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Here are some interesting facts about July 4th, 1776 and the Declaration of Independence. There were actually 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Individual delegates signed the Declaration of Independence at different times, some as late as August 1776. The only three  confirmed to have signed on July 4,…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Ann Coulter must have been hit on the head by a soccer ball, and it was no planned header. Her recent column , a screed against the sport and America’s growing interest in it, seems unhinged. She asserts…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Question for gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley: if you knew that the legitimacy of the casino repeal referendum would end up at the Supreme Judicial Court regardless of how you decided on its constitutionality and you’re supposedly fine with its being…

This morning I ventured to the Ogunquit Beach (Maine) parking lot to watch the beginning of  what is called The Great Race. Over one hundred vintage and antique cars lined up side to side to fill the lot. Hundreds of spectator took pictures and/or just looked (including me). At exactly…

Welcome to the new format for richardhowe.com which is a custom design by Lowell’s own Stellar Web Studios. We will continue to bring you the steady stream of new posts that has characterized the site but the new format will also make it easier to locate and retrieve past content.…

Today is the inaugural edition of the Boston Globe’s new weekly political section called “Capital” which the Globe describes as “the week in politics and the issues.” I’m impressed. The twelve page section is packed with substance including news stories, opinion pieces, graphs and photographs. While there are a few…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Driving past Newtown, Connecticut this past weekend was a reminder of how virtually nothing has been accomplished since the slaughter of little children at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut a year and a half ago.  The Stop Handgun…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. A ten-game losing streak.  The worst in decades. A string of injuries as long as your sore arm. Still, it’s too soon to panic.  At least, that’s what I keep telling myself. We’re still weeks away from my…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Former state rep and state senator Warren Tolman, whose bid for state attorney general has the backing of four former AG’s, has always said he was taking candidate Maura Healey seriously, and well he should. While Tolman, who previously ran…

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. At least 16 Democrats will not seek reelection to the House of Representatives this fall. No surprise there, given that they are outnumbered 233 to 200 (with two vacant seats), and the Republican majority has no interest in…