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At last night’s city council meeting, Bill Martin made a motion that the city recreation department consider adding pickleball to the other sports, activities and games offered to those participating in summer programs at the city’s parks. I had never heard of pickleball and wondered if it was in any…
Read More »John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: A billion dollars is a lot of money. When the government is spending taxpayer money we need to keep a very close eye on it. We need audit…
Read More »The Solstice heralds the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. In 2014, the Solstice falls on this day Saturday June 21 at 6:51 A.M. EDT. So today we welcomethe first day of Summer, 2014! This Summer Solstice is the day with the most hours of sunlight during the whole year…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Yes, yes, it’s important to see the big picture. But sometimes viewing life from 30,000 feet is not actually better. Two stories in today’s Boston Globe show how grand urban plans or budget metrics can sacrifice a touch of…
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The 2014 Tyler Park Summer Concert Series kicked off tonight with an outstanding performance by Wooden Soul, an acoustic duo that played something for everyone. The weather could not have been better, with the rays of the setting sun highlighting the beauty of the park and its Westford Street neighborhood.…
Read More »The following is excerpted from a notebook in which I wrote about the first Iraq War or Gulf War. With talk of a third Iraq War, I went back to look and decided to share these fragments from 23 years ago.—PM Gulf War Notebook (1991) Feb. 15. Iraq’s Revolutionary Command…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. President Obama said Friday the United States will not be sending American troops back into Iraq. That was firmer than his earlier comment that every possible response to the sectarian war was on the table. The difference is a important. Insanity, we are…
Read More »On June 12, 2014, Kennebunkport celebrated former President George H W Bush’s 90th birthday with cake, ice cream, music and card making. Click photo to enlarge.
Read More »This afternoon I attended a “public” birthday bash for George H W Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine. The former president turns 90 years old today and his summer community came out with enthusiasm to help him celebrate…of course, the highlight of the event was the large crowd singing Happy Birthday, led…
Read More »I have a message for President Obama and the Democratic National Committee: Nationalize the 2014 Congressional elections coming in November by giving American voters a simple choice. Start by stealing a Republican idea, Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America, which was announced six weeks before the 1994 mid-term election and is…
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