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‘Tomatoes Box’ by Richard Marion
In honor of the gardens all over the city, a summer composition from the 1980s. “Tomatoes Box” by Richard Marion (c) 2012. See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Tierney v. Tisei: Time to focus on the issues by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Last Tuesday, Congressman John Tierney did what he should have done many months ago. He held a press conference and faced questions about what he knew and when he knew it regarding his brother-in-laws’ illegal activities. For Tierney, there…
Read More »Barbara Bush Garden
Kennebunkport, Maine honored former former First Lady, Barbara Bush with a wonderful flower garden planted on the town green. Bush is an avid gardener and along with her husband former President George H W Bush an active member of the small seaside community. Pictured below are casts of the First…
Read More »‘The Worker’ by Brian Herrmann
“The Worker” by Brian Herrmann At the forefront of Lowell’s historical gateway downtown resides a sculpture titled “The Worker.” This work, constructed in 1985 by Elliot and Ivan Schwartz, depicts an Irish canal worker widening the canal ways of Lowell. This work, along with several others, was placed into the…
Read More »‘There You Go Again,’ Uncle Dave; Skip the Column, See the Readers’ Comments
NYTimes opinion writer David Brooks keeps me reading his column because I appreciate his thoughtfulness if not his core analysis. Today’s column deals with inequalities among American children as described in recent scholarly research. After painting a picture that should worry everyone, he winds up with a cliche ending that blames President…
Read More »Ernest Borgnine, RIP
[youtube]UhhsVZozmF0[/youtube] Actor Ernest Borgnine died on Sunday at age 95. His obituary in the New York Times thoroughly reviews his career and the many movie roles he played. To me, however, he will always be Lt Cdr Quinton McHale, the skipper of PT-73. What was it about the early 1960s…
Read More »Red Sox at All-Star break: Wait ’till next year
I watched about a dozen innings combined through the just-completed weekend series between the Yankees and Red Sox from Fenway Park. Had it not been for the presence of Derek Jeter in the opposing lineup, I would have guessed at first that I was watching the Pawtucket Red Sox, not…
Read More »“THE BIG ONE: A Play in Three Acts” 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: In 2009, I wrote a column that used a fictional story to explain how the Great Recession started. The column concluded with…
Read More »“It’s a lot of fun just walking around Lowell.”
Tourists listen to LNHP ranger Cathy Neveux as they venture forth on a “Mill and Canal” tour Photo from today’s Globe North section (Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff) The Lowell National Historical Park is the star in Globe North feature story this Sunday morning with a terrific photo above the fold! Touting…
Read More »Ogunquit fireworks preserves charm of yesteryear by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. While tens of thousands of Boston concert-goers were being herded from the Esplanade to a tunnel under Storrow Drive under threat of storm, Ogunquit, Maine was celebrating July 4th as tradition would have it: simple and lovely. Standing…
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