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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out here. Apparently, virtually everyone born in Oklahoma is part Native American. According to Oklahoman Sarah Burns, a writer for Politico,  “Most families that are at least three generations Okie are related to one tribe or…

Here is a well done video on the City of Lowell produced by Marc Duci, Steve Brogan and Lowell Telecommunication. This video was originally posted on YouTube by cheffy101

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. High-level State Department work requires intelligence, sensitivity, and a healthy dose of optimism. This is what I took away from last week’s State Department briefings of 22 members of the Association of Opinion Journalists, formerly the National Conference…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Elizabeth Warren is a stronger candidate than Martha Coakley was in 2010, but Scott Brown is a far better candidate than he was back then. He was in full campaign mode at today’s New England Council luncheon. His…

Yes, you’ve probably seen the highlights of President Obama’s speech at this year’s Correspondents’ Dinner, but, the president gave the audience many more laughs than the one minute version shown on TV. Take a look

This, the first Spinners YouTube video of the season is solid proof that summer is right around the corner.

video description: Originally posted by Andrey9161 The airplane is made by UMASS LOWELL engineering students for DBF 2012 competition.

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Be sure to check it out too. We won’t know for some time the long-term impact of the Arab Spring or which nations will thrive, but, for now, the United States views Tunisia as a model of what…

On Sunday, May 20, 2012, Lowell General Hospital will hold its 13th annual TeamWalk for CancerCare. Last year, with the help of our generous corporate partners and more than 5,000 participants, TeamWalk raised $854,000 to support services for patients in our cancer center. Since its inception, TeamWalk has raised more…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. From the public’s perspective, there’s never a good time to give a public official a raise. That’s why Newton Mayor Setti Warren’s inclusion of a 28 percent ($27,125) pay hike in his proposed fiscal 2013 budget is probably…