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The 1975 World Series remembered

October 28, 2020 by DickH Posted in History 2 Comments

When I saw some “Why can’t we get guys like that?” comments on my Twitter feed when I awoke yesterday morning, I assumed it was Pats’ fans talking about Tom Brady. But no, it was baseball fans tweeting about former Lowell Spinner Mookie Betts who had led his Los Angeles…

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Mass Poetry Festival in Lowell: 2009

October 27, 2020 by DickH Posted in Culture 1 Comment

The Massachusetts Poetry Festival came to Lowell in 2008 and again in 2009. It was a great success but a venture of that scale requires prodigious money and effort, so after two years a break was needed and the Festival moved on to Salem where it has found a long…

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Everybody Goes Home in October

October 20, 2020 by DickH Posted in Literature 15 Comments

Everybody Goes Home in October By David Daniel In Jack Kerouac’s classic novel, On the Road, his protagonist, setting off on yet another road journey, heading back to the East Coast this time, tells us, “The bus roared on. I was going home in October. Everybody goes home in October.”…

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High on October Leaves

October 18, 2020 by DickH Posted in Current Events 3 Comments

High on October Leaves By Henri Marchand  WARNING:  Leaf smoke can be intoxicating and stir colorful memories and images.  This piece was written while under the influence of an October induced nostalgic state. Our yard is home to six Norway Maples, a pesky strain of New England’s favorite tree, known…

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Election Preview

October 17, 2020 by DickH Posted in Politics Leave a Comment

Election Day is November 3, 2020, but because of early voting and no-excuse-needed vote by mail, the process is spread out over several weeks. Whenever you do vote, here is a preview of what you will see on your ballot: ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT Biden and Harris –…

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