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Trolley Ride in Lowell
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 »People Will Buy What They Want to Read
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 »Transparency a hollow catch-word for Obama by Marjorie Arons-Barron
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 »Occupy Boston
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 »“Meanderings” by Jim Peters
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…
Read More »October Farm Stand
Early Saturday afternoon my wife and I drove through downtown and lower Centralville towards East Dracut and our destination: Brox Farm on Rte. 113, which has one of the region’s best farm stands. I don’t go to Brox’s as often as I used to, so it was like old times…
Read More »GLAD Brunch and 2011 Distinguished Democrat Honorees on October 23, 2011
Area Democrats, community activists, government officials and special guests will gather at Lenzi’s, 410 Merrimack Avenue in Dracut on October 23, 2011 at 10am for the Greater Lowell Area Democrats (GLAD) ANNUAL FALL BRUNCH. That morning, two distinguished Democrats will be honored for their dedication, service and commitment. These honorees are…
Read More »The Mormon Church and Lowell in the 19th Century
Last weekend Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith burst into the national news when Robert Jeffress, the evangelical pastor of a Southern Baptist megachurch in Dallas, after endorsing Texas governor Rick Perry for the presidency, said that Mormonism was “a cult” and that Romney was “not a Christian.” I suspect that most…
Read More »20th Anniversary of Tsongas Industrial History Center
[youtube]SsJKc6CJA_s[/youtube] The Tsongas Industrial History Center, located in the Boott Cotton Mills Museum in downtown Lowell, celebrated its 20th Anniversary this past Friday with a cake, tours, an exhibit of the Center through the years and a speaking program that featured UMass Lowell chancellor Marty Meehan and Thaleia Tsongas Schlesinger,…
Read More »Occupy: Hundreds of Thousands March, Repeat, 100,000’s
October 16, 2011
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PaulM
Posted in Politics, Election 2012, Culture, Current Events, History, Lowell
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Huffingtonpost.com this morning leads with reports on Occupy demonstrations in the US and abroad.
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