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Most people know that the U.S. Census is conducted every ten years with the next one to be conducted in 2020. The census is a moment-in-time snapshot of the United States, but it doesn’t just happen. As soon as one census is completed, preparation for the next census begins. The…
Read More »Lowell Walks will kick-off this year with a North Common walk on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 10 am. This walk will begin at the Murkland School, 350 Adams Street, Lowell and will be led by Dick Howe. This area of Lowell is packed with history and interesting stories. The…
Read More »Every individual, whether at work or at home, relies on electronic information and communications in some way. Recent events remind us that those communications and that information is vulnerable to exploitation by criminals and others. Protecting yourself against cyber-crime is an essential part of living in today’s connected world. Recognizing…
Read More »From Mehmed Ali: Please join the Parker Lecture Series and the University Library for some engaging political discussion at two upcoming events. On Thursday, March 30th former Governor John H Sununu will be welcomed to the Inn and Conference Center for a lecture on the Presidency of George H.W. Bush. Sununu was the…
Read More »Last evening, hosted by State Senator Eileen Donoghue and led by Senate President Stan Rosenberg, nearly one-third of the entire Massachusetts State Senate came to Lowell for the latest Commonwealth Conversations session. Senators present (shown seated at the table in the above photo, from left to right, while being welcomed…
Read More »Writer Andrew Sullivan looks at (1) the weird speech suppression at Middlebury College that happened recently when students (and maybe other protestors) shut down a guest speaker and (2) the damage Pres. Trump is doing with his attacks on reality, facts, and the American Way. Read the essay here, and…
Read More »Author and scholar Jedediah Purdy writes about an extended campaign of political resistance in North Carolina that has lessons for people in other towns, cities, and states. This is from “The New Yorker” magazine.
Read More »Former Mayor Patrick Murphy now lives elsewhere in the Commonwealth, but he still follows events in Lowell. This morning he sent me this essay that shares his thoughts about the benefits of a trust ordinance for Lowell. Thoughts on a Trust Ordinance for Lowell By Patrick Ó. Murphy For Christmas…
Read More »Thanks to Lisa Arnold on Facebook for Sharing this letter in the Newburyport newspaper. From the Newburyport Daily News on February 10, 2017 Please copy/paste to share. To the editor: I work as a physician for the U.S. Immigration Service, examining legal immigrants to this country who are applying for…
Read More »In the NYTimes today, opinion columnist Roger Cohen writes: Facts matter. The federal judiciary is pushing back. The administration is leaking. Journalism (no qualifier needed) has never been more important. Truth has not yet perished, but to deny that it is under siege would be to invite disaster. Read his…
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