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Today President Obama will be sworn into office for a second term as the 44th president of the United States. The first Presidential Inaugural I remember took place on January 20, 1961. I was ten years old. The new president was just 43 years old and had captured the country’s…

Lowell’s WinterFest is just around the corner. Here is an informational video posted by GreaterMV. For more information on WinterFest visit www.lowellwinterfest.org

The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray has announced he won’t be a candidate for governor or any other statewide office in 2014. We’re thus spared the media obsession with his peculiar early morning driving accident in 2011, never explained to the…

The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. How effective the President will be on gun safety remains to be seen, but today he took a first step in the right direction by laying out an agenda to minimize future gun violence. He sounded like a leader.…

              Last week boston.com Political Editor Glen Johnson wrote and interesting article about the departure of Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone. As we politicos speculate on the reason(s) for Leone’s unexpected decision not to run for reelection Johnson offers some interesting fodder… In…

The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. A Boston Business Journal headline last week piqued my interest:  “WGBH sending out strong signals.”  This was very exciting.  Was the station finally heeding the complaints of classical music lovers deprived of classical music when WCRB FM, which WGBH…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Wanted: Smart, courageous,  savvy individual for temporary posting. Location: United States Senate. Experience: track record of experience in complicated political settings with record of success in achieving goals.  Education: longtime immersion in complicated policy challenges with particular expertise…

Last night I had the honor of attending the ceremony at the State House in Boston in which Secretary of State. William Galvin swore into office Middlesex North Register of Deeds, Richard Howe, Jr. I have been in the State House numerous times before yet its beautiful design and architecture…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out too. That clanking sound you hear is that of the proverbial can getting kicked down the road.  That can is the much-needed solution to the federal debt.  This week’s “solution” was not a solution at all. At…