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Memory of an Afternoon Hot humid Manhattan afternoon. Broadway’s din is ear splittingly loud. Suddenly, from somewhere on high, as though from heaven, a hugely amplified voice booms that all traffic must now stop. The first hospital ship is in, the voice says, and it’s carrying the first wounded from…
Read More »One of our regular readers sent this link from the Guardian newspaper in the UK—an article about extreme religious fanatics threatening to demonstrate at the funeral of the little girl killed in Arizona. The fanatics don’t like Catholics. Brian Williams had the report on NBC Nightly News, also. Here’s the link.
Read More »Bob Forrant of the UMass Lowell Department of History will be on the Callie Crossley show on WGBH-FM radio on Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Bob specializes in labor history, technology & history, and the dynamics of regional economic development. He will discuss the effects of technology on jobs,…
Read More »Tony Sampas gives us a nighttime view of the stacks at the Pollard Memorial Library
Read More »The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. Is this a wakeup call? Is it wrong to look at the unspeakably tragic shootings in Arizona as an opportunity to call for the toning down of political rhetoric and the return of civility to public discourse? I…
Read More »MassMoments reminds us today about an iconic symbol of and for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On this day – January 11, 1798 – the Massachusetts legislature paraded solemnly from the Old State House to its quarters in a new building at the top of Beacon Hill. Designed by Boston-born architect Charles…
Read More »On his public safety blog, Rob Mills of the Sun posted a letter urging people to attend the City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting tomorrow at 5 p.m. at City Hall. Here’s an excerpt from the letter: . . . I think Lowell is a great community, made up of…
Read More »The Coalition for a Better Acre’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Acre High School Apartments (formerly St. Joseph’s High School) at 760 Merrimack Street has been rescheduled due to expected snow to Thursday, January 20, at 2.00 pm. RSVP to Pamela Miller at 978-452-7523 x 800. The 1892 Catholic high school…
Read More »Read about the events of Jan. 4-11, 1861, in the continuing special feature on the Civil War sesquicentennial at the NYTimes. “Firing on the “Star of the West” from the South Carolina battery on Morris Island, Jan. 10, 1861.” (illustration and caption courtesy of NYT)
Read More »Timothy Egan in today’s NYTimes writes about the shootings in Arizona. Read his column here, and get the NYT if you appreciate the writing and opinions.
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