Archive for September 28th, 2012

Jacobson/Silber Interview 1990

September 28, 2012 by Tony Posted in Uncategorized 1 Comment

As you know by now, John Silber, former Boston University Chancellor and candidate for Massachusetts Governor died yesterday. In 1990 one week before the gubernatorial election, Silber held a strong 9% lead over Republican Bill Weld.  On election day, that lead dissipated  into a 4% defeat. Political pundits attribute Silber’s…

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John Silber, RIP

September 28, 2012 by DickH Posted in Greater Lowell, History, Lowell 1 Comment

John Silber, the former president of Boston University and the 1990 Democratic nominee for governor of Massachusetts died yesterday. The Globe has a big story about Silber’s passing and I’ll leave it to that newspaper to record the highlights of his life, but I thought readers might be interested in…

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“Brown eggs are local eggs . . .”

September 28, 2012 by DickH Posted in Culture 5 Comments

In the division of home chores, I often draw grocery shopping. As I push the cart up and down aisles, I sometimes wonder why I buy one brand rather than another. Price and taste are two factors but intangibles are often at work. That’s certainly the case when it comes…

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