The entry below os being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. The world was simpler when Donald Trump was merely spouting off slogans or saying offensive things at rallies. But every day brings worse news. The three a.m. tweets, which once showcased his ignorance and lack of discipline, now have real-life consequences, and…
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John Edward teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell. This is the seventh in a series of columns he has written on economics and the presidential election. Links to his earlier posts may be found at the end of this column. Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are far…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons Barron’s own blog. Bernie Sanders deserves credit for putting issues of economic inequities, Wall Street greed, Citizens United distortions, and the self-serving Washington establishment on the front burner. His cranky old man persona was even mildly endearing when he was railing…
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THE WAMESIT TRAIL OF TEARS: A Story of the life, trials, and FINAL exodus of our Wamesit and Pawtucket neighbors By Jay Gaffney “he buys the Indian’s moccasins and baskets, then buys his hunting grounds, and at length forgets where he is buried and plows up his bones” Henry David…
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The entry below i being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. You had to be a 32nd degree political junkie to find and watch the last Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses. Thanks to Hillary godmother and DNC chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, last night’s Democratic debate had 7.8…
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It was a busy week in Lowell, perhaps because not much gets scheduled during the upcoming week, the week of Thanksgiving (although if you’re like me, you have a hard time believing that Thanksgiving is just four days away). Lord Overpass Meeting More than 100 people attended the Monday night…
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Thanks to Jim Latham, President of the Trustees of Lowell Cemetery, for sharing the text of his remarks made at Saturday’s dedication of the Oliver Whipple Columbarium at Lowell Cemetery: Good Morning, I’m Jim Latham, President of the Trustees here at Lowell Cemetery. Other Trustees in attendance this morning are…
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The transformation of the former Price Spaghetti plant into a massive data center owned by the Markley Group came before the Lowell Planning Board this evening for preliminary review. I consider this to be one of the most significant projects in the city in quite a few years so I…
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John Edward, who teaches economics at Bentley and UMass Lowell, frequently contributes columns on economic issues. Here is his latest: A single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country. – Supreme…
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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Take a yellow legal pad. Draw a line down the middle. Put Hillary Clinton’s pluses on one side and minuses on the other. The symmetry is disturbing. Let’s start with the good stuff. I confess to a…
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