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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. As I process my brief experience in Cuba, I am left with many questions, especially about the Cuban health care system and the status of religion. Mostly, I can convey what we were told by guides and academics. I pass…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. photo Jim Barron Sports is a hot topic in Cuba. In Havana’s central park, there’s a “hot corner,” not unlike Hyde Park in London. But, instead of debating politics, the participants are intensely arguing about baseball, and the minutiae of each…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The end of the U.S. embargo of Cuba is long overdue. It serves no purpose today. The goal was to bring Fidel Castro to his knees, but it hasn’t worked for 55 years. Now the torch has been passed to…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. As Sun Country’s flight 8830 touched down in Havana the morning of February 25th, the flight attendant announced, “Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to Havana.” A cheer went up, people clapped, and some eyes misted over. It was an…
Read More »Thanks to “Merrimack Valley Magazine” for the kind words about “Mill Power” in a review in the new March/April 2015 issue. Here’s the link for the “Mill Power” review And here’s the link for the MVM site and several articles and features that are online. Please look for and buy…
Read More »I’m encouraged by the evidence of civic activism around different interests in Lowell. Almost overnight, a group emerged with shared interest in the upcoming design changes around the Lord Overpass and Thorndike-Dutton corridor. For a while now there’s been a coalition of folks who care about bike-riding and how the…
Read More »It is still freakin’ cold out there, so I’m posting another Caribbean composition from the vault.—PM . Hibiscus Lane 1. One nimble gecko scaling a mosquito net remains the only lizard we’ve seen in a week on the island whose old name, Hewanorra, means “where the iguana is found.” Purple…
Read More »In the early 2000s, my family was fortunate enough to visit the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea for several Februarys in a row. This morning, I was looking for something to post that would transport readers out of the Lowell snow zone for a few minutes.—PM .…
Read More »Sponsored by the Lowell Irish Cultural Committee In collaboration with: The City of Lowell, the Lowell Cultural Council, Lowell Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 19, Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 1, Lowell National Historical Park, United Teen Equality Center, Lowell Police Department, WCAP 980 AM and 106.3 FRANK FM,…
Read More »Snow permitting—-Here’s an announcement from the Tewksbury Library: The Tewksbury Public Library invites the public to a special program on Wed., Feb. 18, at 7 pm at Tewksbury Public Library, with author Paul Marion, who will discuss his new book, “MILL POWER: The Origin and Impact of Lowell National Historical Park,”…
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