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Still Learning After All These Years
Still Learning After All These Years By Henri Marchand It was the last day of August when I began to write this essay, Labor Day when I finished. In my mind Labor Day weekend always meant the end of summer vacation and September first the start of fall even though…
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Lesson Plan By David Daniel At five minutes to ten on a Wednesday morning I am standing in a small storage area at the county house of correction, waiting for my GED students. The 16-by-16 foot space with gray block walls, pipes overhead, and a single window with bars giving…
Read More »Lowell’s Neighborhoods: Some History
On Thursday, August 27, 2020, I logged on to “Lowell Lines District Mapping Info Session,” an online forum hosted by CMAA, Massachusetts Voter Table, Lowell Alliance, and Latinx Community Center for Empowerment (LCCE). The purpose of the session was to gather information for the creation of new voting districts in…
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Archives: Lowell’s West Point Poet
Twelve summers ago, Paul Marion discovered Harry de Metropolis, a graduate of Lowell High (class of 1931) and West Point (class of 1939) who rose to the rank of major during World War II, and who later published a collection of his war-time poems. Here is Paul’s post from 2008: …
Read More »2020 Primary Election Results
Democratic Primary Election Results U.S. Senate – Edward J. Markey. Incumbent Edward J. Markey (685,140 with 6,082 in Lowell) defeated Joseph P. Kennedy III (553,036 with 6,707 in Lowell). House of Representatives – Lori Loureiro Trahan. Incumbent Lori Loureiro Trahan was unopposed. Governor’s Council – Eileen R. Duff. Incumbent Eileen R. Duff…
Read More »Ain’t Got Nuthin
Ain’t Got Nuthin (Writer’s cramp during Covid) By Jerry Bisantz Copyright 2020 “I ain’t got nuthin!” Forget the double negative, because the truth is the truth… that scary answer to that most frightening of all questions: “whatcha working on now?”” Can’t a goddamn playwright get some peace in this world?…
Read More »Best Dog Ever
Best Dog Ever By David Daniel For Bobby Harrison, 1948-1995 When I got out of the service I couldn’t find a job, so I went back to live at my parents’ house. I still had a little Army money, so I started hanging around with my friend Bobby. He had…
Read More »54th Massachusetts Monument, Boston
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was activated on March 13, 1863, as one of the first African-American units of the American Civil War. Although the regiment was organized and trained in Boston, the African-American men who filled its ranks were recruited from around the northern states. Governor John Andrew appointed…
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