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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Kirby Perkins was a great political reporter, a lot of fun and a good friend. He died of a heart attack 14 years ago at the shockingly young age of 49. While he rubbed elbows…
Read More »The new elevator at the Lowell Superior Courthouse has been operational for over a week now. The interior design blends well with the older buildings that house it.
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Read More »Join the Lowell Historical Society for its annual meeting this coming Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Middlesex Community College’s Federal Building on East Merrimack Street. The meeting will feature a panel discussion on the Civil War
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. Dick Syron and John LaWare were affable enough heads of the Boston-based regional operation of the Federal Reserve System. But, when they were out in the community, they seemed to speak only with other businessmen…
Read More »This may sound a bit morbid, but my favorite section of the newspaper is the obituaries. Each story is a history lesson in itself. In a way, the tour I give of the Lowell Cemetery is a series of oral obituaries shared while walking around a beautiful, natural setting. While…
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »President Obama informs the nation that American forces killed Osama Bin Laden:
Read More »Where’s the morning news?! The Telly is wall to wall Royal Wedding. At least Ellen gave me a laugh this morning.
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