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There’s an extraordinary obituary in the SUN today, a capsule history of 100 years in the life of Nick Mastas of Lowell. Read the obit here, and get the SUN if you want more. He was born in the back of a buggy, fought as a Ranger in WWII, and worked…
Read More »For the first decade of the Lowell Spinners existence my extended family had season tickets and we attended dozens of games every summer. But kids grew up and circumstances changed and so it had been a while since I’ve been to Lelacheur Park for a New York Penn League game.…
Read More »“Floatplanes on the Merrimack” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »It has been fascinating to watch Governor Rick Perry’s first week of campaigning. Before he announced, I began to think that he would be the nominee, if for no other reason than governors tend to do well in presidential races and Romney is, well, Romney. Governor Perry said a lot…
Read More »“Regatta Cut-Up” by Richard Marion (c) 2011 For more, www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Here’s the latest POTUS vacation dispatch from the Vineyard by our faithful, far-flung correspondent, Ray LaPorte. Air Force One flew over Vineyard Haven harbor last evening on a glide path to Otis Air Base. Its shimmering light-blue hull and contrails in the fading sun at 10,000 feet signaled that within…
Read More »Over the months of hearings and discussions on the for-profit Steward Health Care System’s purchase of the Caritas Christi Health Care system once owned by the Archdiocese of Boston, maintaining the Catholic identity of the hospitals was frequently questioned. As part of the agreement, Steward agreed to maintain the Catholic…
Read More »Ever since I first heard the name “Elizabeth Warren” used in connection with the US Senate seat now held by Scott Brown, I thought her candidacy would be a terrific idea. The other Democrats who have entered the race are all good candidates who bring a variety of strengths to…
Read More »Paul Krugman has just posted a quick note on his New York Time “The Conscience of a Liberal” blog site about Elizabeth Warren’s decision to explore the waters of a US Senate race in Massachusetts: Finally, Someone to Run Against Wall Street One of the truly amazing things about American…
Read More »City Councilor Patrick Murphy, who used YouTube about as effectively as anyone I’ve seen in local politics in the last election, is out with a new video: [youtube]o4o93k-Vdr8[/youtube]
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