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‘Tomatoes Box’ by Richard Marion
“Tomatoes Box” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 To see more artwork, please visit www.richardmarion.net
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HuffPo/AOL Blogger in Lowell Praises Local World Culture
A surprise showed up yesterday on Facebook when a Friend posted a link to a blog entry from Huffington Post/AOL that was by a writer who works in Lowell, maybe lives in Lowell, and was writing about the remarkable pluralism in the city. Read Nataly Kelly’s post here. About the…
Read More »Lowell Cemetery Tours – save the dates
Here’s the schedule for this fall’s tours of Lowell Cemetery: Friday – September 9 – 1 pm Saturday – September 10 – 10 am Friday – September 30 – 1 pm Saturday – October 1 – 10 am The tours begin at the Knapp Avenue entrance which is right next…
Read More »Guilty plea by Tully
The Globe reports that former Lowell City Manager Joe Tully pleaded guilty yesterday in US District Court to one count of wire fraud in a case that arose out of the closing-then-relocation of the Registry of Motor Vehicles office in the city. While the maximum possible sentence could be up…
Read More »Fiscal Climate Challenges Post-Irene
August 30, 2011
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Marie
Posted in Current Events, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Politics
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As Irene was developing, landing, damaging the states and communities along the Eastern seaboard and inland as well, officialdom was full of praise for the “new FEMA” – for the planning, co-ordination and ongoing interaction, relief and support. Everyone was in the loop. In a Washington Post story by Ed…
Read More »Race for Jack Kerouac Scholarship
9th Annual Kerouac Road Race Race proceeds go to the Jack Kerouac Scholarship awarded to a Lowell High School graduating senior planning a major in literature or the arts. Time is running out to get your micro-tec race t-shirt!!! Sunday, September 25th Be one of the first 400 registered and…
Read More »‘Hudzik’s Market, Palm Sunday’ by Richard Marion
“Hudzik’s Market, Palm Sunday” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 To see more artwork, visit www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Not Only the Economy: Deepak Changes the Subject for 2012
August 29, 2011
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PaulM
Posted in Culture, History, Lowell, Politics, Election 2012
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My old schoolmate Bob Jette posted on FB about this short essay by Deepak Chopra on huffingtonpost.com about the issues that he believes will determine the outcome of the presidential election next year. Read the essay here.
Read More »Truthout: ‘Three Charts for Your Right-Wing Brother-in-Law’
August 29, 2011
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PaulM
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This is interesting. I picked it up from the staunchly progressive news service truth-out.org.
Read More »Krugman’s Warning on Anti-Science GOP
August 29, 2011
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PaulM
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NYTimes opinion writer Paul Krugman today sounds the alarm on the anti-science, anti-intellectual character of the leading contendors to be the Republican Party’s challenger to President Obama. Backing up his opinion with facts and candidate quotes, Krugman warns about the prospects of an “anti-knowledge” platform and subsequent legislative agenda. Maybe it’s…
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