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Brickhouse Wrestling and Fitness, Lee Street, Lowell MA. Photo by Tony Sampas.
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Read More »“Political Economics” by John Edward
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column. Whatever your economic “religion”, you are probably losing faith. There is cause for great doubt whether you are a fiscal conservative, a…
Read More »Sununu, Powell, Obama
So according to John Sununu…Colin Powell supports Barack Obama for “race” reasons? I wonder, does he support Mitt Romney for the same reason?
Read More »Marcel’s Laws of Politics, No. 9
My father, Marcel R. Marion, was an enthusiastic observer of American politics and world affairs. He never ran for anything except union steward when he worked in a textile mill in Lowell in the 1940s. He was a wool sorter, meaning he classified types and quailty of wool by examining…
Read More »Dylan, Bono, & Kerouac
This is from Bob Dylan’s memoir “Chronicles: Volume One” (2004). Thanks to Jim Cook for the tip. We know all these guys by one name: Dylan, Bono, Kerouac, . . . and Cook. . “One night, Bono, the singer from U2, was over for dinner with some other friends. Spending…
Read More »Peanut Butter & Pickles
More often than not, lunch for me is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich so when I caught sight of a “peanut butter” in a front-page headline of yesterday’s New York Times food section, I went right to the story. But the “and” following this story’s peanut butter was not…
Read More »UMass Lowell Celebrates “Bread & Roses” Strike Centennial ~ October 25, 2012
UMASS LOWELL STUDENT POSTERS ARE GREAT!!! On Thursday, October 25 at 6:00PM – Room 222 O’Leary Library, UMass Lowell celebrates the Centennial of the Bread & Roses Strike. Check out the incredible poster work of UMass Lowell students, hear music, eat some soup, and listen to a talk by historian Ardis Cameron…
Read More »The Lowell Connector Opens on October 24, 1962
Thanks to the Lowell National Historical Park’s Facebook post for reminding us a bit about the history of the Lowell Connector. This citation comes from bostonroads.com: The Lowell Connector was opened officially on October 24, 1962. However, the ramps to I-495 did not open until one year later, when the…
Read More »Obama wins on substance; Romney, on strategy by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The Mitt Romney who showed up at last night’s foreign policy debate agreed with President Obama on the majority of issues discussed and points raised. And, because the President has been dealing with them on the ground for…
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