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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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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[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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