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The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog.   For the past seven years, there’s been a second man in my life. His name? Elias P. Demetracopoulos, hereinafter referred to as Elias.  I never met the man, but he figured importantly in our household.  My husband, Jim Barron,…

  The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Brilliant Irish satirist Jonathan Swift was said to have loved individuals but loathed mankind.  Specifically, he wrote, “I hate and detest that animal called man, although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.” In that…

Jim Peters shares some memories of his life in Lowell: As a young child, I wanted to be an architect, but I lacked the motor skills to paint a clear picture, and I was told by my father that I could not do that because of my Mathematics grades.  Mathematics…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The future lies ahead, but which candidate will embrace it? I want to share some analysis laid out this week at The New England Council. That venerable business organization has, with bipartisan support,  lobbied for years for practical solutions to…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog.   It takes a strong woman, a person of standing, experience, intellect and courage to change her mind in the public arena.  No, I’m not talking about Hillary Clinton.  I’m talking about another Wellesley College graduate, Diane…

Today we reach into the archive to remember Edith Nourse Rogers who until last year held the record as the longest serving member of Congress. Respected by both sides of the aisle, Mrs. Rogers served the Fifth District with a focus on her constituents particularly the Veterans. This seat (now…