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More Mayoral Debate Questions

Posted on July 15, 2011 by billmanzi

http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F19000280 Mayoral Debate City Human Resources Director by Bill Manzi Questions for the Mayoral candidates on the positions of Human Resources Director and Economic Development Director. http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F19068515 Mayoral Debate Economic Development Director by Bill Manzi

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The McConnell Plan

Posted on July 13, 2011 by billmanzi

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, recognizing that debt limit negotiations are going nowhere, has come up with “Plan B”, presenting a plan that effectively punts on the debt ceiling issue, giving the President de facto authority to raise the debt … Continue reading →

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Groundbreaking for Methuen High School

Posted on July 12, 2011 by billmanzi

The groundbreaking for Methuen High School will take place today at 2:00 p.m. at the High School, at the bus loop. We are expecting Treasurer Grossman and MSBA Executive Director Katherine Craven on hand to celebrate the start of this … Continue reading →

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More Methuen Mayoral Debate Questions

Posted on July 12, 2011 by billmanzi

A call in question from the public on ethics for the three Mayoral candidates on the Politically Active Radio Program on WCCM. http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18883700 Mayoral Debate Call In Question 3 by Bill Manzi

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Mayoral Debate- More Questions

Posted on July 11, 2011 by billmanzi

The candidates for Mayor, in these two clips, take questions from the audience, including one on vocational school funding. http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18765782 Mayoral Debate Call In Question by Bill Manzi http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18815572 Mayoral Debate Vocational School Question by Bill Manzi

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Pawlenty Takes Aim

Posted on July 11, 2011 by billmanzi

Tim Pawlenty, with his campaign floundering at the 5% mark everywhere, took aim at the campaign that may run him out of this contest, Michelle Bachmann, by characterizing her Congressional record as “non-existent”. Bachmann responded by essentially ignoring the barb, … Continue reading →

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The "Big Budget Deal" Collapses

Posted on July 10, 2011 by billmanzi

Later today President Obama will meet with Congressional leaders to take another run at getting Congress to raise the debt ceiling before August 2. While there appears to have been some movement towards what has been described as a “large … Continue reading →

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Methuen's Mayoral Debate Part 1

Posted on July 10, 2011 by billmanzi

Here are the first two “portions” of the Methuen Mayoral Debate, with Steve Zanni, Ken Willette, and Al Dinuccio. Fact checking to come in a future post. Enjoy! http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18730503 Mayoral Debate Question 1 by Bill Manzi http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F18756109 Mayoral Debate More … Continue reading →

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Methuen Municipal Candidates List Updated

Posted on July 9, 2011 by billmanzi

The list of municipal candidates, refreshed from my last posting. Mayor Al Dinuccio- Ken Willette- Steve Zanni Councilor at Large (Elect Three) Jennifer Kannan*- Michael Condon- Joyce Campagnone*- Dorothy Kalil West District Councilor (Elect Two) James Hajjar* -Sean Fountain -Jeanne … Continue reading →

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Governor Patrick in Salisbury

Posted on July 8, 2011 by billmanzi

Governor Deval Patrick kicked off his “listening tour” of the Commonwealth in Salisbury, talking with residents on the Town Common. The Governor talked about some of his second term priorities, including jobs, health care cost containment, closing the educational achievement … Continue reading →

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