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Lowell-native David H McNerney who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on March 22, 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam, passed away today in Texas where he had lived since his retirement from the United States Army. Below is a video of President Lyndon Johnson presenting…
Read More »Who knew? We took advantage of today’s beautiful fall weather to visit Great Brook State Park in Carlisle which is only 15 minutes away from the Highlands neighborhood in Lowell. The many miles of hiking trails at Great Brook quickly transport you into the forest just a short distance from…
Read More »The Fall 2010 issue of the Salem Statement, the alumni magazine of Salem State is a “commemorative edition” celebrating the renaming of Salem State College to Salem State University. On page 2 of the magazine (which will eventually be available online, but not yet) opens with “From Richard Howe’s Blog”…
Read More »In the Boston area, the Dead Poets Society of America, in cooperation with various groups and institutions, is planning to hold the Great Boston Poetry Marathon of 2010 on Monday, October 11th. Starting at sunrise, in Gloucester, and ending at sunset, on Author’s Ridge, poets and poetry lovers will gather…
Read More »The whole inside back page of the NYTimes Book Review today has an essay by Lee Siegel comparing the Tea Party with the Beats (Kerouac, Ginsberg, and the other Beat Generation writers of the 1950s and ’60s). The essay is a cultural stretch in many ways, but makes for surprising…
Read More »John Merline writing for AOL News has a contrarian take on the possible GOP takeover of Congress and suggests there could be positives for President Obama if the November election puts R’s in charge of the House and/or Senate. Read his column here. Most interesting to me is his comment…
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