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Concord River Rising
Here is a view of the Concord River in Lowell as melting snow begins to have an effect. video originally posted by leftbankofthecharles
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Cozy relationships lead to Blue Cross/Blue Shield excesses by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The process for deciding and ratifying former Blue Cross/Blue Shield CEO Cleve Killingsworth’s exorbitant severance package seems to reflect what happens when movers and shakers in any sector get too comfortable with each other. We saw it on…
Read More »Romney Health Care Issue
Fox’s Chris Wallace did the interview below almost exactly one year ago (March 2010. Here he questions former Governor Mitt Romney on Massachusetts Health Care reform…considering Romney was in NH over the weekend (March 2011) and still feels the need to address health care is a sure sign the presidential…
Read More »Film and the Arts Series, Lowell
In their own words… The Lowell Film Collaborative (LFC) is a grassroots organization dedicated to growing the burgeoning artistic community of Lowell, Massachusetts, by celebrating the art of moving pictures. Through film and video events, discussions, and film festivals, the LFC nurtures and supports cinematic artists and develops partnerships with…
Read More »Academy Awards: Christian Bale Thanks Lowell
This is a video of Christian Bale accepting the Best Supporting Actor Award last night at the Academy Awards Ceremony. Bale in a heartfelt, professional speech thanked the City of Lowell, Micky Ward and Dickie Eklund. Originally posted by oscarglobe
Read More »Unused sick days: use ’em or lose ’em by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Be sure to check it out. I’ve never worked for the public sector, except indirectly. I work, I earn money, I pay taxes on that income, which supports public employees, among other things. Most public employees do important…
Read More »GlobalPost.com brings the world a lot closer by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog…check it out. Last night, Boston-based web site globalpost.com partnered with WGBH’s Frontline program to document the youth movement that fueled the ouster of Egypt’s longtime president Hosni Mubarak. Half the program explored The Muslim Brotherhood, in a far…
Read More »Patrick Speaks @ Rally…Another View
You won’t see a video like this on network TV. It is a candid view of Gov Patrick’s speech yesterday at the solidarity rally on the steps of the Massachusetts State House.
Read More »Scenes of Lowell
This video contains some great images of Lowell. It was taken by a UMasss Lowell student for one of his classes. Originally posted by happyskateboarding
Read More »Raw Video of Protests in Libya
This amazing raw video shows protesters in Libya clashing with the Army. I posted this video on richardhowe.com just three hours after it was made available on YouTube. This is yet another example of how the Internet is changing the world. This video was originally posted by epressam
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