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Boarding School Blues: Chapter 45 By Louise Peloquin Ch. 45: A Measure of Mirth The holidays were a week away and the excitement was palpable. Even the routine changed per the headmistress’s instructions: “in order to provide a measure of mirth to daily academic tasks, teachers will open each period…

Here is a quick look at the contested races on yesterday’s ballot in the state primary elections. I’ll update it with more detailed results tonight: 16th Middlesex Representative District: Rodney Elliott defeated Zoe Dzineku in the Democratic primary. The district includes parts of Lowell and Chelmsford. In Lowell, Elliott received…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. He was 32 years old and had been sworn into Congress just three days previously. There he was on January 6th, on the floor of the House, standing on broken glass, watching violence erupt, stunned to see Republicans…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. An eclectic collection to savor before the leaves turn color. “Every Good Boy Does Fine” by concert pianist Jeremy Denk is part memoir  (child prodigy in a dysfunctional family) and part voyage through classical music (his favorite composers, techniques, a…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. “You see the mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why would you take the Fifth Amendment?” Stupid question if you understand the basic principles of the Constitution. But an ironic question if posed by America’s hypocrite-in-chief, Donald…

This is the second half of the script I used when giving my Founding of Lowell guided walk on Saturday, August 13, 2022. Part I of the script is available here. FOUNDING OF LOWELL WALK SCRIPT PART II STOP 7 – LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL ON KIRK STREET Lowell High School…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Tuesday’s primaries in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona, and Washington all sent important and conflicting messages. The high point was in Kansas. By an unexpectedly large 20-point margin, this thoroughly red state defeated a move to eliminate from the…

    As a youth I grew up watching the Boston Celtics dominate the NBA. Eleven World Championships in thirteen years. I can’t remember for sure something like that, I think. But of all the NBA championships and winning seasons I followed, the Celtics’ 1968-69 season I remember the most.…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. It is the end of the beginning; I wish it were the beginning of the end. I have seen every minute of these riveting, often jaw-dropping sessions. While the events were known in their broad contours prior to…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. We may be transfixed by the January 6 hearings, but, when Donald Trump is back invading our dreams at night after 18 months absence, we can benefit mightily from a summertime escape into fiction. Horse by Geraldine Brooks is…