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This was originally posted on this site on December 31, 2010. Plaque erected in Quebec City marking the spot of American General Richard Montgomery’s death. “Here stood the Undaunted Fifty safeguarding Canada, defeating Montgomery at the Pres de Ville Barricade on the last day of 1775, Guy Carleton commanding at…

The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. For more than a decade, my year-end blogs have typically presented readers with a list of headlines I hoped to see in the coming year. Some were aspirational, some were funny, some were caustic. You often contributed your own…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Boston City Hall, often damned for its award-winning but decidedly Brutalist architecture, is nonetheless home to Boston’s fundamental humanity. Mayor Marty Walsh is a man of the people, and the people who work there, who serve the public,…

A classic that we’ve posted previously . . .  The Perfect Tree by Henri Marchand  We begin the holiday season again engaged in a debate of vital importance.  It’s an annual and endless argument that we look forward to every December—what qualifies as the perfect Christmas tree?  Over the years…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Donald Trump’s use of lies and deceit to swindle the American people out of an authenticated election, the very cornerstone of our democracy, is just part of the problem. Dozens of legal challenges to the November 3 results…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog.   The United States, with four percent of the world’s population, has 25 percent of COVID deaths. And, by any measure, this pandemic is only getting worse. Many Republicans, especially Trump supporters, not only disbelieve the outcome of…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. This will not be a Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving. As the coronavirus rampages, in an abundance of caution, Thursday will be solely for my husband and me. If the weather obliges, (light rain is forecast), we can meet up…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Little by little, Donald Trump is running out of time and techniques to deny the reality of  President-elect Joe Biden. Trump’s refusal to acknowledge he’s a loser may be embraced by 70 percent of Republicans, some of whom…