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DNC Tribute to Ted Kennedy
Last night Democrats paid tribute to the later Massachusetts Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy.
Read More »State Primary Election this Thursday
That’s right. There’s an election this Thursday; the State Primary. I’ve mentioned it to ten people this weekend and not one knew or remembered that fact so turnout will be abysmally low. There aren’t many contested races on the ballot in this year’s primary, but you should still go and…
Read More »St Patrick’s Cemetery Tour – October 6
Dave McKean sends along this notice of his annual tour of St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Join us for our Annual Historical Walking Tour Saturday, October 6th at St. Patrick Cemetery 1251 Gorham Street, Lowell, MA. Find out how the first generation of Irish pioneers lived and died. The tour is free…
Read More »Rugby in Boston ~ Kerouac in Lowell
In the spirit of making those Lowell connections, I note that author and professor Jay Atkinson has penned an interesting article for the Improper Bostonian. Atkinson deftly connects the U.S. version of rugby – as played as a club sport in Boston to “a model for social justice, volunteerism and…
Read More »‘The Mills Weren’t Made of Marble’: Labor Day, 1992 (NYT)
Here is the lead editorial from the September 7, 1992 edition of the New York Times – A Labor Day piece about the recently opened Boott Cotton Mills Museum: Youngsters who are made to troop through America’s historic landmarks might reasonably conclude that in the past, rich was typical. Ordinary…
Read More »JFK: Septembers on the Water
President John F. Kennedy loved the sea! He spent many hours on the water off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and off the coast of Rhode Island. Below he sails the U.S. Coast Guard yawl “Manitou” in waters off Rhode Island. President Kennedy at the helm of the U.…
Read More »In the Merrimack Valley: Eagle-Tribune Primary Picks
The Eagle Tribune announced its primary picks in today’s editorial. In the First Essex State Senate District – the seat formerly held by Steve Baddour – the ET favors Democrat and former Methuen Mayor Bill Manzi and Republican former Congressional candidate Sam Meas. In the Second Essex and Middlesex State Senate District the…
Read More »NYT’s Tom Friedman Echoes UMass Lowell: ‘Work Ready’
In his Sunday opinion column in the NYTimes, Thomas L. Friedman begs the President and Gov Romney to give the American voters a big vision for what the country can do. One of his suggestions is to enact government policies that make some form of post-secondary education accessible and affordable for anyone who…
Read More »New Trailer for ‘On the Road’
Here’s the new trailer for the “On the Road” movie, which will open in the USA just before Christmas. Don’t forget that Kerouac’s only full-length play, “Beat Generation,” will have its world premiere at Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Oct. 10 – 14, as part of the Kerouac Literary Festival.
Read More »Democratic Convention Advice
If I was a producer of the upcoming Democratic Party convention in North Carolina, I would bag all the speeches all week. Nobody really wants to hear more speeches from professional talkers. The leaders of the Democratic Party should take the opportunity of having heightened public attention to SHOW the…
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