Blogger Robert Wright of the NYTimes writes about the fear factor that’s part of the toxic political talk these days. Read his opinion here. His comments relate to Andrew’s latest post.
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Look for upcoming book reviews and interviews with authors by Malcolm Gregory Love, whose blog is is www.thecurrentreader.com Here’s what he says about the blog and himself: “Hello and welcome to The Current Reader. “If you are an avid reader and I imagine you are, then hopefully you will find…
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Memory of an Afternoon Hot humid Manhattan afternoon. Broadway’s din is ear splittingly loud. Suddenly, from somewhere on high, as though from heaven, a hugely amplified voice booms that all traffic must now stop. The first hospital ship is in, the voice says, and it’s carrying the first wounded from…
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One of our regular readers sent this link from the Guardian newspaper in the UK—an article about extreme religious fanatics threatening to demonstrate at the funeral of the little girl killed in Arizona. The fanatics don’t like Catholics. Brian Williams had the report on NBC Nightly News, also. Here’s the link.
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Bob Forrant of the UMass Lowell Department of History will be on the Callie Crossley show on WGBH-FM radio on Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Bob specializes in labor history, technology & history, and the dynamics of regional economic development. He will discuss the effects of technology on jobs,…
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On his public safety blog, Rob Mills of the Sun posted a letter urging people to attend the City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting tomorrow at 5 p.m. at City Hall. Here’s an excerpt from the letter: . . . I think Lowell is a great community, made up of…
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The Coalition for a Better Acre’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Acre High School Apartments (formerly St. Joseph’s High School) at 760 Merrimack Street has been rescheduled due to expected snow to Thursday, January 20, at 2.00 pm. RSVP to Pamela Miller at 978-452-7523 x 800. The 1892 Catholic high school…
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Read about the events of Jan. 4-11, 1861, in the continuing special feature on the Civil War sesquicentennial at the NYTimes. “Firing on the “Star of the West” from the South Carolina battery on Morris Island, Jan. 10, 1861.” (illustration and caption courtesy of NYT)
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Timothy Egan in today’s NYTimes writes about the shootings in Arizona. Read his column here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the writing and opinions.
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Arizona Republic columnist Linda Valdez today writes about the shooting of the homegrown Congresswoman. I picked up this link from realclearpolitics.com
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