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TALKING POLITICS
Ninth Congressional District debates

With just 12 days to go until the Democratic primary in the Ninth Congressional District, it’s time to make your choice. Hear what the candidates have to say at these upcoming forums.

Thursday, August 30

First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist, 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, (617) 524-1634, 7–9 p.m.

It’s not scheduled for television, but this candidate forum — sponsored by Citizens for Participation in Political Action (CPPAX) and a slew of other groups — is sure to interest progressives. The forum will focus on such far-reaching issues as military aid to Colombia, globalization, the embargo on Cuba, and President George Bush’s national missile-defense system. Although State Senator Stephen Lynch is not scheduled to attend, the event will include State Senator Jo Ann Sprague of Walpole, the Republican candidate.

Friday, August 31

New England Cable News, 8 p.m.

Catch State Senators Stephen Lynch of South Boston, Brian Joyce of Milton, Cheryl Jacques of Needham, and Marc Pacheco of Taunton duking it out on one of Boston’s premier news outlets. Housing activist John Taylor, former prosecutor William Sinnott, and William Ferguson will appear the following week.

Tuesday, September 4

Kit Clark Senior Services, 1500 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, (617) 825-5000, 6:30 p.m. Broadcast on BNN-TV, Channel 9 (AT&T Broadband) or 83 (RCN).

Boston Neighborhood Network Television’s Joe Heisler, the closest thing Boston has to Charlie Rose, will grill the candidates on issues relating to senior citizens. At 7:15 p.m., a trio of local political reporters — David Guarino of the Boston Herald, Stephanie Ebbert of the Boston Globe, and Seth Gitell of the Boston Phoenix — will ask questions about a range of general political issues.

Issue Date: August 30 - September 6, 2001