Archive for December, 2006

Top 12 Topics for 2006 »

Browsing through the archives of the last year, I’ve chosen 12 topics to list as our top issues of 2006 for Dracut.
1. Dracut Town Hall Proposal
The proposal grew, the deadline approaches.. the town leaders rallied to the cause. Alternatives were recommended, temporary breakups, surprising bedfellows.
Ultimately.. the proposal was never accepted by the taxpayers and the [...]

Quick note.. layout problems.. »

I did a small update to the site layout. If you’re browser is not displaying properly, you should be able to fix the problem by pressing “Ctrl-R” to reload the stylesheets. Otherwise, if you continue to have problems..try widening your window a little.

Kerry Ignored by Soldiers on Visit to Iraq »

This is just too much…
I really hope Senator Kerry gives it up and ends any attempt at another run for President.
This photo has been floating around the web for a few days now (I’ve enhanced it via photo editing software to bring out the detail in the shadows, you can see the original at:  http://www.areavoices.com/hottalk/?blog=5053)

Lawmakers feeling the heat »

Lawmakers feeling the heat Gay-marriage ruling may convince some reps to force vote
By HILLARY CHABOT, Sun Statehouse Bureau Lowell Sun
BOSTON — Some lawmakers are feeling pressure to vote on whether to put a petition banning gay marriage on the 2008 ballot after the state’s highest court ruled yesterday that it’s their constitutional duty.
Justices [...]

SJC agrees they must vote.. But Can’t be Forced »

From the Boston.com report:
The Supreme Judicial Court said yesterday that while state lawmakers have a constitutional duty to vote on a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage, the justices could not order the Legislature to vote.
“No Controlling Legal Authority” as Al Gore would put it.
I guess it never ends. When it comes to the “public [...]

All Sports Boosters Sponsoring Benefit Basketball Game »

The Dracut High School All Sports Boosters are currently in the process of
conducting a fundraising event.
Local businesses will be contacted over the next several weeks to sponsor an ad in the 2007 Program Booklet, to be distributed at our benefit basketball game featuring Current and Former Patriot players.
This game will take [...]

Dracut Artist Michael W O’Malley to Exhibit in NYC »

Just got this note through the Contact form:
Agora Gallery Presents: Six Degrees of Abstraction. Opening on January 26th,the exhibition showcases Dracut artist Michael W. O’Malley.
The paintings of Michael W. O’Malley are an intensely personal journey of discovery through which he has gained the freedom to create works of pure light, color [...]

Zimini Calls in to Discuss Response to Water District Blasting »

On WCAP’s Saturday Morning Live, Warren Shaw was discussing the detonation last week of old blasting caps found at the Dracut Water District.
On deck were the Professor, Dennis Ready and Bill Dalton (current Chelmsford Selectman and former Fire fighter), as well as Tommy Burne.. one of WCAP’s regulars.
As they concluded their analysis, Dracut Selectman John [...]

 
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News of the Weird, December 23, 2006 »

News of the Wierd with Tim Bomil.
From WCAP, AM 980 in Lowell, MA Saturday Morning Live program

 
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