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Maybe the American Psychological Association (APA) can add a new syndrome to the behaviors that members of the APA observe and treat. I don’t know what else to call it other than Trump-Monitoring Fatigue. I’m not so far over the edge that I need to check in with a…
Read More »This Saturday’s Lowell Walk is Kerouac’s Downtown. Led by Sean Thibodeau and Roger Brunelle, this walk will visit places in downtown Lowell that helped shape Jack Kerouac and that were featured in his many books. The walk begins at 10 am at Lowell National Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street,…
Read More »I’m pinch-hitting for Dick this week while he is otherwise occupied. Instead of his usual round-up of major happenings and ongoing issues, I will share some observations about life in the city. It’s helpful to step back and look at the big picture. I had an opportunity to walk through…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. photo Boston Globe Welcoming summer’s glories with friends in Ogunquit, listening languidly to waves lapping the rock-strewn sandy beach, long walks on the Marginal Way, lobster and steamers – life’s pleasures endure, despite the despicable political environment.…
Read More »This is the second batch of those who contributed works to History as It Happens: Community Bloggers in Lowell, Mass. our forthcoming book of community writing by more than 40 contributors to this website over the past ten years. History as It Happens will be released at a book launch…
Read More »Lowell-resident Tooch Van, a Cambodian-American and Community Activist, wrote this poem to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Dr. Kem Ley. Born in 1970 and educated at universities in Thailand and Malaysia, Dr. Ley became a political activist and vocal critic of the government of Prime Minister Hun…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. A wonderful reunion was held Thursday, a celebration of the 20-year history of John and Diddy Cullinane’s stewardship of Black & White Boston Coming Together. They have published a book commemorating the contribution of that organization and of…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Kirby Perkins was a Channel 5 reporter with a breadth of interests who especially loved politics and sports. The station’s “High Five” series of profiles has long celebrated high school athletes. But Kirby thought that academic performance…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Both House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Speaker Paul Ryan issued stirring calls to unity following the horrific shooting this week of Republican Congressman Steven Scalise and several others at an early morning softball practice in Virginia. At…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Majorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. I’ve written often that college students need to hear more, not fewer controversial points of view, that they need to learn how to function in the marketplace of ideas. That’s what college is all about and how kids…
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