Dracut Forum

by Shirley Kressel
contributing writer
Wednesday Oct 22, 2008
You are about to vote on Question 1: Elimination of the income tax.
I am a card-carrying, unrepentant, far-left goody-two shoes bleeding heart liberal. Radical, even.
Yet I plan to vote for Q1.
I am not a “small government” advocate. Nor is my aim to keep a few thousand more [...]

The Lowell Sun reports that we are once again afraid that we will not meet a Town Meeting quorum next week.
With very few items on the warrant, there is little to draw people out other than the feasibility study article.
Finance committee chair Gary Marsella spoke with us last Saturday on 980 WCAP about discussions that [...]

 

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A reminder that today is Make a Difference Day, and the Dracut Food Pantry is working hard to make a difference in our community.
For those looking to make a food donation, there are still drop-off boxes throughout the town (fire stations, etc).. and if you want to make a cash donation you can mail a [...]

A reminder, because I’m sure we all already know about this..
The Dracut Scholarship Foundation Craft Fair is this Saturday at the High School. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Good cause, lots of booths, get your Christmas Shopping started early.

In a quest to rally an army of support, the leaders of the school administration and school committee have been going to every school function.. curriculum nights and PTO meetings to expain the dire need for updates to the high school.
And they’ve done a good job.
The catwalk needs repairs, the windows leak, the gym and [...]

I read this column this morning by Orson Scott Card (a democrat,even) and was stunned.
His indictment of the mainstream press is clearly laid out, highlighting their decision to choose Obama in the election.. and thus not cover stories that would harm him.
The creation of the “hate Bush” culture, allowing major Democrat leaders to make statements [...]

By Orson Scott Card

Editor’s note: Orson Scott Card is a Democrat and a newspaper columnist, and in this opinion piece he takes on both while lamenting the current state of journalism.

An open letter to the local daily paper — almost every local daily paper in America:

I remember reading [...]

Back in late July and early August, a Suffolk University Poll showed over 70% in favor of the decriminalization of small amounts of marajiuana in Massachusetts.
Question 2 on November’s ballot, being overshadowed by the income tax question, could be a first step in our state towards making a true change in this endless, expensive, losing [...]

Aug. 13, 2008 — : 7NEWS/Suffolk University Poll Also Shows Romney Hurts McCain in Mass.
BOSTON – Of the three questions on the Massachusetts ballot this November, only one question — #2 the decriminalization of marijuana — appears all but certain to pass, according to a poll analysis released today by 7NEWS/Suffolk University.  Seventy-two percent favored [...]