Watching a bit of the ballgame tonight. The Cards are facing elimination, but are leading the Phils 3 to 2 about mid-way through the game. Reminds me of watching the Game of the Week on one of the three big TV networks when I was young. It was the only…
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I’m stating the obvious here, but I’m interested to read what people might write about this: If you watched Ken Burns’ latest American history film this week on PBS, you probably noticed familiar themes from the Prohibition era: religious extremism, wealth concentrated at the top, organized crime violence (like Mexico today),…
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The Lowell Historical Society has recently gone live with a blog site. This is a cross post of an entry I just wrote for the Society’s blog. Hopefully, we will continue this relationship! Marie Clerk, LHS The Lowell Historic Board has resumed publication of a quarterly newsletter – “Presence from…
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For those who missed the excellent talk by housing expert Karl Case at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conf. Center on Monday, the Sun’s Dan O’Brien covered the well-attended event. Read his article here, and get the Sun if you want more. The Lunchtime Lectures are presented by the Moses Greeley Parker…
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Reporter Abby Goodnough of the NYTimes wrote in today’s paper about the US Senate Democratic candidates debate tonight at UMass Lowell, emphasizing that this is the first big campaign test for Elizabeth Warren. Read the article here, and get the NYT on your porch or online if you want more.
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Thanks to this morning’s rain, I was able to upload the videos of last night’s Lowell Citywide Neighborhood Council candidate forum on “Finances, Taxes & the Budget.” The fifteen council candidates in attendance – Paul Belley and Vesna Nuon were unable to attend – were asked to spend their two…
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The Lowell Citywide Neighborhood Council presented its third City Council Candidate Forum tonight at the Wang Middle School. Set in the school auditorium, candidates sat on the stage behind a row of tables while organizers and audience members occupied the auditorium seats. The topic for this evening was “Finances, Taxes…
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Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and US Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren answer questions at endorsement event in Lowell today canal-side in downtown Lowell. After teaching a class at Harvard this morning , Elizabeth Warren made her way to Lowell early this afternoon to accept an important endorsement of her candidacy for the…
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The first poll from the new UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion is a joint effort with the Boston Herald—and the results show Sen. Scott Brown (Rep.) and candidate Elizabeth Warren (Dem.) in a near tie if voters today had to choose between them. Read the Center’s poll results here. The…
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This Monday night from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Wang Middle School at 365 West Meadow Road, the Lowell Citywide Neighborhood Council will present its third City Council candidate forum. The topic for this gathering will be “Finances, Taxes & the Budget.” Nothing beats seeing the candidates in…
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