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Who are these elected officials from Lowell’s past?
Taking a page from my colleague Dick Howe’s book, I offer this photo of the 1980 Lowell School Committee. Can you identify the members? Who was the Mayor?
Read More »MIT Scholar & Nobel Prize Winner from Lexington Blocked by GOP Senator from Appointment by Obama to Fed Reserve Board
June 5, 2011
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PaulM
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Here’s a fine example of what’s wrong with the national Republican party. Read this guest column in the NYTimes by Peter A. Diamond, an economics professor at MIT and Nobel Prize winner.
Read More »Maureen Dowd in NYT Reminds Me of Neary’s Play
In her opionion column in today’s NYTimes, Maureen Dowd writes about the child-abuser priests in Ireland and a hero among the clergy, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, which reminded me of a dramatic moment in Jack Neary’s play “The Porch.” I hope many of our readers were able to see the Actors Inc.…
Read More »Charles Blow Alludes to a ‘Capital Strike,’ as Labeled by Prof. Bob
June 4, 2011
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PaulM
Posted in Current Events, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Politics
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Some months ago in a comment on this blog, Prof. Bob Forrant of UMass Lowell used the term “capital strike” in suggesting that big businesses appear to be sitting on record profits when they could be stimulating the economy, creating jobs, and moving the nation ahead. Here is a passage from opinion column…
Read More »‘Blue Dot Sign’ by Michael Casey
Michael Casey is the author of several books of poetry, including “Obscenities,” “Millrat,” and “Million Dollar Hole.” In 1972, he won the prestigious Yale Younger Poets Award for his book “Obscenities,” now considered a classic volume of both Vietnam War literature and war poetry of all time. His poems have appeared in the New York…
Read More »Cardinal O’Connell Parkway
A close-up of the now-under-renovation Cardinal O’Connell Parkway by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Blogger Meet-up: One week from tonight
Next Thursday (June 9) is our third annual Greater Lowell blogger meet-up. This year we will gather at Gary’s Ice Cream, 131 Gorham Street, East Chelmsford from 6 pm until 8 pm (and we’ll likely stay later). This event is completely informal. There is no agenda, no sign-in table or…
Read More »Rev Up for Riverfest, Saturday, June 11
Lowell Riverfest, Saturday June 11th, 2 pm to 6 pm, at Middlesex Community College and the Concord River Greenway Park The Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust, The Cultural Organization of Lowell, and WXRV 92.5 The River radio station invite the community to join this year’s Riverfest: Culture Flows. Enjoy this…
Read More »The morning after the storm
[youtube]s5fX072sQH8[/youtube] This morning’s cool temperatures, flawless blue sky and brilliant sunshine emerging over the eastern horizon are in stark contrast to yesterday’s frightening weather. It began yesterday morning at about 8:30 when the sky opened up and lightning lit up the streets. While that weather event lasted only for about…
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