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I’ve spent the past few days reading media reactions to the shooting in Tucson. There have been many calls for more civility, for more gun control, and better treatment of mental disorders, but I haven’t seen much in the way of accepting responsibility. I am not looking for the Sarah…
Read More »One of our regular readers sent this link from the Guardian newspaper in the UK—an article about extreme religious fanatics threatening to demonstrate at the funeral of the little girl killed in Arizona. The fanatics don’t like Catholics. Brian Williams had the report on NBC Nightly News, also. Here’s the link.
Read More »On his public safety blog, Rob Mills of the Sun posted a letter urging people to attend the City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting tomorrow at 5 p.m. at City Hall. Here’s an excerpt from the letter: . . . I think Lowell is a great community, made up of…
Read More »Timothy Egan in today’s NYTimes writes about the shootings in Arizona. Read his column here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the writing and opinions.
Read More »Have you ever seen a movie with a message that changes the way you think? I’ve seen many, but this morning in light of the senseless shootings in Arizona the one that sticks out in my mind is The Fisher King with Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams. The movie centers…
Read More »On the front of boston.com and on the first page of the Globe’s Metro section today, there’s a story about efforts by the city of Lowell to counteract the gun violence that burst into the public eye with the New Year’s Eve party shootings on Grand Street, the theft of…
Read More »Here’s the local forecast for tomorrow night and Wednesday from the National Weather Service: Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Light north wind. Tuesday Night: Snow, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 1am. Low around 23. Calm wind becoming north between 7 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation…
Read More »Mickey O’Keefe, Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in a scene from “The Fighter” Another review of “The Fighter” has surfaced – this time on WickedLocal.com/provincetown. Writer/reviewer Loren King has an interesting take on the movie, the family and on the city of Lowell. …Wahlberg, who’s owned the rights to this…
Read More »Arizona Republic columnist Linda Valdez today writes about the shooting of the homegrown Congresswoman. I picked up this link from realclearpolitics.com
Read More »The New York Times has been blogging live all day on its website with updates and various information related to the shootings in Tucson, AZ. Keep up with the blog posts here.
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