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For those interested in Elizabeth Warren, her role with the Obama White House and her race to win the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent Scott Brown for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts in 2012, this article from Vanity Fair might be just the thing. Millions of Americans hoped President…
Read More »This is a cross-post from the Lowell Historical Society’s new blog site. Posted on October 18, 2011 by Marie Reply An oversize panoramic view of Lowell and the Merrimack River reprinted from the 1850′s. Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk about the Lowell Historical Society and the…
Read More »The following is the second in my series of posts about the canals of Lowell. The first described the Pawtucket Canal. The Proprietors of Middlesex Canal received its charter as a Massachusetts corporation on June 22, 1793, just a year after the incorporation of the group that would build the…
Read More »The figures beneath Debussy depict his two best-known works: “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn” and “Pelleas et Melisande.” This 1987 sculpture is located on the South Campus of UMass Lowell near Durgin Concert Hall for the Performing Arts. Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Joe Nocera in the NYTimes this morning shares news about an idea that Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz and some of his people came up with as a way to stoke up the ecoomy and create jobs. He’s urging Americans to donate money that can be loaned to small businesses for the purpose…
Read More »This is a fun video-view of a trolley ride in Lowell. You’ll see the back of many heads, but there are plenty of street views also. This video was originally posted by scharlie1000
Read More »There’s a lot of talk out there about books and reading being endangered by changing tastes among people. And then there was “Harry Potter” with lines around the bookstore block and six-year-olds reading hardcovers as thick as a brick. And now there’s Haruki Murakami of Japan, a literary writer selling millions of books.…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Barack Obama, both candidate and President, promised the American people the most transparent administration in our history. But the reality is far less than that. The Obama Justice Department is challenging a district court ruling that the…
Read More »While in Boston one day last week on other business, I walked through Dewey Square to get a glimpse of Occupy Boston. It was early on a misty morning, so many of the inhabitants were still in their tightly packed tents. A couple of school groups were organizing themselves around…
Read More »Sometimes contributor Jim Peters sent along his thoughts on the upcoming city election: With scandals and investigations breaking in the news at the city level, I believe everyone must carefully think about who they are voting for, and why. Thusfar, I have narrowed down my picks to three: Seldom do…
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