Lowell Walks: The Founding of Lowell

Next Saturday, August 13, 2022, at 10 am from Lowell National Park Visitor Center at 246 Market Street, I’ll lead a Lowell Walk on the founding of Lowell. Here’s a preview: Rivers have always been central to human activity and with the Merrimack and Concord Rivers meeting here, people have…

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Culture Where You Least Expect It

Review of “All About Me: My Remarkable Life in Show Business” Book by Mel Brooks Review by Richard Howe Midway through my freshman year in college, I was bumped up into the school’s honors program. It was a small group and most of our classes intensely focused on literature, philosophy,…

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RIP Bill Russell

    As a youth I grew up watching the Boston Celtics dominate the NBA. Eleven World Championships in thirteen years. I can’t remember for sure something like that, I think. But of all the NBA championships and winning seasons I followed, the Celtics’ 1968-69 season I remember the most.…

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Boarding School Blues: Chapter 41

Boarding School Blues: Chapter 41 By Louise Peloquin “Anywhere out of the world” Blanche’s head was in the moon during classes. Lively dining hall conversations failed to pierce through the stupor. Friends gave up commenting on her lethargy as they watched her swallow the “plat du jour” of alphabet soup…

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The Betrayal of an Unwritten Covenant

The Betrayal of an Unwritten Covenant By Malcolm Sharps The introduction of a new tax in the UK in 1990 provoked a political crisis and suddenly called into question the limits of government to make demands on citizens and the obligation on citizens to comply with them. The way I would describe what happened…

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Living Madly – On the Road Again

Living Madly – On the Road Again By Emilie-Noelle Provost Much of my professional life has been spent writing for the travel and tourism industry. I’ve written dozens of articles, reviews of restaurants and hotels, copy for websites, and reems of text used in marketing materials and on social media.…

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