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Obama Impersonator
This guy has the Prez down perfectly… Seen on C-SPAN: Obama impersonator Reggie Brown performed during the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.
Read More »“Grown Ups 2” @ K Mart
Hollywood visited the Tewksbury K Mart this week. YouTube user xxxrollingrockxxx2 posted this video of Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James and David Spade (I think) filming a scene from Grown Ups 2.
Read More »NYT on Tomorrow’s World Premiere of ‘On the Road’ Film
Heavy-duty media coverage of world premiere of the “On the Road” film premiere tomorrow in France at Cannes Film Festival. There will be more reporting after people see the film. Maybe they will like it.
Read More »Massachusetts Senator Charles H. Sumner Attacked
The attack on Charles Sumner by Preston Brooks (1856) MassMoments reminds us that on this day May 22, 1856, Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts was viciously attacked on the floor of the United States Senate – beaten with a cane by Preston Brooks, a Congressman from South Carolina. The issue…
Read More »Black Hawk Lands in Lowell Cemetery
A Military Black Hawk Helicopter landed in Lowell Cemetery this past weekend. This video was originally posted by videoviv
Read More »U.S. and allies should stand strong in this week’s Bagdhad meeting by Marjorie Arons-Barron
The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. You can find Marjorie’s blog at http://marjoriearonsbarron.com/ Six nations are heading to Baghdad this week to meet with Iran about its relentless drive for nuclear weapons. This was teed up by their meeting this spring in Istanbul. The…
Read More »Lowell’s Ben Butler Takes a Hit in the NY Times
On July 12, 1862, Harper’s Weekly featured this “before and after” cartoon about General Benjamin Butler’s controversial May 1862 General Order # 28 known as the “Woman Order” in Union-occupied New Orleans. In yesterday’s New York Times Opinionator Column, writer Terry Jones takes on Ben Butler in “The Beast in…
Read More »State Auditor Suzanne Bump & Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts State Auditor Suzanne Bump was the keynote speaker at last Tuesday’s Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast which was held at the Tewksbury Country Club. Here is some of what Auditor Bump had to say: She began by quoting Barney Frank’s definition of “government” – it’s the “things…
Read More »Mick Jagger Sings the Political Blues
Last weekend Saturday Night Live wrapped up its 37th season. Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger hosted the show which has received excellent reviews. One of the most talked about segments features Jagger performing this political song called Tea Party about Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.
Read More »“Two-tenths of a pound” by John Edward
John Edward, a resident of Chelmsford who earned his master’s degree at UMass Lowell and who teaches economics at Bentley University and UMass Lowell, contributes the following column: I purchase luncheon meat once or twice a month. A quarter of a pound makes the sandwich a little too thick. I…
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