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Yesterday (June 30, 2012) was Edith Nourse Rogers Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts per order of Governor Deval Patrick. In honor of the former Congresswoman from the Fifth Congressional District, a small ceremony was held at the Allen House of UMass Lowell where a proclamation from the governor was…
Read More »[youtube]5ulYGXQVuL4[/youtube] Steve O’Connor sent along a link to the above YouTube video of 12 year old Quinn Sullivan of New Bedford, Massachusetts performing at a club in Albany where he was the opening act for Blues legend Buddy Guy. I suspect we will hear from this young man again.
Read More »If I had a “bucket list,” seeing John Sebastian perform live once more would have been on it until last night. Check. The highly entertaining Sebastian has been a favorite of mine since the Lovin’ Spoonful broke into the record charts in the mid-1960s with songs like “Do You…
Read More »Canada – our neighbor to the North – is the largest country in North America and the second largest country in the world. It is located north of the United States and southeast of Alaska. It has ten provinces and three territories. Over 33 million people live in Canada. Most…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Thanks to CNN and Fox, Thursday’s SCOTUS announcement was an emotional roller coaster. Like the Dewey-beats-Truman headlines, they both were so eager to be first that they were wrong. Shame on them. This time, print media at least…
Read More »More about Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers as we celebrate “Edith Nourse Rogers Day” in the Commonwealth. From the archive: After serving for 35 years as a Member of Congress representing the Massachusetts Fifth Congressional District, Edith Nourse Rogers died on this day September 10, 1960 – in the midst of…
Read More »The last day of June was historically one of the busiest days of the year at the registry of deeds for a number of reasons: the last day of the month is always busy; many people hold off on moving into new homes until after school is out; and some…
Read More »As Governor Patrick designates June 30, 2012 “Edith Nourse Rogers Day” – here are some photographic “memories” of Edith Nourse Rogers: Edith Nourse Rogers presides over the House Chamber in the 1920′s image from the Collection of the U. S. House of Representatives. Lowell Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers watching President…
Read More »Governor Deval Patrick has just proclaimed June 30th as Edith Nourse Rogers Day in Massachusetts. Rogers was the member of Congress who represented Greater Lowell from 1925 until her death in 1961. Though a Republican, she was a strong supporter of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal but she is best known…
Read More »During my nearly ten years of practicing law, I repeatedly was reminded that every trial has its own dynamic and that someone not part of that trial, who was not present for the entire proceeding, was usually clueless in trying to predict the result. Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the…
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