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Water Festival in Lowell
Scenes from the 15th annual Southeast Asian Water Festival in Lowell. The event was very well attended.
Read More »Fiscal Climate Challenges Post-Irene
August 30, 2011
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Marie
Posted in Current Events, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Politics
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As Irene was developing, landing, damaging the states and communities along the Eastern seaboard and inland as well, officialdom was full of praise for the “new FEMA” – for the planning, co-ordination and ongoing interaction, relief and support. Everyone was in the loop. In a Washington Post story by Ed…
Read More »Race for Jack Kerouac Scholarship
9th Annual Kerouac Road Race Race proceeds go to the Jack Kerouac Scholarship awarded to a Lowell High School graduating senior planning a major in literature or the arts. Time is running out to get your micro-tec race t-shirt!!! Sunday, September 25th Be one of the first 400 registered and…
Read More »A Post in Reply to a Comment
On my last post, there were a number of comments, but I wanted to highlight one thing Cliff wrote. I thought that this part of a comment he left was worth a full response. Quoted directly: “We can pound Gov Perry for pandering to those of his supporters who don’t…
Read More »‘Hudzik’s Market, Palm Sunday’ by Richard Marion
“Hudzik’s Market, Palm Sunday” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 To see more artwork, visit www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Not Only the Economy: Deepak Changes the Subject for 2012
August 29, 2011
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PaulM
Posted in Lowell, Politics, Election 2012, Culture, History
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My old schoolmate Bob Jette posted on FB about this short essay by Deepak Chopra on huffingtonpost.com about the issues that he believes will determine the outcome of the presidential election next year. Read the essay here.
Read More »Truthout: ‘Three Charts for Your Right-Wing Brother-in-Law’
August 29, 2011
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PaulM
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This is interesting. I picked it up from the staunchly progressive news service truth-out.org.
Read More »Krugman’s Warning on Anti-Science GOP
August 29, 2011
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PaulM
Posted in Lowell, Politics, Election 2012, Current Events, History
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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…
Read More »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…
Read More »Hurricane Irene in review
Here’s a video I shot through the day that documents the impact of the storm around my house: [youtube]7wUO1ZWuGi4[/youtube]
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