Plenty in the Lowell Sun on Lowell’s landmark election yesterday…
I have to admit, I really like the emphasis on environment and affordable housing that is mentioned by Patrick Murphy in two articles (one profiling him exclusively, here, another mentioning the winners, here). Bold mine.
Conservation. Using Lowell’s “vast resources,” [...]
The biggest disappointment for me of course was the results of the Choice voting initiative, and the turnout which didn’t increase after all (though we did see new voters and bigger turnout in sections of the city which are key).
Choice voting lost 43% to 57%, a pretty large margin [...]
On to another subject of analysis…the two School Committee races.
I have to admit to being astounded by the bleed of votes away from Faticanti. She has been a strong vote getter for so long, I thought there would be a larger unshakable core. Never been more happy to be so [...]
I am working off of very little sleep after a couple of glasses of celebratory wine. It was a good night for change!
There is a lot you can say about the races and the initiative that we voted on yesterday, and a lot will be said. Might as well jump [...]
