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‘Concord & Merrimack Confluence’
“Concord & Merrimack Confluence” by Richard Marion (c) 2012 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
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‘Yellowstone and Lowell’
Some of the readers of this blog know that for the past year I have been writing a book about the origin and impact of Lowell’s national park. Below is a “sidebar” piece that will appear in the “Making the Park” chapter. The manuscript is nearly complete, and Lowell National Historical Park will…
Read More »‘Cake and Tea’ by Richard Marion
“Cake and Tea” by Richard Marion, (c) 2012 See more artwork at www.richardmarion.net
Read More »George S. Boutwell, Radical Republican, 1865
November 24, 2012
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PaulM
Posted in Current Events, Greater Lowell, History, Lowell, Politics, Election 2012, Culture
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In the film “Lincoln,” during the scene in which the roll is being called for votes for and against the adoption of a Constitutional amendment to ban slavery, I couldn’t help wondering who was representing Lowell in the US Congress at that moment. According to the ever-useful “Cotton Was King”…
Read More »Dylan, Bono, & Kerouac
This is from Bob Dylan’s memoir “Chronicles: Volume One” (2004). Thanks to Jim Cook for the tip. We know all these guys by one name: Dylan, Bono, Kerouac, . . . and Cook. . “One night, Bono, the singer from U2, was over for dinner with some other friends. Spending…
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October 22, 2012
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PaulM
Posted in History, Lowell, Election 2012, Culture, Current Events
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The death of George McGovern is something of a milestone for me. I cast my first presidential vote for him in November 1972. The voting age had been lowered to 18 that year in deference to the 18-year-olds who were being drafted to fight in Vietnam. Sen. McGovern opposed the…
Read More »Hundreds Celebrate Restoration of the Grotto and Way of the Cross at Franco American School
Congratulations to Franco American School Principal Lorraine Richard, SCQ, Director of Development Colleen Tully and the Board of Directors of the Franco American School, former state Sen. Steven Panagiokos, and all the generous craftspeople and donors for the extraordinary restoration of the Way of the Cross at the Grotto of…
Read More »Kerouac Play Makes Big News
The world premiere of Jack Kerouac’s play “Beat Generation” made news coast to coast and around the world this week. Among the media outlets that published articles and reviews or broadcast reports were the Associated Press, Rolling Stone, WBUR and WGBH radio in Boston, the Sun, Howl in Lowell and…
Read More »‘Beat Generation’ Premiere Triumphs at MRT
The world premiere of Jack Kerouac’s only full-length play, “Beat Generation,” drew a standing ovation from the opening night crowd last night at Merrimack Repertory Theatre. The production is a language fest with all the mundane and sublime elements that are expected in Kerouac’s writing. The play jumped off the…
Read More »‘Return of the South Common Haiku’
For the past few weeks, I’ve been posting new South Common haiku on my Facebook page. For those who are not into the FB thing, following are some that got the best responses.—PM . Return of the South Common Haiku . Mourning doves en groupe. Red hawk atop gray steeple.…
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