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Super Bowl Ad
With our own Patriots in this year’s Super Bowl the usually entertaining TV commercials will be even more fun for we New Englanders. If you are familiar with Apple’s Siri, you are going to love the ad below. I saw this in the New York Times. As part of its…
Read More »State of the Union
Looking forward to the President’s State of the Union address tonight. Remembering January 2009 and the massive gathering on the National Mall for the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Here’s a look at the scene by Susan Walsh, a photographer from the Associated Press (web photo courtesy of boston.com) Here’s…
Read More »Cundiff Doesn’t Miss This Time
OK, if you are Baltimore Raven Billy Cundiff what do you do, what do you think the day after you missed a game-tying field goal Sunday against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game? The interview below, originally posted by the Baltimore Sun and recommended to me by…
Read More »Tim Thomas and the White House
By mid-afternoon today I started peeking at the Twitter app on my smartphone to catch Tweets coming from Kevin Paul Dupont, Fluto Shinzawa, and the other members of the Boston press covering the ceremony in which the Stanley Cup champion Bruins were being honored at the White House, just as…
Read More »In the Merrimack Valley: Small Business Assistance Center
Don’t miss this important update from the Small Business Assistance Center from Stacie Hargis the Director: Something just happened to the Center! As the New Year unfolds, the Center is looking forward to a bright 2012 as we have had much success to build on from last year.2011 meant results that made…
Read More »Cundiff…You’ve Got to Feel Bad, a Little
Truthfully, I’m as excited as the next person to see the New England Patriots returning to the Super Bowl…but honestly, I can’t help feeling bad for Ravens’ kicker Billy Cundiff. Perhaps he should have remembered some of the advise he is giving to a group of students shown below.
Read More »In Tewksbury ~ Change of Voting Locations and Precinct Maps
Town Library – Precincts 4 & 4A (photo from Town of Tewksbury website) In a move announced by mail by the Town Clerk and sanctioned by the Board of Selectmen, some Tewksbury voters will again be moving to a new location to cast their ballots. The former Town Clerk had…
Read More »Yet another new blog in Lowell
Please welcome Paul Belley and his new blog, Captains Log, to the Lowell blogosphere. Paul has long been active in community affairs in the city and in his neighborhood, and will add a great new voice to the city’s online conversation. Please visit his site, read his posts, and make…
Read More »Sun editorial page led McLaughlin damage control efforts
Today’s front-page Boston Globe story, McLaughlin raised money for Murray, employees say. Fund-raising may have been illegal; worries kept lieutenant governor awake on night of crash, contains some fascinating revelations. For instance, Lt Governor Tim Murray’s worry/anger-induced sleeplessness in response to the revelations about McLaughlin may have contributed to the…
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