The only guarantees in life are taxes and death. We have all heard that. Why then is a member of the Westford Planning Board looking for a guarantee of safety from the proposed plant at 540 Groton Road?]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:35:44 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Candidate Inc.?]]>
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<![CDATA[Corporations are often referred to as "legal persons" because the law grants to them many of the rights and obligations of individual citizens, including the ability to own property, sign binding contracts, pay taxes, and otherwise participate in society.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:35:43 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Why, Congresswoman Tsongas, why?]]>
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<![CDATA[Why are you, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, voting for health care reform?    Why do you not listen to the voice of your constituents, who are overwhelmingly against it?    Why do you follow the direction of the progressive leadership and the president and not the voters of your district?]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:35:29 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Obama's numbers just don't add up]]>
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<![CDATA[The pendulum that is our economy is now swinging in a new direction that I fear may never find true equilibrium. How do you remove $500 billion from future Medicare spending to pay for  health care reform, while adding more people to the program and insist that costs will be going down?]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:35:28 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Let states develop health care plans]]>
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<![CDATA[Massachusetts has a great health care program, which was put into place by the Mitt Romney administration.This plan allows everyone to have health insurance according to their income. I was a senior citizen without health insurance.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:35:27 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Health-care bill works against small business]]>
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<![CDATA[Soon our elected officials in Washington may take a health-care vote that would devastate small business. Not only does the plan spend $900 billion that we don't have, some of it's paid for on the back of small businesses.]]>
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<![CDATA[Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:03:36 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Polimeno for Tewksbury School Committee]]>
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<![CDATA[We support Krissy Polimeno as Tewksbury's next School Committee member. Krissy has the experience, intellect, energy, leadership skills, compassion and commitment to help guide our school system over the next three years.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:35:39 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Legislature needs to give municipalities authority to rein in health insurance costs]]>
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<![CDATA[Your recent editorial on municipal health insurance costs ("Handcuffed by health costs," March 1) hit the nail right on the head.  Skyrocketing health insurance costs are strangling municipal budgets across the state.]]>
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<![CDATA[Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:36:00 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[Voters must force politicians to change]]>
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<![CDATA[I would like to respond to the BackTalk caller from Westford regarding my last published letter on Feb. 24. In the response it was asked what could be done about the incessant demands of unions.    First, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2009 report, it was estimated that for the first time in history more than half of the American union]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:35:51 -0600]]>
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<![CDATA[No more federal taxes]]>
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<![CDATA[We here in the United States are being buffeted every day with messages of all order about health insurance protection legislation from pro- and anti-groups from Washington, D.C., all the way to Washington state.]]>
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<![CDATA[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:35:41 -0600]]>
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