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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The NRA’s Friday press conference revealed the powerful organization to be utterly tone deaf when it comes to how to reduce violence and protect children. Do we need any more evidence of that than NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre’s…

The movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” has become so ingrained on our holiday culture that it is difficult to believe this delightful movie saw little success at the box office when it was first released in 1946. In fact in its initial release the film didn’t come even close to…

The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. A WBUR poll this morning about who might run to fill John Kerry’s Senate seat if/when Kerry becomes Secretary of State showed an overwhelming preference for Scott Brown over former Governor Bill Weld for the GOP nomination.  A valedictory…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out too. How many times after a tragic shooting have we heard politicians say, in the guise of respect for the victims. ”this isn’t the time” to talk about gun control.   White House spokesman Jay Carney used…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. After  40 hours over 7 days of deliberation, the news is finally in: the jury in the criminal trial of former state treasurer Tim Cahill couldn’t reach a unianimous decision about whether he misappropriated public funds for campaign purposes and committed…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Be sure to check it out. I don’t doubt it. Senator John Kerry could be a close to perfect Secretary of State. John KerryAll aspects of his life have prepared him for the job, save for running a…

Last Monday night famed author Stephen King visited and spoke to students at UMass Lowell. This video was originally posted by umasslowell

The video incorporates the full build-out scenarios of the Hamilton Canal District project, the UMass Lowell expansion and other developments in the pipeline for the city of Lowell. http://www.lowellplan.org/ This video was originally posted by umasslowell

Stephen King is coming to UMass Lowell on December 7. King’s appearance marks the debut of the new UMass Lowell Chancellor’s Speaker Series. Tickets to the Dec. 7 event go on sale to the public Friday, June 1 and are $30 (plus $2 facility fee) for general admission and $50…