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Lowell Connector During Hurricane Irene
Ride on the Lowell Connector during the early stages of Hurricane Irene…video posted by Citizen Journalist ArtMonkForHof.
Read More »Lowell, Irene Heavy Rainfall
This video uploaded around 1:00PM by millcitycomputing shows some of the effects of the heavy rain produced by Hurricane Irene in Lowell.
Read More »Tewksbury, Hurricane Irene Hits
This video was taken around 11:00AM, August 28 in Tewksbury by FurMommy6.
Read More »Lowell, Hurricane Irene 9:00AMish
This video was uploaded by Citizen Journalist bhumikapate130 as Hurricane Irene begins to hit Lowell on August 28.
Read More »Lowell, Morning of Irene
I’m sure this is the first of many Citizen Journalist videos we will see of Hurricane Irene in the Merrimack Valley. This video was taken at 7:AM this morning in Lowell…obviously the rain and wind from the storm had yet to hit. This video was originally posted by TheBlackmamba978
Read More »Hurricane Irene – Local Observations
At 845 am the wind is moderate with higher gusts; the rain is steady but the intensity varies. NECN reports that Hurricane Irene has now cleared New York City and is heading into Connecticut. The expected track will take it north-northeast through that state and then on into Central Massachusetts.…
Read More »‘Confluence of Concord & Merrimack’ by Richard Marion
“Confluence of Concord & Merrimack” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 To see more artwork, visit www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Did NYT Call for a Revolution This Week?
Like King, we need to put on our cemetery clothes and be coffin-ready for the next great democratic battle. Swept somewhat aside by Hurricane Irene was Thursday’s fiery guest essay in the NYTimes by scholar and activist Cornel West, who called for “a revolution” in tribute to the memory of Rev.…
Read More »Why Do Some Americans Not Want Other Americans to Vote?
Legendary Civil Rights leader and long-time US Rep. John Lewis of Georgia wrote an op-ed piece for today’s NYTimes. He charges that several states have passed laws controlling the voting process that will disproportionately burden voters who are racial minorities (govt. photo id required) or young (student id’s not allowed in…
Read More »Women’s Suffrage Accepted – Nineteenth Amendment Added to the Constitution – August 26, 1920
On this day August 26, 1920 the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was formally adopted into the U.S. Constitution by proclamation of the Secretary of State. The Congress proposed the Nineteenth Amendment on June 4, 1919. Thirty-six states were need to approve the amendment. Wisconsin, Illinois and…
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