Pho Lynn on Hallowe’en
Owner Thuy Diem Le and her father, Tam Le, inside Pho Lynn They did it again. The Dining-out Club of the East Lynn Community Association went out for lunch on October 31 at one of downtown Lynn’s nicer restaurants, Pho Lynn on Munroe St. Pho (pronounced fuh) is a Viet

Random Thoughts After an Election
Kind of like Deep Thoughts, only Random. This was a divisive election. Neither side spared the other from accusations, incriminations and dire predictions. The margin of victory was extremely slim. There were so many pros and cons to weigh, I had a hard time deciding who to cast my vote for. I thank Clancy for his service getting the city through financial hard times. I hope Kennedy will prove to be a competent and visionary mayor. Today I noticed that the Eugene Schneeberg sign in front of my house was gone. I can’t say I have looked at other parts of the city with an eye out for campaign signs, but I can tell you I will be looking now to see whose signs a

Don’t Forget to Vote Tomorrow!
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Who is Charles E. Shannon Jr. and Why Does He Have a Grant Named After Him?
And what does this have to do with Lynn? Charles E. Shannon Jr. was a Lexington police officer for 20 years. Shannon served 8 terms in the State Senate. During his tenure in the Senate, he worked on ways to combat gang violence in Somerville. After he died of cancer in 2005, the state of Massachusetts named a grant after him.

Debate Dissection Part II
Politics is the art of evasion. Try as you might to frame a question that requires a specific answer, the good politician will find away to avoid answering it so as not to commit to any specific course of action. Most of the questions at the Ford School debate were of the “What would you do…” variety. Yet both candidates were guilty at times of not providing any specifics. “What would you do to support the concept of full-service community schools in Lynn?” asked a resident and teacher in the public schools. Clancy responded by saying it was ̶