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John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. He’s a frequent contributor of columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: America is the land of opportunity, isn’t it? Free-market capitalism, I thought, is the prevailing economic regime. Economics is the science of incentives. Profit is the ultimate incentive.…
Read More »The Demoulas drama coming at all of us who are watching, either live in Merrimack Valley or via media, is triggering a million memories of our encounters with the family and its business. I’m pretty sure it was in the mid-1980s when Fotene Demoulas invited a group of creative people…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The dueling Demoulas brothers remind me of nothing so much as the hot new Fox dramatic series called Tyrant. Bassam “Barry” Al-Fayeed, the son of a corrupt and murderous Middle Eastern dictator/president (pick your model), has fled to the…
Read More »This Friday, August 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., a Benefit to assist the victims of the devastating fire that struck 77 Branch Street on July 10, 2014 will be held at the United Teen Equality Center (UTEC), 34 Hurd Street, Lowell, MA. The funds raised at the benefit will…
Read More »This entry is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. This month has brought several scam calls from a man with an Indian or Pakistani accent claiming to be from the IRS. FTC take notice! Also, proving what a fraud the national Do Not Call Registry is, there have…
Read More »Downtown Lowell two-way traffic in play this morning. Looking good. Lots of signs, cones, cops, message boards, etc. Saw somebody make a right turn onto Central from Merrimack, heading south, smooth running. I think this is going to be a big plus. Change the vibe downtown. Improve navigation. Make it…
Read More »The changeover to two way traffic in much of downtown Lowell will occur at 4am tomorrow. I’ve been looking forward to the change because when it comes to downtown Lowell, doing something different can’t hurt. (Although when I tested out Appleton Street on the day it changed to two way…
Read More »Yesterday, I was doing some writing work and needed a short break to clear my head a bit. In light of the recent tragic passing of Robin Williams, I decided to watch a few videos of him in his early years. I was blown away…perhaps I forgot just how brilliant…
Read More »Publishing a list is risky because the content is always limited, however, as we have seen in the Market Basket crisis there are times when you have to stick your neck out (cue the giraffe). August is a time when a lot of people slow down and take time off…
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