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Mass Moments reminds us today of the first use of the so-called “iron lung” developed by Harvard’s Dr. Philip Drinker. He was responding to a terrifying new disease that was causing sudden paralysis. Doctors called it poliomyelitis — or polio. First used on this day October 12, 1928 at Children’s Hospital…
Read More »Photos by Tony Sampas
Read More »The Occupy Boston protest has been much in the news lately. The map above shows the portion of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in which most of the action has taken place. To the lower left is South Station; the darker gray shape across Summer Street is the Federal Reserve…
Read More »Why would anyone in New England watch soap operas when we have the Boston Red Sox? The Globe’s Bob Hohler gives us the first of what I expect to be many accounts of the collapse of the 2011 Red Sox in this front-page story. Among the highlights, or lowlights more…
Read More »Wilmington High School Band marches in Boston’s Columbus Day Parade.
Read More »For the past 21 years Billerica’s Yankee Doodle weekend has been a huge success. The video below was originally post by liana2006.
Read More »It looks like One Lowell, the ten-year old advocacy organization for newcomers to our city, will be shutting its doors soon. Here’s part of a notice that went out earlier today via email: After careful study, the Board of Directors has determined that our remarkable programs require a parent organization…
Read More »Dartmouth College is another stop on the fall Republican presidential candidates debate schedule. The college co-hosts the debate tonight October 11 at 8:00 p.m. with the U.S. economy as the focus. The event will be broadcast nationally and around the globe by Bloomberg Television and streamed online by Washingtonpostlive.com. WBIN…
Read More »I can see why some of the more thoughtful Republican Party members and leaders around the country are worried about the upcoming presidential election. The collection of candidates you will see debating tonight in New Hampshire is a weak bunch. There’s nobody of the stature of Sen. John McCain, no…
Read More »Seems like everyone in the opinion business has an idea to throw on the table. Today, columnist Joe Nocera of the NYTimes writes about a plan from the New America Foundation that mixes and matches familiar and new proposals in an attempt to influence the policy discussion around economic recovery.…
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