‘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…

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‘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…

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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…

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Meanderings by Jim Peters

Jim Peters shares another of his essays: I have cancer. No big deal, just late-in-life non-Hodgekins lymphoma. I have basically tried to the best of my limited ability to keep it a secret because it has no bearing on my ability to do my job, or my relationships, or really…

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