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Senator Scott Brown, you should be ashamed of yourself. Yesterday afternoon while driving home from work I heard this radio ad below on WRKO. It is Scott Brown reaffirming his support for Republican congressional candidate, Jeff Perry. Yes, the same Jeff Perry that did nothing while a fourteen year old…
Read More »More Lowell signage by Tony Sampas. Above, 142 Middle Street alongside Owl Stamp Company. Below? Any guesses?
Read More »John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and is an adjunct professor of economics at Bentley University, recently urged readers to vote NO on Question 1 and NO on Question 2 in the upcoming state election. Today he tackles Question 3 concerning the…
Read More »Locally, we know how touchy the subject of public art can be. Over the years various public art installations in Lowell and environs while generally praised have sometimes raised eyebrows and caused comments. When a certain 1980s City Councilor saw a model for a bronze sculpture proposed for downtown, he said it…
Read More »Renowned author and illustrator David Macaulay may be a distinguished winner of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” Fellowship and the Caldecott Medal for children’s literature, but today he came across more like an inspiring junior high-school teacher (he did that for one year) rather than some artist-god who came down…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Check it out. She’s likable, informed and, as a Republican on a Democrat saturated Beacon Hill, has a claim to being an outsider, were it not for her tenure working for Joe Malone and Mitt Romney. Mary Zarilli…
Read More »Tony Sampas shares some photos of old signs in Lowell. Above is the Thorndike Factory Outlet building just across from the train station; below is the Fairburn Building.
Read More »Ten days ago I traveled to Houston to attend the funeral of Medal of Honor recipient and Lowell native David McNerney. There’s a hotly contested race for governor down there between Republican incumbent Rick Perry and Democratic challenger Bill White, so during my 48 hours in the Lone Star State,…
Read More »Note: This 18th-century portrait could be one of the earliest depictions of baseball in America. The location of the original oil painting is unknown. (The image was originally featured in Apollo.) There’s a fascinating story by Doug Tribou on the WBUR website that originally ran on the station’s show –…
Read More »As Dick posted last night AP reporter Glen Johnson uncovered a memo written in 1998 by gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker, then Governor Paul Cellucci’s Director of Administration and Finance. Here are several astounding quotes taken directly from Johnson’s article: As he concluded his tenure as budget chief in Massachusetts, Republican…
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