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This essay was first heard as a radio essay on the “Sunrise” program of WUML, 92.5 FM, at UMass Lowell. Executive producer Chris Dunlap assembled writers in the area for the daily essay feature, a popular component of the morning public affairs show. I’ve shared this essay with rh.com readers for the…
Read More »This is one of a series of cross-posts from the Lowell Historical Society blog site. The Society has a treasure of resources for the researcher and the curious! Posted on November 29, 2011 by Marie FROM THE LOWELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY TREASURE TROVE! From the Lowell Historical Society Collection: Bust of Benjamin…
Read More »Even before the final vote was counted a few weeks ago, speculation as it always does had turned to who will be the city’s next mayor. Talk is that Patrick Murphy and Rodney Elliot each have three committed votes with one or more others being noncommittal in the hopes that…
Read More »Well! Well! According to breakingnews on Channel 7 and elsewhere – Congressman Barney Frank will NOT seek relection in 2012. This timing is strange! Who is next? Will Congressman Tierney take a hard look at his situation? Will long-termer Congressman Markey decide that his time has come? Will Congressman Capuano make…
Read More »“Pears for Tea” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »William Henry O’Connell, Cardinal/Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts On this day – November 27, 1911 – William Henry O’Connell – priest and bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts and Lowell native – was elevated to the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals by Pope Pius X. He was 52 years of…
Read More »Northern Canal, Textile Memorial Bridge and the Merrimack River. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »I’ve been posting a haiku daily on Facebook as a poetry experiment. It’s always good to go where the readers are. The feedback has been good. This series of haiku is loosely arranged around my observations and experiences at the South Common, across the street from my home. Following are…
Read More »November is one of my favorite months. It always begins with an election, either local or statewide, next comes Veterans Day (which I’ve always seen as a day of honoring those who have served in the military and not just some random day off from work). Mid-month brings my birthday…
Read More »At nytimes.com, economist Robert Reich looks to 2012 and beyond in a longer than usual essay.
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