O’Connor Ives and Tarr to Host Senate President and Colleagues in North Andover

O’Connor Ives and Tarr to Host Senate President and Colleagues in North Andover

State Senators Kathleen O’Connor Ives and Bruce Tarr will be hosting their Senate colleagues in North Andover on Monday, February 23, 4:00 – 5:15 pm to attend a Commonwealth Conversation focused on: “Challenges and Opportunities in the Small Business Community” at the Good Day Cafe, 19 High Street, North Andover.  The Massachusetts State Senate has […]

Moody’s Upgrades Lawrence to an A3 Rating with a Stable Outlook

Moody’s Upgrades Lawrence to an A3 Rating with a Stable Outlook

February 18, 2015, Lawrence, MA- Last week, Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the City of Lawrence’s credit rating to A3 from Baa1. This rating upgrade is the first time Lawrence has received an “A” level rating from Moody’s since 1986. The rating upgrade with a stable outlook validates the city’s financial recovery and will directly impact […]

Massachusetts Statewide Candidates Spent $33.1M in 2014 Election Cycle

Massachusetts Statewide Candidates Spent $33.1M in 2014 Election Cycle

Statewide candidates spent $33.1 million during the 2013-14 election cycle, an increase of 9 percent from the 2010 election,according to an OCPF review of campaign finance activity by candidates.  Fundraising for 2014 also totaled $33 million. The Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF’s) review of statewide campaign finance activity included receipt and expenditure […]

Veteran Organizations Fight for Relevancy

Veteran Organizations Fight for Relevancy

By: Oscar Camargo – January 2015 Veteran organizations like the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the American Legion are experiencing a decline in membership. In fact, membership in the VFW has been steadily shrinking for 22 years straight. Despite over a decade’s worth of conflict, newer veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns are […]

Things I Hate – THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

Things I Hate – THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX

By: Dr. Charles Ormsby – February, 2015 First and foremost, I hate innocent people being murdered. Hopefully, even most Progressives will join me on that. Oh, I forget … they prefer to banish hate speech. So, I guess they don’t hate innocent people being murdered … or they do hate the murder of innocents, but […]

Bob LeBlanc says Poor People in Lawrence “Love Being Poor” and that “Everybody in the City of Lawrence are Poverty Pimps”

Bob LeBlanc says Poor People in Lawrence “Love Being Poor” and that “Everybody in the City of Lawrence are Poverty Pimps”

Former Methuen Town Manager and Democrat operative Bob LeBlanc says “everybody in the city of Lawrence are poverty pimps” and the poor people of Lawrence “love being poor.” LeBlanc called in to the Paying Attention radio program with Tom Duggan to win a free book and then went on a rant against the poor people of Lawrence. BOB LEBLANC […]

Podcast of Paying Attention (2-14-15) – An Interview with MTV’s Brittany Baldi, The Upcoming Valley Patriot BASH and MORE

Podcast of Paying Attention (2-14-15) – An Interview with MTV’s Brittany Baldi, The Upcoming Valley Patriot BASH and MORE

Interview with Brittany Baldi  Download or Listen to Hour 1 Download or Listen to Hour 2 Tom and Paul started the show off talking about a great service for disabled American Veterans, free snow plowing service for any disabled veteran in Dracut, Tewksbury, Lowell and Southern NH. Then The guys interviewed MTV’s Britttany Baldi about her career, her future […]

Senator L’Italien to Hold Town Hall Forum at Salvatore’s in Lawrence

Senator L’Italien to Hold Town Hall Forum at Salvatore’s in Lawrence

LAWRENCE – State Sen. Barbara A. L’Italien (D-Andover) along with Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (D-Amherst) announced today that the Senate will host a Town Hall-style meeting Feb. 23 at Salvatore’s Restaurant on Merrimack Street in Lawrence. The event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. is open to the public and is part of an eight-stop listening […]

City of Methuen Seeks Residents to Fill Boards and Commissions

City of Methuen Seeks Residents to Fill Boards and Commissions

Mayor Stephen N. Zanni is looking for prospective Methuen residents interested in joining the city’s many boards and commissions. Serving on a city board is a great way to get involved and make a difference in the community. Methuen has a number of boards and commissions with varied areas of interest including Community Development, Conservation, […]

Senate Republican Caucus Urges Gov. Baker to Take Public Transportation Action

Senate Republican Caucus Urges Gov. Baker to Take Public Transportation Action

Caucus Stands with the Administration in Seeking Solutions Boston- Expressing concern of the current state of the Commonwealth’s public transportation system, the Senate Republican Caucus sent a letter to Governor Charlie Baker today to urge him to take the necessary steps in improving Massachusetts’ public transportation system. “These past few weeks of arctic cold temperatures […]

Podcast of Paying Attention (2-7-15) – Media Lies About Catholics, Bobby “The Brawler” and MORE

Podcast of Paying Attention (2-7-15) – Media Lies About Catholics, Bobby “The Brawler” and MORE

DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2 Tom and Paul started the show off talking about the”Christian Right” as described by the news media given that there is nothing “right wing” about Catholics and Christians. What is the difference between Catholics and Christians. Elizabeth Warren is filthy rich and pretends […]