Posts Tagged “Puerto Rico”

Support Puerto Rico; Many Lowell Connections

September 24, 2017 by PaulM Posted in Current Events 1 Comment

My friend Juan Carlos Rivera posted this notice on Facebook, which I am sharing here. The people of Puerto Rico need a lot of help to recover from the fierce hurricane that hit them. People are suffering in Florida, Texas, Louisiana, the Virgin Islands—all part of the American family. And…

‘Spanish-American War’ (an excerpt from ‘The War Place’)

August 10, 2015 by PaulM Posted in History, Lowell Leave a Comment

Responding to my colleague Dick’s post on George Charrette, here’s an excerpt from my work-in-progress called “The War Place,” which is an extended meditation and commentary on the war experience in America seen through the personal lens of someone trying to make sense of this piece of the national experience.—PM…