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Black Hawk Lands in Lowell Cemetery
A Military Black Hawk Helicopter landed in Lowell Cemetery this past weekend. This video was originally posted by videoviv
Read More »U.S. and allies should stand strong in this week’s Bagdhad meeting by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. You can find Marjorie’s blog at http://marjoriearonsbarron.com/ Six nations are heading to Baghdad this week to meet with Iran about its relentless drive for nuclear weapons. This was teed up by their meeting this spring in Istanbul. The…
Read More »Lowell’s Ben Butler Takes a Hit in the NY Times
On July 12, 1862, Harper’s Weekly featured this “before and after” cartoon about General Benjamin Butler’s controversial May 1862 General Order # 28 known as the “Woman Order” in Union-occupied New Orleans. In yesterday’s New York Times Opinionator Column, writer Terry Jones takes on Ben Butler in “The Beast in…
Read More »State Auditor Suzanne Bump & Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts State Auditor Suzanne Bump was the keynote speaker at last Tuesday’s Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast which was held at the Tewksbury Country Club. Here is some of what Auditor Bump had to say: She began by quoting Barney Frank’s definition of “government” – it’s the “things…
Read More »Mick Jagger Sings the Political Blues
Last weekend Saturday Night Live wrapped up its 37th season. Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger hosted the show which has received excellent reviews. One of the most talked about segments features Jagger performing this political song called Tea Party about Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.
Read More »“Two-tenths of a pound” 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: I purchase luncheon meat once or twice a month. A quarter of a pound makes the sandwich a little too thick. I…
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“Newspaper” – photo by Tony Sampas
Read More »City Stories
More than 60 people (“….we must have great audiences.”) showed up at the Old Court last night for part one of City Stories, produced by the Image Theater crew. If you can make it to part two tonight at 8 pm, do yourself a favor and go. I was honored…
Read More »Let’s chuck the Cherokee fixation and deal with today’s challenges by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. You can find Marjorie’s blog at http://marjoriearonsbarron.com/ The Boston Herald drumbeating investigation of Elizabeth Warren’s claim to having Cherokee blood keeps on. In yesterday’s installment, the paper published excerpts from a 1984 cookbook called Pow Wow Chow, edited…
Read More »Lowell Summer Music Series…Don’t Miss the Shows
I can’t say enough good stuff about the upcoming season of music at Boarding House Park via the stellar (and beneath the stars) Lowell Summer Music Series of Lowell National Historical Park and the many sponsors. Peter, John, and the team have assembled an all-star (there’s that word again) line-up, including…
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