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Today I attended the Lowell area small press book publishers round-up at the Old Court. Authors and publishers had tables around the perimeter of the large second floor of the pub, displaying their books, chatting with the many readers in attendance and with each other, and autographing copies for buyers.…
Read More »My only complaint about tonight’s performance of “The Crucible” by the Lowell High School Drama Club is that there was only one performance. If it was being done again tomorrow I’d go see it again and would urge everyone reading this to do the same. The two dozen LHS students…
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Read More »The rumble of trucks down Westview Road caught my attention late last night. Soon, spot lights cast a daytime glow throughout the area and a jack hammer let everyone know that the street was being opened. I assumed it was a water pipe but since it was “downstream” from my…
Read More »boston.com reports that the Museum of Science in Boston received a $5 million state grant to develop “a spectacular exhibit” on the theme of life sciences, specifically, human biology. This is good news for the state and our region. Read the Globe’s Colin Young’s article here. On top of the recently expanded Isabella…
Read More »This is a hilarious piece from Jon Stewart titled the Gingrich who stole South Carolina. The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Governor Deval Patrick yesterday proposed a state budget to back up the state-of-the-state address he delivered on Monday. That speech was competently, if not soaringly, delivered, and urged a modest, focused agenda, which the budget seems geared to…
Read More »MassMoments reminds us today that when Asa Mercer of Seattle set out to recruit young women of good character to travel to the Northwest and fill the need for teachers in the Washington Territory, he came first to Lowell, Massachusetts. Why New England? Why Lowell? His reasoning was pretty straightforward: “A scarcity of women…
Read More »Besides being the best fighting force in history, the modern US Army apparently possesses multimedia capability. AFN (American Forces Network – which I used to know as Armed Forces Network) is sponsoring a Super Bowl commercial competition. Because it doesn’t air commercial commercials (which some find to be the highlight…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. State-of-the-union speeches are supposed to be inspirational, and last night’s by President Obama achieved that goal. It certainly spoke to his Democratic base and evoked a vision of what those center and left-of-center want their…
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