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A Different Kind of Writing
In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Kenneth Goldsmith explores the way writing in the digital age is becoming something different. If you skim down toward the end, he offers some surprising examples of what people are “writing” and publishing. For those not familiar with it, the Chronicle is the mainstream…
Read More »Maureen on 2012: ‘It’s the Stupidity, Stupid.’
September 17, 2011
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PaulM
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I almost can’t believe we have to read this kind of commentary, but it would not be responsible to let it go as if politics is some kind of harmless joke. Maureen Dowd spells it out in her latest opinion column when warning about the worst of what the Republican…
Read More »Hazardous Materials Drop-off Day
Today was the City of Lowell’s household hazardous materials drop-off day. Residents could transport items such as oil, cleaners, pesticides and other chemicals to Cawley Stadium and safely drop them off with professionals who will dispose of them safely. Tires and TV’s were also being collected, but there was a…
Read More »‘Cake and Tea’ by Richard Marion
“Cake and Tea” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Leymah Gbowee, UMass Lowell Greeley Peace Scholar, on National Book Tour (NYTimes)
Leymah Gbowee, 2011 UMass Lowell Greeley Peace Scholar (web photo by Chester Higgins Jr. courtesy of nytimes.com) Page one of “The Arts” in today’s New York Times includes Julie Bosman’s article about the upcoming book tour by Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, the 2011 UMass Lowell Greeley Scholar for Peace…
Read More »“Elizabeth Warren: Senate race off to a good start” by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Elizabeth Warren is one impressive lady and may turn into a rock star candidate. She spoke yesterday at the University of Massachusetts Boston, invited there months ago by Steve Crosby, Dean of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy…
Read More »Lowell – Buick – Company
Lowell Buick Company – photos by Tony Sampas
Read More »Chicopee, Palmer, Springfield, Holyoke – Contenders for the Western Mass Casino?
The Springfield Republican is reporting that at least three gaming entities could be vying for the rights to develop a resort-style casino in Western Massachusetts. Penn National Gaming has expressed interest in a Springfield-area site; Mohegan Sun of Connecticut has been planning a casino resort for 152 acres it leases…
Read More »Housing Expert at Lunchtime Lectures, Oct. 3
For those watching the housing market closely as builders, buyers, lenders, sellers, owners, or from any other perspective, please note that one of the nation’s top experts in the housing market, Karl “Chip” Case of the Case-Shiller Index, will be featured at the opening program of the Lunchtime Lectures series…
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