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“We acknowledge your valued order” (PIP #6) By Louise Peloquin Our second peek into the past, “Judging us by our work,” posted on October 3rd, quoted Louis-A. Biron’s youngest child Marthe speaking about her father’s journalistic “independence of thought.” It was protected by revenue acquired from printing services. Popping up here…
Read More »At Tuesday’s Lowell City Council meeting, there was an extended discussion of efforts the city is making (or not making) to promote the upcoming November 7, 2023, municipal election. The discussion was prompted by a Councilor Wayne Jenness motion that requested the City Manager “have the proper department promote early…
Read More »Satori in Paris by Jack Kerouac. Grove Atlantic (2023), 120 pages, $16 (softcover) Reviewed by David Daniel Seventy years after it started, the Beat Movement continues to hold considerable cultural fascination. Nurtured by its origin-story of Columbia University friendships followed by the famed Six Gallery Reading and the San Francisco…
Read More »Every day a star is born (PIP #5) By Louise Peloquin “A little star dust caught”, posted on October 17th, conjures up Louis Biron’s routine. He continues… **** Lives are full of repetitive acts. The most simple, like hugging a grandchild, reading a favorite author or having breakfast, give us…
Read More »This coming Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 5:30pm at Moloney Hall, University Crossing, 220 Pawtucket Street in Lowell, the UMass Lowell Saab Center for Portuguese Studies will present a program and talk with filmaker Christian de Rezendes on “Portuguese Connections: Documentary Filmmaking on History and Culture.” Selected portions of de…
Read More »The Lowell City Council’s 18 month battle over Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) came to an end on Tuesday night when the Council rejected the proposed ordinance by a seven to four vote. This was a surprising reversal since from the beginning there had been a solid seven vote majority in…
Read More »For Saturday’s Legends of Little Canada walking tour, we will be there at 10am despite the rainy forecast. However, if the rain becomes too heavy, we may cut the tour short. In any case, we will do the same tour again in the spring.
Read More »Morning with Edgar and Annabel By Steve O’Connor It was a frustrating morning for Edgar. He slapped his forehead three times and growled at the lone article that sat on his computer screen, the cursed cursor blinking stupidly at the end of it like a flashing warning of a cul…
Read More »Living Madly: DIY By Emilie-Noelle Provost Over the last eighteen months, you’ve most likely noticed that the cost of everyday necessities has gone through the roof. The packages that many products come in have also gotten smaller. Just last week, when I went to buy my favorite brand of coffee,…
Read More »The Saint and His Besetting Sins By Malcolm Sharps Long before producer Monty Berman brought together the elements of his TV series of The Saint in 1962, Roger Moore was a fan of the teflon-coated adventurer, playboy Simon Templar, the literary creation of the British writer Leslie Charteris. Moore identified so strongly with Templar…
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