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Where’s the morning news?! The Telly is wall to wall Royal Wedding. At least Ellen gave me a laugh this morning.

Of course, there is always plenty to do in Lowell and the rest of the Merrimack Valley, but if you are interested in venturing out to a revolutionary neighbor, Lexington is just the place this May. The historic community is planning a month long festival called Revolutionary Revelry. Here’s an…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Donald Trump takes credit for President Obama’s release of his full birth certificate, saying he’s proud that he (Trump) was “able to do something that no one else was able to do.” Well, if you…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Finally, some of our traditionally intimidated politicians are showing a bit of common sense on the issue of excessive health benefits for local public workers unions. We’re not there yet, but we’re moving in the right direction. The…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. At about 3:30 Thursday afternoon, a group of boys, older teenagers, on bicycles road swooped down Cambridge Street toward Charles Circle in Boston. Rather than riding single file in one lane, they simply rode ten…

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Just a reminder…the Lowell Film Festival is almost Here!

Documentary movie about the last Pow-Wow Oak Tree in Lowell, MA. Traces the historic events that took place at the tree, the role it played in the American Revolutionary War, and the story of the Pow-Wow Oak Protectors – a citizen group trying to preserve and protect the tree for…

Out of the Killing Fields: Recollections of Cambodia – George Tang as interviewed by his son Sidney Tang. Part of UMass Lowell Graduate School of Education Interviews for the Library of Congress StoryCorps. Sokhar Sao interviewed with his daughter, Felicia Sao. Sokheng Kong interview.

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Stockholm syndrome describes what happens when someone taken hostage develops positive feelings for his captors. Barack Obama has been held hostage by the Republicans in Congress and in some ways is beginning to emulate them.…