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The entry below is being cross-posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. “Press coverage of Africa is essential, good and insufficient,” Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson told a group of editorialists from the National Conference of Editorial Writers Monday in Washington. The head of the Bureau of African Affairs called…

The entry below is being corss posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. A fresh Washington Post/Pew Research Center poll shows that while Americans feel really good about the demise of Osama bin Laden, few think we’re home free when it comes to the threat of terrorism. Seven in ten believe…

President Obama informs the nation that American forces killed Osama Bin Laden:

Where’s the morning news?! The Telly is wall to wall Royal Wedding. At least Ellen gave me a laugh this morning.

Of course, there is always plenty to do in Lowell and the rest of the Merrimack Valley, but if you are interested in venturing out to a revolutionary neighbor, Lexington is just the place this May. The historic community is planning a month long festival called Revolutionary Revelry. Here’s an…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Donald Trump takes credit for President Obama’s release of his full birth certificate, saying he’s proud that he (Trump) was “able to do something that no one else was able to do.” Well, if you…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Finally, some of our traditionally intimidated politicians are showing a bit of common sense on the issue of excessive health benefits for local public workers unions. We’re not there yet, but we’re moving in the right direction. The…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. At about 3:30 Thursday afternoon, a group of boys, older teenagers, on bicycles road swooped down Cambridge Street toward Charles Circle in Boston. Rather than riding single file in one lane, they simply rode ten…

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