Left In Lowell

Lead at levels 100x the US maximum found in paint for Halloween costume. In the teeth. Not only is it possible a kid puts this contaminated nightmare in his mouth, it’s a total guarantee.

But you know, creating regulations by the government to force industry to clean up its act when choosing its suppliers in China, or anywhere for that matter, is the real problem.

I guess we’ll wait until half our kids (and our pets) are poisoned before we figure it out.

[Via AMERICAblog.]

School Committee candidate David Conway sent us his questionnaire long before our deadline, but due to email bugs it didn’t go through on time. Therefore, I am posting his questionnaire here, as well as editing the previous post to include it.

Answers from David Conway

Our apologies to Mr. Conway.

My husband sent me this link to pass on to artist friends of mine, but it was so cool I had to post it.

There is something freakish about this work - especially the bizarre elephanty alien looking sculpture at around the 2 minute mark. I can imagine they’re even weirder to watch in person.