In the immortal white-board handwriting of the late Tim Russert, “Florida Florida Florida.” I hope the Sunshine state folks push to the hilt their attempt to get the earliest primary election date possible in 2012. I am so sick of New Hampshire and Iowa being at the front of the…
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Thanks to Marie on Facebook for this link to This Day in History at history.com with the account of Ted Williams hitting a home run in his last time at bat in his career—in Fenway Park in 1960. The moment was immortalized by young John Updike writing for the New…
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The Bridge Review Special Bread and Roses Issue Seeks Submissions The Bridge Review will produce a 2012 special issue in support of the Centennial Anniversary of the Great Lawrence Strike of 1912, better known as the “Bread & Roses Strike.” Deadline for submissions is January 11, 2012. The Bridge Review:…
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Corey Sciuto is a denizen of the downtown – an urban dweller – a smart, young and tuned-in observer of the Lowell scene. His wonderful and powerful photographs of downtown and Lowell’s neighborhoods brought him to my radar screen. He and I now serve together on the Lowell Historical Society…
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Gettysburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 3,500 Union soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. On this blog we offer many posts about our historic Lowell cemeteries. Cemeteries are an important and intimate part of our lives and our ancestry. Stories abound there…
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Flankers . Trees change at night to rust, orange, brown. On long warm afternoons my friends and I ran downfield, catching perfect spirals, tackling each other as if trying to hurt one another when all we wanted was to be good at what we knew. Red-gold leaves surrounded us. Our…
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“Lowell City Hall” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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If you want to attend housing expert Karl “Chip” Case’s Lunchtime Lecture at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center, you should register today because the seating is limited to 100 and not many seats are left. The lecture is on Monday, Oct. 3, at 12 noon. Contact artsandideas@uml.edu or call…
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History.com reminds us that on this day September 26, 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates took place in the city of Chicago. Presidential hopefuls Republican Richard M. Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy squared off in a television studio to discuss “domestic matters.” Kennedy emerged the apparent winner from…
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An Evening with Andre Dubus University of Massachusetts Lowell faculty member and New York Times Best-Selling Author Andre Dubus III will be discussing his latest work – Townie – at the Tewksbury Public Library on Tuesday September 27, 2011 at 6:30pm. A book sale and signing will take place after…
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