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October 22, 2012 by PaulM Posted in Culture, Current Events, History, Lowell, Election 2012 2 Comments

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…

John Kerry Tells It Like It Is in Pakistan

May 16, 2011 by PaulM Posted in Culture, Current Events, History, Lowell Leave a Comment

I met John Kerry in Lowell when I was 18 years old, almost 40 years ago. He was running for Congress, and we know how that turned out. Nevertheless, I was impressed then, and I still like what I see most of the time. If someone is going to represent…

Sen. Kerry Weighs in on Egypt, Post-Mubarak

February 1, 2011 by PaulM Posted in History, Lowell Leave a Comment

In today’s NYTimes, Sen. John Kerry, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote about Egypt and the post-Mubarak scenario. Read his guest column here, and get the NYT if you want more.

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