Krugman’s Warning on Anti-Science GOP

NYTimes opinion writer Paul Krugman today sounds the alarm on the anti-science, anti-intellectual character of the leading contendors to be the Republican Party’s challenger to President Obama. Backing up his opinion with facts and candidate quotes, Krugman warns about the prospects of an “anti-knowledge” platform and subsequent legislative agenda. Maybe it’s…

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9/11 fundraiser for Veterans

The following is cross-posted from Jack Neary’s blog: Wanted to let you know about an upcoming event. I’ve been playing in a September baseball game with a group of friends, many of them from Lowell’s Sacred Heart Parish, for 30 years. This year, the game falls on September 11, and…

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Downed tree limb

A little after 9 this morning I heard an explosion from outside the house and caught sight of a simultaneous flash out our front door. A large tree limb had fallen across the power line that runs down a side street to the houses behind. We never lost power but…

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