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Earlier this week I posted something on Facebook regarding the start of school which prompted a conservative friend to comment on the benefits of “neighborhood schools,” a term I haven’t heard in a few years. It might surprise readers to learn that I am a proponent of neighborhood schools only…
Read More »The above graph is a screenshot taken from An Inconvenient Truth. There are many versions of this graph available; I chose this one because the image in the movie was on such a large scale that the last few decades are actually visible. The graph shows temperatures and concentrations of…
Read More »Today’s Globe has the first in what it promises will be “a series of occasional articles” about the University of Massachusetts. Read about UMass Amherst’s struggle to improve itself and compete against other public universities in states near and far in the first article, and consider buying the Globe if…
Read More »Longtime classroom teacher, writer, and educational consultant Frank Thoms, a familiar downtown resident, will read from and sign his new book about teaching on Thursday, Sept. 23, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., at UMass Lowell’s Barnes and Noble Downtown Bookstore, 151 Merrimack Street. In his book, “Teaching from the Middle of the…
Read More »SUN reporters continue to track the Pawtucket Falls Dam issue. Read today’s front page story here, and consider subscribing to the paper if you appreciate the reporting.
Read More »Author Jane Brox will be reading from her new book, “Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light,” this Thursday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m., at the Andover Bookstore, 89 Main Street. She is a marvelous writer, and in this book she takes on a subject that so surrounds us that most…
Read More »JFK and Jackie Sailing the waters of Cape Cod off Hyannis in the Summer of 1953 Image: Hy Peskin, Time Life Pictures / Getty Images In light of the SUN article on Catholicism in the 1960 Presidential election, this image of John F. Kenndy and Jacqueline Bouvier sailing in the…
Read More »“I Believe in an America Where the Separation of Church and State is Absolute” Don’t miss David Pevear’s story in today’s Lowell SUN on the role of Catholicism in the 1960 Presidential election – it includes an interview with Lowell Attorney and life-long Democratic operative, activist, advisor and…
Read More »What to say about political and cultural commentator Frank Rich in today’s NYT? He’s on a tear against Left, Right, and Center. The only satisfaction he finds in our messed up world today is Jonathan Franzen’s new and already-blockbuster novel “Freedom,” which Rich says nails the psyche of the time like…
Read More »Here’s Robert Reich’s blog post from this past Friday, written after the latest jobs figures were released.
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