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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Former Senator Alan Simspon, a Wyoming Republican, just about summed up my reaction to the debt ceiling impasse. He said that the extent to which pettiness has overcome patriotism is nothing short of disgusting. Despite Republican longstanding charges…
Read More »The US Women’s Soccer team advanced to the World Cup final game with today’s 3-1 victory over France. The US team will play Japan this coming Sunday (2:45 PM ET) for the title. [youtube]ES7wOXUlj44[/youtube]
Read More »It’s been a while since I dragged Tom Friedman over to rh.com, but today’s opinion essay in the NYTimes is worth reading twice, particularly to note how many times the Pandora radio inventor pitched his idea to venture capitalists. I remember reading somewhere about the dozens of times that William…
Read More »I’m not an economist, but the more I try to learn about economics by reading the work of those who are, the more I realize it is a field with wildly different interpretations of the facts and prescriptions for solving the country’s problems. When I read that a failure by…
Read More »Last night Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Steven Grossman was honored as the “Fighter of the Year.” The award was presented at the 4th annual golf tournament benefiting the Team Micky Ward Charities at Meadow Creek Golf Club in Dracut. The Team Micky Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization…
Read More »A reminder from Lowell’s Department of Planning and Development: In July and August, as part of the update to Lowell’s citywide Master Plan, the Department of Planning and Development will host a series of public visioning sessions to collect input from the community and help shape a vision for the…
Read More »I still have a hard time following soccer, but this apparently was an all-time classic ending. The US was down 2-1 in “extra time” when, in the very last minute of play, the Americans scored the tying goal. The outcome was decided by penalty kicks. This video, from ESPN, shows…
Read More »Previously my co-author Paul gave us some of his keen observations of the Bela Fleck and the Flecktones’ concert which took place on the front lawn of the Mogan Cultural Center Friday night. The video below was taken by Citizen Journalist bilandamyburke and posted on YouTube. It a nice candid…
Read More »Is the murder and mayhem in Mexico bizarre and disconnected from us as we sit so far from our nation’s southern border or is it maybe the leading edge of some form of mass chaos that could crack the social earth right here? Another 17 people gunned down in a bar in Monterey, Mexico, adding to the…
Read More »The Lowell Farmers Market opens for the season today July 8 from 2-6pm. Still in it’s easily accessible location in the JFK Plaza next to Lowell City Hall, the market has expanded opportunities for locavores offering a vast array of vegetables, breads, sustainably-farmed pork, chicken, beef, eggs, and dairy products…
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