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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. It used to be a little awkward when people I know would question why I read the Boston Herald, (along with the Globe, the New York Times, the Wall St. Journal and more.) The quality was often a…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons -Barron’s own blog. Memo to Elizabeth Warren: wrap your arms around Greg Smith and get him to endorse your candidacy. The just departed Goldman Sachs vice president slammed the door loudly when he walked out, faulting the culture of overbearing…
Read More »The film below, titled Kony 2012 has gone viral receiving over 74 million views as of today. Jason Russell directed and narrated this powerful video whose purpose is to call the world’s attention to Ugandan criminal, Joseph Kony. Kony is a powerful warlord who has been accused of abducting thousands…
Read More »I am a little embarrassed to admit this, especially knowing my friend and co-author Paul Marion will probably read this, but I only recent read Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. For years the concept of the book did not interested me. Maybe it was growing up in the late fifties…
Read More »Last week the US House of Representatives approved the Lowell Nation Park Exchange Act filed by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas. According to a press Release issues Tsongas’ office on February 29: The bill permits the transfer of the National Park’s surface parking lots on Dutton Street to the City in exchange…
Read More »The show Bizarre Foods airs on the Travel Channel on Monday nights at 9:00PM. The show follows “culinary explorer, Andrew Zimmern” as he samples unique food throughout the country…or as the shows website states “Bizarre Foods America celebrates the out-of-the-ordinary cuisine and characters that are found all across the United…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Bad sportsmanship by parents of high school players echoes in pro athletes’ wrongdoing. Yesterday’s Boston Globe story of a hockey dad in Winthrop ejected from a girls’ playoff game for shining a laser pointer on…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Republican Senator Olympia Snowe has announced she won’t run for reelection, and, as disappointing as that is, who can blame her? A thoughtful moderate, a person who can work across the aisle for the good of the country,…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Mitt Romney wins crucial victory. Mitt Romney regains his momentum. Mitt Romney regains foothold. Mitt Romney two for two. Santorum scares Romney in his home state. Santorum mourns what might have been in Michigan. Santorum campaign celebrates tie…
Read More »Below is an interesting local video of Freeman Lake in Chelmsford. Five hour time lapse video from 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM on February 23, 2012 overlooking Freeman Lake, North Chelmsford, Massachusetts. This video was originally posted by Swanbeck12
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