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From today’s op-ed page of the Boston Globe: Carlos Rotella who recently ran the Bay State Marathon held in Lowell and environs, tells us of his experience running the race but also his experience with the roadside fans! This year, the race organizers printed each runner’s first name just above…
Read More »In today’s Washington Post opinion writer Dana Milbank queries: “What was that about a Democratic ‘enthusiasm gap‘?” (harkening back to a WaPo column by colleague Chris Cillizza) Reporting from Springfield, Massachusetts and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union hall when supporter gathered for a meeting – Milbank found enthusiasm abounds.…
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Read More »Yesterday morning while driving to work I was listening to WCAP radio. I heard three political advertisements almost back to back. School Committeewoman Jackie Doherty’s Ad stood out. I found it unique and creative…and this woman has a beautiful voice. The WCAP Ad I heard was created from the audio…
Read More »The political world is abuzz about a Herman Cain video ad that features Cain’s campaign manager, standing against a wall, staring into the camera, and talking about the candidate for about 45 seconds. When he stops talking, he takes a drag on a cigarette. The ad already has more than…
Read More »nytimes.com is previewing a profile in the paper’s upcoming Sunday Magazine of author, comic strip artist and teacher Lynda Barry, who spent three days in Lowell this week as the first artist-in-residence of the UMass Lowell Center for Arts and Ideas (see earlier post below). Read Dan Kois’s magazine article here, and…
Read More »Advance interest is high for the upcoming Lunchtime Lecture at the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center on the topic of the 2012 Presidential primaries and caucuses. Seating is limited to 100, but a few spaces are available. UMass Lowell Chancellor Martin T. Meehan will moderate a panel discussion with journalists…
Read More »In commentary at huffingtonpost.com this morning, former Vermont governor Madeleine M. Kunin writes about the American-ness of unity and cooperation as opposed to a doctrine of winner-take-all competition that is behind the most mean-spirited attitudes encountered too often these days. Read her thoughts here.
Read More »For the past three days, UMass Lowell’s Center for Arts and Ideas hosted its first visiting artist, Lynda Barry, an award-winning author, comic strip artist, painter, and teacher. She met with students in their classes, gave a talk to a standing-room-only sized audience in O’Leary Library, and taught a workshop about stories and…
Read More »The Grace Race is an official USATF certified 5 mile run (walk) as well as a fundraising event to raise funds that will go to the construction and staffing of an orphanage in Naivasha, Kenya to benefit children whose parents have died from AIDS and other diseases. And the 2011…
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