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"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 »

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 »