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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The Republicans may be in a snit about President Obama’s initiative on Cuba, but polls show that 55-60 percent of Americans favor his efforts to create a new beginning in our relationship. And that makes sense. But normalization…
Read More »Congratulations to the Lowell Irish Cultural Committee for an outstanding Acre Forum last evening at the United Teen Equality Center (UTEC). The forum featured a panel discussion from representatives of the many groups that have called the Acre home since the 1820s. The panelists were Garrett Sheehan representing the Irish…
Read More »Happy B-day to the old man writer of Centralville who was old at six years and never got younger because he could see over the edge of the horizon and got a glimpse of the void, making it more or less indefensible to get a job in a factory when…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. As I process my brief experience in Cuba, I am left with many questions, especially about the Cuban health care system and the status of religion. Mostly, I can convey what we were told by guides and academics. I pass…
Read More »Frequent contributor Jim Peters recently underwent a serious medical procedure but we know that he’s bounced back quickly since he’s now submitted a blog post about the experience: I have come to some very specific ideas about being operated on by very good doctors. I recently had surgery with Dr.…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. photo Jim Barron Sports is a hot topic in Cuba. In Havana’s central park, there’s a “hot corner,” not unlike Hyde Park in London. But, instead of debating politics, the participants are intensely arguing about baseball, and the minutiae of each…
Read More »Representative Rady Mom addresses the council on a bill he has filed to make firing a gun into a house a felony. Asks the council to formally vote to support this bill so it will aid its becoming law. Police Chief Taylor says this legislation is needed to fill a…
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We have set the dates for this spring’s Lowell Cemetery tours. Here are the dates and times: Friday, May 15, 2015 at 1 pm Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 10 am Friday, May 22, 2015 at 1 pm Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 10 am All of these tours will…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The end of the U.S. embargo of Cuba is long overdue. It serves no purpose today. The goal was to bring Fidel Castro to his knees, but it hasn’t worked for 55 years. Now the torch has been passed to…
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