Blogger Robert Wright of the NYTimes writes about the fear factor that’s part of the toxic political talk these days. Read his opinion here. His comments relate to Andrew’s latest post.
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I’ve spent the past few days reading media reactions to the shooting in Tucson. There have been many calls for more civility, for more gun control, and better treatment of mental disorders, but I haven’t seen much in the way of accepting responsibility. I am not looking for the Sarah…
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Look for upcoming book reviews and interviews with authors by Malcolm Gregory Love, whose blog is is www.thecurrentreader.com Here’s what he says about the blog and himself: “Hello and welcome to The Current Reader. “If you are an avid reader and I imagine you are, then hopefully you will find…
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Tonight the city unveiled a new instructional video that helps people understand how to use the (relatively) new parking kiosks now deployed throughout downtown Lowell. The video was produced by the Lowell High School Telecommunications Academy. [youtube]xQghqa0dvSA[/youtube]
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The city of Lowell has announced the location of multiple locations where residents may obtain a sand/salt mixture for their own use. Here’s the list: DPW Complex/Middlesex Street Fire House/Old Ferry Road Former SJA Church parking lot/White Street Varnum School/Sixth Street Robinson School/Beacon Street Reilly School/Douglas Road Muldoon Park/Billerica Street…
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Memory of an Afternoon Hot humid Manhattan afternoon. Broadway’s din is ear splittingly loud. Suddenly, from somewhere on high, as though from heaven, a hugely amplified voice booms that all traffic must now stop. The first hospital ship is in, the voice says, and it’s carrying the first wounded from…
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One of our regular readers sent this link from the Guardian newspaper in the UK—an article about extreme religious fanatics threatening to demonstrate at the funeral of the little girl killed in Arizona. The fanatics don’t like Catholics. Brian Williams had the report on NBC Nightly News, also. Here’s the link.
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Bob Forrant of the UMass Lowell Department of History will be on the Callie Crossley show on WGBH-FM radio on Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Bob specializes in labor history, technology & history, and the dynamics of regional economic development. He will discuss the effects of technology on jobs,…
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Tony Sampas gives us a nighttime view of the stacks at the Pollard Memorial Library
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Is this a wakeup call? Is it wrong to look at the unspeakably tragic shootings in Arizona as an opportunity to call for the toning down of political rhetoric and the return of civility to public discourse? I…
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