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Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, I always watched the network news on May 1 because that’s the day that the Soviet Union would parade its most advanced military equipment through Red Square as part of that country’s May Day celebration. To contrast the Soviet glorification of military power,…
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters shared some thoughts with us over the weekend: I have been reading a bit of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, and I really enjoy reading a poem he dedicated to a louse on a lady’s bonnet at church. He uses most of the poem to describe…
Read More »What part of Lowell do you want to pass on to future generations? That’s the question that the city’s just-announced photo contest asks: Nearly ten years ago, the City of Lowell created a citywide Master Plan, thereby establishing a shared and comprehensive framework for long range development. This year the…
Read More »While waiting for President Obama to address the nation, all major news outlets are now reporting that the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden, is now dead almost ten full years after the attack. Great news! UPDATE at 11:40 pm, President Obama begins speaking from White House. Thanks…
Read More »For the second consecutive year, the Lowell National Park will hold a photography contest that will run from May 1, 2011 to September 1, 2011. Last year I attended the awards ceremony for the contest and was stunned by the quality of the photos submitted (and clearly understood why the…
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Read More »One of Germany’s most popular leisure time activities is Volksmarching which translates, I believe, to “people’s walk.” Every weekend there are dozens of Volksmarches all over Germany. The town hosting the vent typically designs a medal of some type that is reflective of the town’s history and heritage. People belong…
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. The City of Lowell has a $2.7 million snow removal deficit because of an unexpectedly harsh winter. Just do not pay the…
Read More »The Lowell Film Festival continues today with a walking tour of Civil War Lowell beginning at 6 pm on the steps of the Pollard Memorial Library and continues with the film “Traces of the Trade” at the National Park Visitor Center on Market Street. Another walking tour will take place…
Read More »Tony Sampas captured this picture of a dogwood tree in bloom on the grounds of the Tsongas Center
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