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Sun Reports on Fed Chief’s Talk at ICC

Andrea Gregory of the Sun today reported on Monday’s talk about the current state of the economy and future prospects by Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The Lunchtime Lectures program at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center was co-sponsored by the Parker Lectures, UMass Lowell, and Middlesex Community…

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Some Serious Thinking About Income Inequality: It’s A Political Issue In the End

Economist Robert H. Frank writing in the NYTimes yesterday tackled the politically sensitive issue of income inequality and described what’s been happening the past 30 years—and the impact of it. Read his analysis here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the writing. During the three decades after World War II,…

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‘Mrs. Cleaver’ Passes Away

TV and film actress Barbara Billingsley passed away today. She was known to my generation as Mrs. Cleaver, the television mom of lead actor Jerry Mathers in “Leave It to Beaver.” She was 94 years old. Read the Associated Press bulletin from boston.com here.  The cast of “Leave It to Beaver.” From left,…

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