Two days ago, Denis Barrett, coordinator of Cork Learning City, wrote to colleagues including John Wooding, former professor and provost at UMass Lowell who leads Lowell: City of Learning. The two partner organizations promote lifelong learning in their cities, and this year brought out the Cork-Lowell writing anthology ATLANTIC CURRENTS,…
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High on October Leaves By Henri Marchand WARNING: Leaf smoke can be intoxicating and stir colorful memories and images. This piece was written while under the influence of an October induced nostalgic state. Our yard is home to six Norway Maples, a pesky strain of New England’s favorite tree, known…
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From his home hub in downtown Lowell, writer, scholar, and teacher George Chigas covers a lot of territory on foot. Like Henry Thoreau who “traveled a good deal in Concord,” George will send us occasional reports on his movements and what he sees, hears, and feels. Walking Home from Market…
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It was six months ago – Sunday, March 15, 2020 – that Governor Charlie Baker ordered schools, restaurants, and bars to close. Courthouses and much else closed too. Although the Covid-19 virus had been lurking in our consciousness for weeks before that, it was the mandated closings that brought home…
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This week on her Apples, Art, and Spirit Blog, Linda Hoffman describes the transformation of the farm from potential to reality as many crops near harvest-time. Her descriptions of heirloom tomatoes and juicy melons motivate you to grab your car keys and head for the farm which has a retail…
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Historian Paul Hudon of Lowell is back with his diary that he’s been sharing with our readers. Diary in the Time of Coronavirus (10) by Paul Hudon August 2, 2020 Trump promoted a biological threat to his own species for partisan interest. A category error. When a man is foolish…
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Lianna Kushi is executive director of E for All Lowell-Lawrence, a nonprofit organization founded in 2013 that accelerates economic & social impact through inclusive entrepreneurship. She lives with her family in Lowell. John Lewis (web photo courtesy of Georgia Public Broadcasting) When I Heard John Lewis Speak by Lianna Kushi…
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Some Saturday morning cartoons from the past few weeks from our UK-based cartoonist, Nicholas Whitmore: …
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John Wooding, professor emeritus of political science at UMass Lowell, is the author of the forthcoming biography Gandhi’s American Friend: Richard Bartlett Gregg (Loom Press, October 2020). He is a past contributor to this blog and president of the board at Mill City Grows in Lowell. ‘Cause I’m on the…
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Paul Hudon: Diary in the Time of Coronavirus (10) Another set of pandemic observations from our riverside correspondent Paul Hudon. We held this post during Baseball Week but the content remains timely. June 21 Something of what we’ll call gallows humor from Mike Nichols and Elaine May, one of the…
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