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An essay by Steve O’Connor . . . My grandfather once told me, in definitive tones, that Thomas Moore was the greatest poet in the English language, and as a boy his word was good enough for me. Papa, as we called my grandfather, was a great lover of poetry.…
Read More »A close-up of the now-under-renovation Cardinal O’Connell Parkway by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Next Thursday (June 9) is our third annual Greater Lowell blogger meet-up. This year we will gather at Gary’s Ice Cream, 131 Gorham Street, East Chelmsford from 6 pm until 8 pm (and we’ll likely stay later). This event is completely informal. There is no agenda, no sign-in table or…
Read More »[youtube]s5fX072sQH8[/youtube] This morning’s cool temperatures, flawless blue sky and brilliant sunshine emerging over the eastern horizon are in stark contrast to yesterday’s frightening weather. It began yesterday morning at about 8:30 when the sky opened up and lightning lit up the streets. While that weather event lasted only for about…
Read More »Lowell City Hall with clouds, by Tony Sampas
Read More »If you’re a runner, you want to be a runner, or if you once were a runner, check out “Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall. The subtitle – “A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen” – only hints at the book’s contents. Running throughout…
Read More »Red Wall, Merrimack Street, Lowell, photographed from parking lot of Enterprise Bank by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Yesterday at the Memorial Day Service of the Greater Lowell Veterans Council on the steps of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, I was invited to speak about Lowell and the Civil War. Rather than speak from a prepared text, I used a rough outline so I could gauge the length of…
Read More »John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. Last year the Supreme Court overturned campaign finance reform that limited how much corporations could spend to influence federal elections. UMass Lowell…
Read More »A video slideshow from today’s UMass Lowell graduation at the Tsongas Center. All reports indicate it was a well-run, dignified ceremony. Congratulations to all graduates: [youtube]DCZ9YLAY8Q0[/youtube]
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