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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?
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Robert Kennedy Assassinated ~ June 5, 1968
On this day June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was assassinated in Los Angeles after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary. Shortly after midnight – after winning the California primary election for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, Kennedy was shot as he walked…
Read More »Charles Blow Alludes to a ‘Capital Strike,’ as Labeled by Prof. Bob
June 4, 2011
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PaulM
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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 »In Lowell: Add Rep Conroy to Dem Convention Speakers Roster
According to the State House News Service via the PatriotLedger.com, State Representative Tom Conroy of Wayland has officially acknowledged that he too be will a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2012 race for the U.S. Senate. He joins a roster that includes Newton Mayor Setti Warren, City Year…
Read More »Viet Nam Vets Exhibit and Forum at American Textile History Museum
June 2, 2011
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Marie
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Jim Sullivan reminds us in today’s Boston Globe that there is a very special exhibit at the American Textile History Museum in Lowell. “Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam’’ explores the self-expression of these “troops sent across the Pacific on the ship, now inactive, (who) left behind Kilroy-style markings on the…
Read More »The Fascination with Gold
One of the more fascinating trends to arise in the wake of the financial crisis has been the renewed interest of the political right in gold. Today’s New York Times ran a story about the latest part of this trend: Utah has passed a law allowing gold and silver coins to…
Read More »“Me, Inc.” by John Edward
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. Last year the Supreme Court overturned campaign finance reform that limited how much corporations could spend to influence federal elections. UMass Lowell…
Read More »Viet Nam Veterans Arrested on Lexington Green
John Kerry, a director of the Vietnam Veterans against the War, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations committee April 22, 1971. (UPI) MassMoments reminds us this morning that on this day May 30, 1971, hundreds of anti-war protestors – in an operation organized by Vietnam Veterans Against the War –…
Read More »Remember Origin of Memorial Day ~ Exerpts from an Editorial
New Hampshire will be more and more in the news as the “would be” Republicans trek north in search of that momentum that the eventual GOP presidential nominee needs. Editorial space will soon be overcome with their antics and activities. Before the onslaught – please note some exerpts from a…
Read More »John Fitzgerald Kennedy ~ Born in Massachusetts May 29, 1917
A biography from the White House: John F. Kennedy On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullets as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was the…
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