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SNL on Presidential Debate
Here is Saturday Night Live’s take on last weeks presidential debate.
Read More »Tilting yes on medical marijuana referendum by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. For years, as an editorialist, I supported the medical use of marijuana. I anguished when a cancer-stricken friend, deathly ill from the side effects of chemotherapy, was afraid to smoke pot because it was illegal, notwithstanding reports that…
Read More »The Catholic Vice Presidential Debate ~ An Historic Event
Below is an interesting invitation that first arrived last week. Today there is a new element – there will be a pre-debate conference call. I’m invited to join-in along with a key participant – Sister Simone Campbell of “Nuns on the Bus.” This outreach puts another layer on this upcoming Vice Presidential debate…
Read More »“Strict Scrutiny” 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. Governments should be cautious when they spend taxpayer money. Elected leaders would do well to follow the lead of the Supreme Court…
Read More »Motions for this week’s City Council Meeting
Here are the motions that have been filed for this week’s Lowell City Council meeting: By Councilor Kennedy – Request City Council amend the proposed changes to Section 176, Article 1 (rental property Ordinance) by excluding owner occupied two family properties. By Councilor Mercier – Request the City Manager have…
Read More »Greater Lowell Tech School Committee vacancy
Mike Lenzi, one of the Lowell representatives to the Greater Lowell Technical High School, has submitted his formal resignation from that school committee to be effective October 11, 2012. Lenzi, who had purchased a home in Dracut earlier this summer, was expected to resign at some point. Who will succeed…
Read More »Occupy and the Tea Party
October 8, 2012
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PaulM
Posted in Lowell, Election 2012, Culture, Current Events, History
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The biggest surprise to me this fall is the absence of massive youth demonstrations in favor of President Obama or at least in opposition to the trickle-down, “voodoo” economics that is still the favorite approach of the national Republican leaders. I thought for sure after last fall and winter that…
Read More »‘Return of the South Common Haiku’
For the past few weeks, I’ve been posting new South Common haiku on my Facebook page. For those who are not into the FB thing, following are some that got the best responses.—PM . Return of the South Common Haiku . Mourning doves en groupe. Red hawk atop gray steeple.…
Read More »It’s About Us, Not Obama
October 5, 2012
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PaulM
Posted in Election 2012, Culture, Current Events, History, Lowell
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It’s been a little painful to read and hear all the complaints about how poorly President Obama presented his case in the first debate in Denver. I have no idea why he was “flat” or “didn’t show up,” as some commentators have described it, but it made me think about…
Read More »Kerouac’s ‘Beat Generation’ Play Opens Next Wed. at MRT
The world premiere of Jack Kerouac’s only full-length play, “Beat Generation,” is set for next Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in partnership with UMass Lowell. The media buzz is building around this major event. The Sun, Eagle Tribune, Globe, Associated Press/New York City, WCAP-AM radio, WBUR-FM radio, BBC radio,…
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