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Meghan Keaney Anderson
Mon, 09/29/2008

Economic Anxiety into Action

The Community Support Fund

A few weeks ago as the stock market went through yet another round of dives, a friend of mine got an email from his financial advisor that read, in jest, “I hope you’re not standing near any windows.” He told me about it with a shrug and I agreed, it’s getting pretty scary out there. The issue has continued to inhabit the uneasy consciousness of people of every age group from any social and economic background throughout the nation. It has replaced "weather" as the primary discussion topic among strangers. It has dominated nearly every section of every paper or media outlet, so much so that the recent presidential debate which was intended to focus on national security, returned again and again to one looming question: What do we do about the economy?  read more »

Meghan Keaney Anderson
Sun, 04/13/2008

In Lawrence, the economy has a name...

A new series by Charles P. Pierce

"In Lawrence, the economy has a name.
In Lawrence, the economy has a face
Lawrence is where the economy comes to live."

Today, The Boston Globe began a three-part series by Charles P. Pierce that aims to bring a local lens to the three largest issues of the current presidential election: The economy, healthcare, and the war in Iraq. For today's economy feature Pierce wrote from the poorest city in Massachusetts.  read more »

Meghan Keaney Anderson
Sun, 05/10/2009

Reinvented Lawrence

On Sunday, the Boston Herald ran a feature by journalist Laura Crimaldi on the evolving city of Lawrence. "Lawrence is a city of labels," she writes. "Immigrant city. Arson capital. Car theft and insurance fraud epicenter. Foreclosure central. The Bay State’s poorest city...  read more »

Donna Stiglmeier
Fri, 02/15/2008

The Economy on the Presidents' Weekend - Past and Future

Meeting the Challenges

I, for one, am grateful for the “economy-focused” message that is being prioritized in the Presidential Campaign and its coverage right now. No matter where you stand politically, economics impacts all…from an individual’s or household’s budget to global shifts in the trade of goods and labor. (See here, here, and here).  However, economic downturns rest disproportionately on the most vulnerable among us....  read more »

United Way announces $2 million in emergency assistance for basic needs

Funds will be distributed through 25 area health and human service agencies region-wide
02/25/2009

BOSTON – In a press conference today at Boston City Hall, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who has been leading a Food + Fuel campaign for Boston residents this winter, joined United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley President Michael Durkin as United Way announced details of $2 million investment to provide individuals and families with emergency assistance for food, heat and other basic needs this winter.  read more »

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