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‘Think Different: Ferris Bueller’ by Joe Marion
[youtube]iNfgwNjrOio[/youtube] Here’s a creative take on the famous “Think Different” TV ad by Apple.
Read More »Elizabeth Warren Announces for US Senate Tomorrow
At Political Intelligence breakingnews over on Boston.com, veteran Globe reporter Frank Phillips has the story about Elizabeth Warren and her plan to announce her candidacy for the US Senate tomorrow – with an on-line video: After weeks of testing the political waters, Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard Law School professor and…
Read More »More from the 32nd Banjo and Fiddle Contest
Photos by Tony Sampas.
Read More »Tewksbury Sept 11, 10th Anniversary
As I watched the September 11th memorial ceremonies on Sunday morning, I couldn’t help thinking just how many people from the Merrimack Valley died that day. Tewksbury lost two residents on September 11, 2001, Peter Gay and Peter Hashem. A few years ago the town built a wonderful memorial to…
Read More »‘Take-Out’ by Richard Marion
“Take-Out” by Richard Marion (c) 2022 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »Reader Comment
Today, somebody said to me that this blog, with its various features and contributors, is Lowell’s version of the huffingtonpost. Thank you. I don’t think Dick will sell it to AOL, however.
Read More »Documenting the 2011 City Council race
Last week I posted some video of the City Council candidate forum on public safety and some readers indicated it might be useful to put links to the video in a place that could be easily retrieved throughout the campaign. I’ve done this by creating a “2011 Lowell City Council…
Read More »“Paying for health care” 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. We spend way too much for health care in the United States. In 2009, total expenditures on health were 17.4 percent of…
Read More »BBC News Visits U Mass Lowell / Queens College Dig in County Tyrone
The Hugh Cummisky Homestead in County Tyrone from the Lowell Irish website On this blog we have followed the joint archaeological dig project between U Mass Lowell and Queens College in Belfast, Ireland. The project began last year with a dig on land in the front yard St. Patrick’s Church…
Read More »32nd Banjo and Fiddle Contest
The 32nd Banjo and Fiddle Contest, sponsored by the Lowell National Historic Park, September 10, 2011, Boarding House Park. Photos by Tony Sampas.
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