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Dick Howe mentions the upcoming Congressional Candidates’ forum to be held tomorrow at the Wang Middle School.  A reader questions the wisdom of holding a forum on a Thursday night in Lowell when two other political parties are going on (not sure what these are) and adds that he is ‘debated out’ (see post and comment here).  I can see his point, but the group sponsoring the event is a coalition of neighborhood groups and I’m sure they have very specific issues that they want to air and that they want the candidates to hear.  I think these kinds of issue-specific forums will help us all hone in on the candidate we prefer instead of always listening to very similar positions on the broader issues such as Iraq or healthcare. The neighborhood groups probably don’t care if others attend or not, but these groups are very powerful in their way, and it is good that the candidates will know who they are and what they are about.  That said, if you should happen to be ‘debated out’ as well; consider a Concert in the Park, also tomorrow night, 7 pm, at beautiful Tyler Park in the Highlands.  The concert, sponsored by the Friends of Tyler Park, features Jen Kearney and the Lost Onion (a “non-traditional blues band with an outrageous attitude”).