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Robert Scheer in the online Huffington Post says the GOP will pay politically for their double-standard on demanding pay-as-you-go for jobless benefits but not for their standard proposed upper tier tax cuts. Read his rant here, which I picked up from realclearpolitics.com
Read More »If you are in downtown Lowell for the Lowell Folk Festival this weekend, and everyone reading this should be going to the Festival for at least a few hours, then walk to the intersection of Market, Central, and Prescott streets and look for the Printer on Prescott Artists Research Center.…
Read More »Well, we said this blog is about History, and there were people in Lowell dancing to disco, so this item fits. All-Star writer Dave Daniel from Westford and, let’s face it, Lowell, too, has a new review of a history of disco on the “Internet Review of Books.” Literature is…
Read More »One of our friends at the National Park Service forwarded this link to a blog post about Lowell, the Boott Mills Museum, John Greenleaf Whittier, and the thundering concert last weekend from the folks with Cake (the band): http://www.cakemusic.com/Band/band.html
Read More »The NYT on July 16 reported that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen will donate half of his $13.5 billion of personal wealth to various charitable causes. His announcement is tied to a nationwide challenge by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to the mega-rich, asking them to pledge half their fortunes to…
Read More »Washington Post op-ed columnist Anne Applebaum blows off some steam in her latest column and says Americans are talking out of both sides of their mouths when it comes to “government.” Read her column here, and consider subscribing to the Post online if you appreciate the writing.
Read More »Better known for his drawings, paintings, and ceramics, my brother Richard has been putting some of his recollections and observations into words lately. Following is a “movie memory” that he wrote with Suzanne Cromwell in mind. He refers to her as “Suzanne Movie” for her work with the Lowell Film…
Read More »“Brilliant” author Jane Brox said “thanks” for the blog post about her book the other day and also said that she was “as surprised as anyone to see the mention [in TIME magazine].” She credited her publicist at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, whom she says is treating her very well. Jane noted that there’s…
Read More »We know her. Jane Brox, now living in Maine, but who will always be connected to Dracut and the Merrimack Valley, has a new book, “Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light,” which is featured this week as one of TIME magazine’s Short List “Picks for the Week.” Here’s the recommendation: Jane…
Read More »Gerry Nutter’s blog published an extensive response by City Manager Lynch to recent criticism of his financial management by one of his regular critics. The Manager’s statement is thorough and reasoned and civil in tone. We are fortunate that the city’s chief administrator is as capable and articulate as he is.…
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