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Visual Dispatches from the Vietnam War

Earlier in August, a Boston Globe review of a photographic exhibit at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire. “Visual dispatches from the Vietnam War” consists of 35 iconic photographs from that war with explanatory captions and other material to provide context. Many of the images are hauntingly…

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A visit to Manchester NH

We headed to Manchester, New Hampshire today to see an exhibition of photography from the Vietnam War (which I’ll cover in another post). Entirely by coincidence, our trip involved a lot of things that began with the letter “C”. The photo exhibit was at the Currier Museum of Art. We…

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Syria

Even accepting without question the conclusion that chemical weapons were used by the Syrian government against civilian targets within that country, I don’t think we should attack Syria. Yes, chemical weapons are inhumane and violate every civilized convention of behavior especially when used against those incapable of protecting themselves, but…

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Jack Flood, 1922 to 2013

Jack Flood died last Sunday at age 91 (his obituary from O’Donnell Funeral Home). Jack was an institution at St. Patrick’s parish but I got to know him because of his military service during World War Two. We both served in armor units, he fighting Germans in various theaters and…

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Unwanted Medication Disposal Today

Today is Unwanted Medication Disposal Day at the Lowell Health Department. From 3 pm until 7 pm, bring your unwanted, unneeded, or expired medication to the Lowell Health Department at 341 Pine Street (formerly known as the Brady School and then the Pine Street School). For prescriptions, peel the label…

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