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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. “How many parents here want their kids to grow up to be welders?” House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer asked yesterday morning’s gathering of The New England Council. Not a hand went up. But Hoyer had a point to make.…

Do not miss Lowell Walks this week with former state Sen Steve Panagiotakos leading a tour through the Greek-American territory in the Acre, from Dutton Street Demosthenes Club over to the Holy Trinity Church, first Byzantine-style church in the U.S., and important locations in between covering patriotic, cultural, business, political,…

Here’s the schedule for the August edition of the Downtown Lowell First Thursdays arts and business series.  The September series finale on 9/1 will feature a special canal lighting display and other attractions at the Swamp Locks gatehouse in the Hamilton Canal District. Watch for details on this site and…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog.   If you’re an executive for one of the big guys, like EMC or Boston Scientific, or if you depend on the support of the big guys, as does the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, you’re probably pretty happy…

An illustrated report today from the backyard garden. The rain is welcomed after a long hot spell. Watering from the outdoor spigot is good, but rain has the added benefit of carrying nitrogen from the atmosphere, which enhances the growth of plants, flowers, and trees. — PM

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog.   Stock market and share prices are near record highs. At the same time, Republicans and Democrats alike bemoan a sluggish recovery that has left too many behind. As delegates gather in Philadelphia this week, I wonder how…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog.   Two down, two to go. Days, that is, of the Republican National Convention. I’m not watching gavel to gavel. I have a life. But, as a political junkie, I’m drawn to watch the evening activities, as deplorable…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was way out of line in her scathing criticism of Donald Trump. Three times in the last week, she let it be known she can’t imagine this country under a president Trump, She called…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog.   Tom Menino, the self-styled urban mechanic, held the office of Boston Mayor an historic 21 years by making the city work for people, at least for most people. Charlie Baker, whose favorability ratings as governor of Massachusetts reach…