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Over this past weekend I mentioned to at least a dozen people that there was an election on Thursday – the state primary – and not one seemed to know about it. Standing outside the Daley School yesterday, I had to conclude that my sample was representative because not a…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. When Elizabeth Warren walked out on the convention stage last night, smiling and waving, ebullient, she seemed to radiate personality and warmth. That sparkle dissipated when she got into her stump speech, slightly expanded for the occasion. Except…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barrons own blog. It was originally posted on her blog on August 31. Mitt Romney’s vision of America is right out of Norman Rockwell and the 1950′s. It’s out of step with the complexity of today’s world. His best line last night…
Read More »Formerly St. Joseph’s Hospital soon to be University Crossing. Photo by Tony Sampas.
Read More »“We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor”—that’s the way the Declaration of Independence wraps up. July 4, 1776. In a country founded on that principle, you would think that the theme of “We’re all in this together” would bury the opposite: “You’re on…
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron. Check it out. Governor Deval Patrick has always been a great campaigner. (Remember how he dramatically he came to life to run successfully for a second term against popular and accomplished Republican candidate Charlie Baker?) Last night’s speech to the…
Read More »Last night Democrats paid tribute to the later Massachusetts Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy.
Read More »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 »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 »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…
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