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Nixon departs – August 9, 1974 On this day – October 20, 1973 – President Richard Nixon had independent Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox dismissed. This action triggered the House Judiciary Committee inquiry into the possible impeachment of President Nixon. The “Saturday Night Massacre” was the term given by political…
Read More »Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its decision in Bevilacqua v US Bank, a case that involved a defective mortgage foreclosure. Contrary to what is implied by the Boston Globe’s headline – Mass ruling on foreclosure deals leaves buyers in limbo – Bevilacqua does not radically change things, it…
Read More »Update on “The Fighter 2” – In today’s Boston Herald “Inside Track” there’s a report that a break-up in the personal relationship of “The Fighter” producer and star Mark Wahlberg and its director David O. Russell may put the anticipated sequel on the ropes. The “Track” reports the Lowell’s Mickey…
Read More »In today’s Boston Globe, senior writer Frank Phillips offers another scenario for redistricting the current ten congressional districts down to nine. While recent chatter had Stephen Lynch (Ninth District) and newbie Bill Keating (Tenth District) going head to head, the latest speculation has western Massachusetts veteran Congressman John Olver’s far-reaching…
Read More »“Lowell Morning” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »This video has gone viral as Herman Cain rises to the top in the GOP race for president. To put this video in perspective, Herman Cain is the former CEO and Chairman of the Board of Godfather’s Pizza. In fairness to the presidential candidate this event took place twenty years…
Read More »The proposed redistricting map that was released the the legislature’s Joint Committee on Redistricting this afternoon left the three state representative seats in Lowell almost entirely intact. In fact, the only change I could see from the current district occurred in the 16th Middlesex, now represented by Tom Golden. The…
Read More »Lawrence Area of Redistricting Map The Eagle-Tribune is reporting that the proposed redistricting of Merrimack Valley House of Representative districts would – among other things – pit two GOP incumbent freshman representatives against each other. Two Republicans from Andover would be the combatants. Two precincts in the North Tewksbury area…
Read More »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…
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