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On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 7:30 pm at UMass Lowell’s Durgin Hall, the International Institute of New England-Lowell will honor the contributions of refugees and immigrants at a live storytelling event that will also serve as a fund raiser for the International Institute. The event, which was recently featured…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. If you tuned in late, you might think you were watching The Apprentice, just another episode of Donald Trump’s “You’re fired.” Or you might think a time machine had catapulted us back to the infamous “Saturday night massacre,” when embattled…
Read More »Picked this up from Charlotte Mandell on Facebook. On Berkeleyside.com, George Lakoff talks about the way we talk about politics in the USA. Web photo by Daphne White courtesy of Berkeleyside.com
Read More »These complaints are not going away, and in the U.S. the Democratic Party must address the grievances of those who are being run over by economic and social changes driven by powerful interests. From today’s paper, here’s a NY Times opinion piece by a writer in France. Why Marine Le…
Read More »Some photos from Sunday’s Earth Day Parade in Lowell
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Don’t snicker at Donald Trump’s high unfavorable ratings and lack of legislative achievements. He’s doing better than you think. Trump may not have succeeded yet on his promise to repeal/replace the Affordable Care Act. He may not have…
Read More »There’s plenty to do in Lowell this weekend and this coming week. Here are some highlights: Saturday, April 22, 2017 La Guagua Community Poetry Festival The Middlesex Humanities Center of Middlesex Community College is holding an all-day poetry festival today at the Federal Building at 50 Kearney Square. Called…
Read More »Next Wednesday night – April 26, 2017 – from 7 to 9 pm, I’ll be at the UMass Lowell O’Leary Library at 61 Wilder Street for a “Local Author Marketplace” organized by the UMass Lowell Library. All three of my books will be available for sale that evening. They are:…
Read More »When he visited Lowell earlier this month, Chief Justice Ralph Gants of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said one of his major concerns is how the state’s criminal justice system assesses and collects fees and fines on defendants. These mandated payments are embedded throughout. Upon failure to pay, a judge…
Read More »Most people know that the U.S. Census is conducted every ten years with the next one to be conducted in 2020. The census is a moment-in-time snapshot of the United States, but it doesn’t just happen. As soon as one census is completed, preparation for the next census begins. The…
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