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The Patriots took a break from their study of practice film last night and saw a real movie, The Fighter. The evening was particularly special for the players because joining them for the movie and a discussion afterward was Micky Ward (shown above with Deion Branch). Here is the reaction…
Read More »Chancellor Marty Meehan has invited the UMass Lowell community and the public to join him and guest speakers to honor members of the campus community lost on 9/11/01 on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m., at the site of the UMass Lowell 9/11 Memorial. The ceremony will feature a rededication…
Read More »While I’m not surprised that a candidate pulled out of the Lowell City Council race, I didn’t expect it to be Franky Descoteaux. Two open seats on the City Council will really change the election dynamic! Councilor Descoteaux has certainly made a difference on the City Council. Just posted on…
Read More »Here’s a story that’s stuck with me ever since I heard it many years ago: A severe flood was forecast but John, a man of great faith, refused to evacuate. As the water rose, a National Guard truck pulled up to take him to safety. John refused to go, saying…
Read More »Spinning through the radio dial yesterday I came upon a national political talk show and caught a caller from Texas proclaim that Jon Huntsman was no conservative because he “flunked all four tests” which were (1) he supported same sex marriage (when the host interjected that Huntsman only was for…
Read More »Warren Buffett got the ball rolling in this country with his NYTimes op-ed piece calling for higher taxes on the super-rich—really, going back to brackets that existed not long ago. And now bbc.com is reporting that some ultra-wealthy citizens of France are calling on their government to tax them more…
Read More »The office of Lowell Mayor James Milinazzo issued a press release today announcing the commemoration and remembrance of the tenth anniversary of the September 11th with a ceremony at City Hall on Friday September 9, 2011. This flag raising will be a remembrance ceremony held by City of Lowell with…
Read More »The new Martin Luther King Memorial opened today. Located south of the National Mall – across Independence Ave from the Korean War Memorial – and along the banks of the Tidal Basin which is also home to the Franklin Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson Memorials, this newest addition to our capital’s…
Read More »In his new column, opinion writer E. J. Dionne, native of Southeastern Mass., urges President Obama to roll out a BIG Plan for jobs and real economic recovery that reaches everyone up and down the socio-economic ladder. Read his column here, which I picked up from the Washington Post, a…
Read More »The very popular Lowell Spinners bobblehead giveaway promotion – with over 60 dolls in their hall of fame – has honored the likes of Carton Fisk in 2001, Jack Kerouac and Jay Leno in 2003, Paul Revere in 2005, Jonathan Papelbon in 2006, Johnny Pesky in 2007 and 2010, Rep…
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