I almost can’t believe we have to read this kind of commentary, but it would not be responsible to let it go as if politics is some kind of harmless joke. Maureen Dowd spells it out in her latest opinion column when warning about the worst of what the Republican…
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“Cake and Tea” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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Leymah Gbowee, 2011 UMass Lowell Greeley Peace Scholar (web photo by Chester Higgins Jr. courtesy of nytimes.com) Page one of “The Arts” in today’s New York Times includes Julie Bosman’s article about the upcoming book tour by Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, the 2011 UMass Lowell Greeley Scholar for Peace…
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For those watching the housing market closely as builders, buyers, lenders, sellers, owners, or from any other perspective, please note that one of the nation’s top experts in the housing market, Karl “Chip” Case of the Case-Shiller Index, will be featured at the opening program of the Lunchtime Lectures series…
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Been a while since I dragged Th. L. Friedman over to the blog, but today’s opinion entry at nytimes.com is worth reading as a reminder of what’s at stake in our political contests. The Dems lost what should have been a sure bet in New York, and only have their…
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[youtube]iNfgwNjrOio[/youtube] Here’s a creative take on the famous “Think Different” TV ad by Apple.
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“Take-Out” by Richard Marion (c) 2022 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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Today, somebody said to me that this blog, with its various features and contributors, is Lowell’s version of the huffingtonpost. Thank you. I don’t think Dick will sell it to AOL, however.
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“The Names” Yesterday, I lay awake in the palm of the night. A soft rain stole in, unhelped by any breeze, And when I saw the silver glaze on the windows, I started with A, with Ackerman, as it happened, Then Baxter and Calabro, Davis and Eberling, names falling into…
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Just back from the morning dog-walk in the South Common under a sky that is not quite as crystalline clear as it was ten years ago, but close in its blue from east to west. With the late summer rain the grass is as green and thick as you would…
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