Rioting in . . . Vancouver?

[youtube]ulmEl8Kx6N8[/youtube] Before yesterday, if you had asked me in which city of North America was rioting least likely to take place, I might have answered “Vancouver.” As the above video makes clear, that’s not the case. As this article from the home-town Vancouver Sun and this one from the New…

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Globe Editorial Praises Tsongas

In today’s Boston Globe, an editorial nod to Congresswoman Niki Tsongas’ call for colleague Anthony Weiner to resign: …One notable exception to the pattern is Fifth District Representative Niki Tsongas, who has called for Weiner to resign. “It would be appropriate for Congressman Weiner to step down,” she told the…

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Shards by Jack Neary

Jack is Back! The entry below is being cross posted from local playwright Jack Neary’s own blog called Shards. I’ve been wondering what it would take to get me back on this blog. For some reason, I haven’t been able to get my brain around anything worth typing here. Not…

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Bruins win Stanley Cup

Congratulations to the Boston Bruins who defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in a game seven victory. It’s been an incredible decade for professional sports teams in Boston. Consider: New England Patriots won the Super Bowl in 2001, 2003 and 2004. Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 and…

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“Factory Girls” review

Two weekends ago, the musical “Factory Girls” played at Lowell High School to rave reviews, but I missed those performances and so this past weekend I saw the show at the Boston Conservatory. It was outstanding, both from entertainment and historical perspectives. Set in 19th Century Lowell and directed by…

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‘Cambodians Rock the Vote’—in Globe’s ‘Diversity Boston’ Mag

The Sunday, June 12, Boston Globe included a special magazine section “Diversity Boston” that prominently featured an article about growing voter activism among Cambodian-Americans in Lowell. Sovanna Pouv of the United Teen Equality Center was profiled as a community organizer intent on registering new Cambodian-American voters. I could not find…

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