By Erin Smith, esmith@lowellsun.com
DRACUT — School officials want to oust Superintendent of Schools W. Spencer Mullin from his job as soon as possible — as long as it doesn’t cost the town money.
It’s been a month since Mullin made the surprise announcement that he plans [...]
However, polls of "likely voters" have consistently shown higher disapproval ratings for the [...]
"Vote against the wishes and best interest of your constituents, or we'll see to it that 10,000 of them lose their jobs as soon as possible."It is my job to point out that many of the' [...]
By ONE Massachusetts founding member and guest blogger Lee Ketelsen
Governor Patrick's decision to retain the moratorium against new waste incineration is the right decision.
He has committed the state to green solutions that protect public health, promote energy and resource conservation, and create green jobs. Recycling creates [...]
The president expressed consternation and anger at the Wall Street bankers who are again handing out huge bonuses (I think they said $32 billion in total if that's possible) after [...]
Obama has the answer to the huge unemploymentAlong with the Green Twit Carol Browner, it’s back to the dirt movement so in favor with the idiots of the late ’60’s & early ’70’s.
"Caroline" asks:
Can the State House of Representatives vote out Willy Lantigua? If so, do you think they should?
Lantigua is the newly elected mayor of Lawrence, who has decided to serve out his term as state rep, doing both jobs (and taking both salaries) for the year. I believe the House [...]
A Suffolk University Poll on November 11 showed the following numbers:
Martha 44%, Pags = Jobs 17%, Cappy 16%, K-Z 3%, Und. 20%
Senator Scott Brown 45%, Jack E. 7%, Und. 48%
The actual primary results showed something a bit different.
Martha [...]
New England is counting on getting another infusion of OPM to fill in the crater their Legislatures are calling budgets.
Good Luck with that!The 2010 elections are going to eliminate that option.
Job Woes Hit Blue States Hardest, Spelling Trouble for DemocratsStates that voted for President Obama in 2008 are [...]
The controversy over the springtime hiring of convicted felon Fred A. Swan to oversee development at an already scandal-plagued school is just the latest example of our city’s history of handing out jobs to (and looking out for) friends and relatives of the local power [...]
The only thing that will spur new job growth will be tax cuts.
It will happen.. they will call it something else, never use the words “tax cut”.. but that is what will start to bring us out of this recession.
New government jobs, and temporary spending bills do nothing but delay [...]
The President spends his weekly address talking jobs, after the White House jobs summit and a new unemployment report showed a slight dip in the unemployment rate. The relatively good news on unemployment was a welcome relief from the string of terrible monthly reports of job losses that has created [...]
The payroll and employment report from Bureau of Labor Statistics for November 2009 suggest that the US economy is entering a so-called V-shaped recovery, rather than a slower and more painful U- or W-shaped one.
Not only were only 11,000 jobs lost last month, the figure for October was revised upwards. [...]
Here's the Daily News' account of Mayor Moak receiving a job offer from Pepperell. Apparently, he'll be staying through the end of his term, but I'm guessing he'll take a little time off between Christmas and New Year's as we all hope to do.
Two quick thoughts....
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[...] Today’s Globe has an editorial promoting the idea of tax incentives for private industry that would promote job creation. And yesterdays New York Times featured a piece by Paul Krugman calling for further federal spending to promote job creation. With unemployment at ten percent plus, and Wall Street [...]
Massachusetts has the highest per capita debt in the nation at a whopping $10,504 per person. Public unions fight for limitless job security, higher salaries, and a pension system that is bankrupting the commonwealth.
They are also fighting for Richard Tisei. Tisei has received the highest rating from [...]
