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Obama Budget D.O.A by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. How many trees died so the Government Printing Office could distribute all those never-to-be-implemented budget proposals put out earlier this week by the Obama Administration. Let’s face it. The Obama budget is basically dead on…
Read More »Malachy, Best in Show
His official name is Ch Palacegarden Malachy, but you can simply call him Malachy… or maybe even, best in show. Malachy took the 2012 Best In Show Prize at this years Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Below is a picture of the winning Pekingese showing off his newly won ribbons…
Read More »WLLH WSSH Radio 1986 Vintage Video
This video is of particular interest to me since I worked at WLLH radio here in Lowell for seven years producing the drive time show, Morning Magazine hosted by the late Paul Sullivan. WLLH (AM) and WSSH (FM) were both owned by the same man and before the days of…
Read More »Dickens and Middlesex Community College
Happy bicentennial birthday wishes to one of the most famous visitors ever to Middlesex Community College, Mr. Charles Dickens himself! That is the first sentence of a wonderful entry about the famous author Charles Dickens’ visit to Lowell posted on the Middlesex Community College blog. Its titled… “The Dickens, You…
Read More »Best of the Best..Michael Jackson Super Bowl Half-Time Show
Without question my favorite super bowl half-time show is Michael Jackson’s incredible performance in 1993. Take a look… What’s yours?
Read More »Susan Komen Foundation blunder makes it a net loser by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The Susan G. Komen Foundation’s move to eliminate its financial support of Planned Parenthood is a real losing proposition, for the people being served and for the organization’s reputation. Planned Parenthood was threatened with the loss of nearly…
Read More »The Speaker Visits UMass Lowell
Kevin White: the mayor who wanted more by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. No matter how much he accomplished, the late Boston Mayor Kevin White always wanted something more. His legacy is huge, from having kept the city from going up in flames following the Martin Luther King assassination, to continuing…
Read More »Archdiocese of Boston Losing the Chancellor
The Boston Globe is reporting that the current Chancellor for the Archdiocese of Boston James P. McDonough has decided to step down after six years on the job. Complimenting McDonough for getting the finances of the archdiocese on a sound footing, Cardinal Sean O’Malley announced that he has chosen John E. Straub…
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