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The entry below is crossed posted from local playwright Jack Neary’s own blog, Shards. Jack wrote this post on July 23 and decided to title it, well…July 23. He’ll tell you why. So I believe I’ve determined that I don’t know enough about any one thing to ever put together…
Read More »Yesterday US District Judge Susan Bolton made an historic and courageous decision in blocking the major parts of Arizona’ controversial new immigration law. But the fight is not over, as proven by this statement released on the state’s official website by Governor Jan Brewer. In my opinion we can not…
Read More »The entry below was crossed posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Scott Brown drew a huge crowd to a New England Council breakfast this week. His speech was a reminder of the regular-guy appeal that won him the seat last January and the power he is currently relishing as the…
Read More »Local playwright Jack Neary is blogging again…the entry below was cross posted from Jack’s own blog, “Shards”. So until I can construct one extended, cohesive thought, I’m gonna have to keep the “Shards” thing going. I’m trying to remember the last extended, cohesive thought, I had. Let me see…uh… On…
Read More »After a little respite local playwright Jack Neary is back blogging. This entry is cross posted from Jack’s own blog, titled Shards. Welcome back Jack. Clearly, I need to work on my blogging. Clearly, I am not a dedicated blogger. It’s good that I have only eight followers, because, clearly,…
Read More »The article below concerning UMass Lowell student Paula Bustus of Andover and the Bridgewell Day Center first appeared in the Andover Townsman. It is an interesting read. Local engineer-to-be develops fun tool to help developmentally disabled UMass Lowell electrical engineering student Paula Bustus of Andover had had no experience with…
Read More »The entry below has been cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Question 1: What has shed more heat than light? Select from: a) Massachusetts politicians b) Massachusetts media c) the public debate about replacing Massachusetts testing standards with new national ones. Answer: all of the above. Massachusetts’ education standards…
Read More »Several years ago I heard Chief Justice Margaret Marshall speak at the then DoubleTree Hotel in Lowell. It was right around the time of the historic “interpretation” of the state’s constitution that legalized Gay marriage in Massachusetts. She was truly brilliant. She spoke of her days as a student leader…
Read More »It’s not a scene from the 1966 movie “The Russians are Coming The Russians are Coming!” – it’s 1918 and there really was a submarine – a German U-boat – off the shores of Cape Cod. From today’s Mass Moments: ON THIS DAY… in 1918, people in the Cape Cod…
Read More »I just received the email below…Believe it or not, I have had other opportunities like this but have ignored them. Shame on me! Dear Sir/Madam RE: INSTRUCTION TO CREDIT YOUR ACCOUNT WITH THE SUM OF £5,500,000.00. We wish to congratulate and inform you that after thorough review and evaluation of…
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