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Phillies vs Cards
Watching a bit of the ballgame tonight. The Cards are facing elimination, but are leading the Phils 3 to 2 about mid-way through the game. Reminds me of watching the Game of the Week on one of the three big TV networks when I was young. It was the only…
Read More »‘Prohibition’ and Now
October 5, 2011
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PaulM
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I’m stating the obvious here, but I’m interested to read what people might write about this: If you watched Ken Burns’ latest American history film this week on PBS, you probably noticed familiar themes from the Prohibition era: religious extremism, wealth concentrated at the top, organized crime violence (like Mexico today),…
Read More »Housing Expert Karl Case at UML ICC: Sun
October 5, 2011
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PaulM
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For those who missed the excellent talk by housing expert Karl Case at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conf. Center on Monday, the Sun’s Dan O’Brien covered the well-attended event. Read his article here, and get the Sun if you want more. The Lunchtime Lectures are presented by the Moses Greeley Parker…
Read More »UMass Lowell Debate in NYTimes: Big Test for Warren
Reporter Abby Goodnough of the NYTimes wrote in today’s paper about the US Senate Democratic candidates debate tonight at UMass Lowell, emphasizing that this is the first big campaign test for Elizabeth Warren. Read the article here, and get the NYT on your porch or online if you want more.
Read More »UMass Lowell/Boston Herald Poll Shows Brown-Warren Close
The first poll from the new UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion is a joint effort with the Boston Herald—and the results show Sen. Scott Brown (Rep.) and candidate Elizabeth Warren (Dem.) in a near tie if voters today had to choose between them. Read the Center’s poll results here. The…
Read More »32nd Annual Textile Regatta, 10/2
“Lowell Poster” by Richard Marion (c) 2011. See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net The 32nd Annual Textile Regatta on the north bank of the Merrimack River in Lowell is tomorrow, Sunday, October 2
Read More »Owl Diner Town Meeting
Pick a Saturday morning to eat breakfast at the Owl Diner on Appleton Street. The scene is a town meeting of locals and yokels and foodie tourists from across the river or down the highway. This morning was no different. Between the narrow booth-and-counter front section and the expansive dining room…
Read More »‘Cyberspace and Civic Space’: Nov. 19 Conference
Mass Humanities, the state agency affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities, will host a conference about the internet and democracy at Boston College on Nov. 19. The folks at MH have assembled a set of high-powered speakers with connections to moveon.org, TED, and bigtime media outlets and academia.…
Read More »MassBenchmarks’ Latest on Mass. Economy
September 29, 2011
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PaulM
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Boston.com has a bulletin on the latest read on the Mass. economy from the MassBenchmarks group of UMass. Our own Prof. Bob is a contributor to this group, wearing his historian home uniform jersey. He should have been mentioned as UMass Lowell’s scholar in the group with the lights from…
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