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Human Homerun @ Lowell Spinners
Its Dave the Human Cannonball at a Lowell Spinner’s game. Wild! This video was originally posted by adcunninghamYT
Read More »Uncle Dave: ‘Republicans May No Longer Be a Normal Party’
If the debt ceiling talks fail, independents voters will see that Democrats were willing to compromise but Republicans were not. If responsible Republicans don’t take control, independents will conclude that Republican fanaticism caused this default. They will conclude that Republicans are not fit to govern. And they will be right.…
Read More »Lowell 4th of July Fireworks
This video was originally posted by babydoll9781
Read More »End of the Space Shuttle era
If all goes right, this coming Friday, July 8 at 11:26 am, the space shuttle Atlantis should rocket into space on the final voyage of the space shuttle era. I was stationed in Germany back in 1981 when the first shuttle – Columbia – took to the skies, so I…
Read More »Stanley Cup Comes to Tewksbury on Saturday
The Tewksbury Patch is reporting that the Stanley Cup – currently “on tour” – will be on display this Saturday July 9th at the Tewksbury Country Club. The Tewksbury Patch story tells us: The symbol of the Boston Bruins first championship in nearly 40 years is coming to Tewksbury! The…
Read More »FDR Signs the National Labor Relations Act ~ July 5, 1935
CIO organizing poster, circa 1935 On this day July 5, 1935 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act, which among other provisions, allowed labor to organize for the purpose of collective bargaining. The National Labor Relations Act or Wagner Act (named for its sponsor, Senator Robert…
Read More »The 14th Amendment: a solution to the debt ceiling impasse? by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below was originally posted on Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog on July 4. You can find Marjorie’s blog here. What better day than Independence Day to contemplate the meaning of the U. S. Constitution? What better issue to use as context than the current debate about raising the debt…
Read More »Chelmsford, John Carson Road Race July 4
The John Carson two mile road race took place yesterday in Chelmsford. Crossing the finish line first was Brian Gagnon in a time of 9:15 (lowell sun). Below is a citizen journalist video of the runners beginning the race. Video originally posted by pjm311
Read More »Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes by Tony Sampas
Read More »Honoring John Adams
I just spent the last few days visiting Washington, DC and many of the wonderful monuments and museums located there. There was the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial and the FDR Memorial. I didn’t make it to the John Adams Memorial, though, probably because there isn’t such…
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