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“We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor”—that’s the way the Declaration of Independence wraps up. July 4, 1776. In a country founded on that principle, you would think that the theme of “We’re all in this together” would bury the opposite: “You’re on…
Read More »In the spirit of making those Lowell connections, I note that author and professor Jay Atkinson has penned an interesting article for the Improper Bostonian. Atkinson deftly connects the U.S. version of rugby – as played as a club sport in Boston to “a model for social justice, volunteerism and…
Read More »Here is the lead editorial from the September 7, 1992 edition of the New York Times – A Labor Day piece about the recently opened Boott Cotton Mills Museum: Youngsters who are made to troop through America’s historic landmarks might reasonably conclude that in the past, rich was typical. Ordinary…
Read More »In his Sunday opinion column in the NYTimes, Thomas L. Friedman begs the President and Gov Romney to give the American voters a big vision for what the country can do. One of his suggestions is to enact government policies that make some form of post-secondary education accessible and affordable for anyone who…
Read More »If I was a producer of the upcoming Democratic Party convention in North Carolina, I would bag all the speeches all week. Nobody really wants to hear more speeches from professional talkers. The leaders of the Democratic Party should take the opportunity of having heightened public attention to SHOW the…
Read More »Yesterday’s New York Times carried a story about the soaring popularity to bus-borne guided tours conducted by the Hollywood gossip website, TMZ. Unlike the classic Hollywood tour that gave visitors a peek at Clark Gable’s swimming pool, the TMZ Tour shows you where Halle Berry totaled her car when she…
Read More »Today’s NYTimes includes the latest from opinion-writer Tim Egan, a comment on the figment that is politician Mitt Romney. There is a real ex-Gov. Romney and a businessman Romney and a Grandfather Mitt, but those are not on the political sales counter for the fall. I wouldn’t use the nasty term “empty suit” for…
Read More »UMass Lowell Professor Bob Forrant shared the following essay that explores the relationship between the city of Lowell, the University, and the National Park: Introduction For thirty-seven years I’ve lived and worked in Massachusetts industrial cities and for the last twenty-five I’ve thought a lot about how cities like Springfield,…
Read More »Walking around downtown early Saturday morning, I was impressed by the state of cleanliness in the sections I traversed. UML Professor and Centralville resident Bob Forrant had a far different experience on a lengthy weekend walk through several neighborhoods. Bob posted the following on “Innovative Cities: Lowell” Facebook page, which…
Read More »I watch “Morning Joe” on MSNBC for a while most days to stay on top of the latest national political gossip. This week, I have seen several times an ad for the Wounded Warrior project narrated by a Country music singer. I’ve had this thought before, but seeing the ads…
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