Drip, drip, drip: Biden’s Classified Document mess by Marjorie Arons Barron

The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. C’mon, guys. Get your act together. Another announcement this weekend of six more classified documents being found in President Biden’s Delaware home. Repeated  unforced errors from an administration that promised, unlike its predecessor, to  “bring transparency and truth back to…

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Boarding School Blues: Ch. 51

Boarding School Blues: Chapter 51 By Louise Peloquin Ch. 51: We all fall down The next couple of days slipped by without any holiday fuss. Papa’s convalescence deterred most family members from dropping by at Christmas, despite the invitation to sample home-made egg nog. Ready for holiday-treat-craving tummies, gallons of…

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“Dry January” by David Daniel

Dry January By David Daniel A few sips into the second martini Alan wonders if this has been a good idea. “We don’t have enough money saved,” his wife says out of the blue, but not a total surprise. It has become a theme lately. “We’re losers.” “Come on, we’re…

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Greater Lowell Real Estate in 2022

Each month I write an article for the Merrimack Valley Housing Report which is a monthly e-publication from the UMass Lowell Institute of Housing Sustainability. This month I reviewed Greater Lowell real estate trends in 2022. Because the topic may be of interest to readers of this site, I’ve reproduced…

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Living Madly: Great Brook

Living Madly: Great Brook By Emilie-Noelle Provost The first time I visited Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle was nearly twenty years ago. We had recently returned from a vacation at Acadia National Park in Maine. While we were there, we hiked almost every day. We mostly stuck to…

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Boarding School Blues: Chapter 50

Boarding School Blues: Chapter 50 By Louise Peloquin Ch. 50: “Naughty or nice”  Papa left the kitchen to supervise the tree decorating while the ladies did the dishes. Working in sync, Maman scrubbed and rinsed while Blanche wiped with their favorite cotton towels, made in Lowell. In no time, the…

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