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The Spirit of Uncle Arthur at Christmas By Charles Gargiulo I remember reading somewhere that a great songwriter is somebody who can say more in just a couple of lines than most people can say about the same subject if they talked all night about it. If that’s the case,…
Read More »You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War by Elizabeth Becker Review by Richard Howe In the final chapter of her excellent book, You Don’t Belong Here, Elizabeth Becker writes that in 2015 she traveled to Cambodia to testify in war crime trials for some surviving…
Read More »Thanksgiving came late in 1922. It was observed on Thursday, November 30. Still, the weather was unseasonably warm which would allow many to use their relatively new automobiles to visit distant family and friends. Just ten years earlier, automobiles were very rare and possessed only by the very wealthy,…
Read More »Thinking About Thanksgiving High School Football By Mike McCormick Mike McCormick of Alaska by way of Haverhill and Haverhill High School, has some observations on this year’s Haverhill High hazing incident and the subsequent cancellation of the school’s Thanksgiving Day football game against Lowell High. Thursday, November 17, 2022…
Read More »In November 1982, Vietnam veteran Dean Contover travelled to Washington, DC, for the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Last year, Dean shared his story about that experience which I’m reposting it today in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the memorial which occured on November 13,…
Read More »This post originally appeared here on November 9, 2010. I’m reposting it today in observance of the 40th anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Washington, D.C. Tonight [Nov 9, 2010] I joined forty others at the Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union headquarters at 1 Tremont Place for the…
Read More »The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, was dedicated forty years ago this week on November 13, 1982. In recognition of that anniversary, here are the names of residents of Lowell whose names appear on “The Vietnam Wall.” The Lowell names and their stories are presented chronologically in order of…
Read More »This special post collects the remarks, readings, and music from the memorial service for Bob Martin of Lowell. Thanks to the contributors who gave permission to reprint their selections. The RichardHowe.com blog is sharing the proceedings to document the family and community recognition of Bob’s passing. He was one of…
Read More »Here is a description of each of the monuments located on the grounds of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium: Bradford “Brad” Morse Memorial Walkway (cement walkway from East Merrimack Street at Concord River to the front steps of Memorial Auditorium). F. Bradford Morse (1921-1994), a veteran of World War II and…
Read More »One of the distinctive features of the vestibule of the Lowell Memorial Auditorium is the many flags displayed high above the floor. Originally called Trophy Hall, the distinctive display of flags prompted the room’s name to be changed to the Hall of Flags. Here are the flags currently on display…
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