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President Obama and his administration believe Syrian government officials ordered the use of chemical weapons on opposition fighters and civilians (children, women, and men) in the Syrian civil war. Hundreds, if not more than 1,000, people died. United Nations’ inspectors are analyzing evidence taken from the attack site. The weapons…
Read More »The New Yorker magazine’s online site has posted a thoughtful article by Ian Sheffler in which the writer examines the possibility that head injuries from his football days may explain some of the health and emotional disorders that plagued author Jack Kerouac as an adult. Read the article here. Jack…
Read More »UMass Lowell News Release: Sept. 4, 2013 Contacts: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944 or Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu or Christine Gillette, 978 934-2209 or Christine_Gillette@uml.edu Boston Mayor Tom Menino to Speak at UMass Lowell: Lunchtime Lecture Series to feature iconic official, health-care, media topics LOWELL, Mass. – The Honorable Thomas Menino – a national champion for cities and…
Read More »“Wannalancit Mills from Post Office Lot” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »The sculpture titled Agapetime stands on the plaza at the Lower Locks complex behind the main building of Middlesex Community College. The title is a combination of Greek words meaning “love” and “honor.” Artist Dimitri Hadzi (1921 – 2006) created the bronze artwork for Paul and Niki Tsongas in the late 1980s.…
Read More »The Facebook page titled “You Know You’re From Lowell If…” has thousands of members, and sometimes the group “does” history in a crowd-sourcing fashion. For example, somebody will pose a question, and people will jump in with facts and recollections. I tried that recently because I knew poet Seamus Heaney…
Read More »The Fall 2013 issue of “Arts and Ideas” from UMass Lowell is available online here. Note the upcoming Lunchtime Lectures at the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center with speakers such as Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and new media guru Nicco Mele. Reservations are required for these events and the…
Read More »The following essay was written in 2005 for the Sunrise public affairs radio program of WUML-FM at UMass Lowell. The weekday morning show was broadcast for a few years under the guidance of executive producer Chris Dunlap. I was reminded of the essay by this week’s news reports about August…
Read More »The National Park Service is 97 years old today. The following is an excerpt from the law that made Lowell, Massachusetts, part of the system of national parks in America.—PM . Public Law 95-290 95th Congress June 5, 1978 (H.R. 11662) Lowell National Historical Park 16 U.S.C. 410cc. An Act…
Read More »“Highland Street Flowers” by Richard Marion (c) 2013 [painting, 1996) See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net This one is for all the backyard gardeners who have had a summer of cut flowers to brighten their homes in our “Flowering City.”
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