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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…
Read More »Cambodia Town, California
The city of Lowell announced about a year ago plans to identify the Palin Plaza area of the Lower Highlands neighborhood “Cambodia Town” in an effort to brand that sub-neighborhood with an ethnic identity reflecting its residents and businesses and also to create a possible tourist destination. It seems that…
Read More »Archdiocese of Boston publishes clergy sex-abuse list
Yesterday the Archdiocese of Boston published the names of 159 priests and former priests who were in some way connected to the clergy sex abuse scandal. While victim rights groups were pleased with this release, they were also critical that many other names were still being withheld. These included clergy…
Read More »Hurricane Haiku
Hurricane Bob heading for New England (1991) In August 1991, Hurricane Bob roared through the Merrimack Valley in synch with an attempted coup in the USSR that eventually led to the Soviet Union’s downfall. I was at my desk listening to news and writing in my notebook. I later published…
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