January 7, 2012 - Richard Howe

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In defense of Plan E

January 7, 2012 by DickH Posted in Lowell, City Council 7 Comments

This past Tuesday, just 90 minutes before the Lowell City Council inauguration ceremony commenced, I appeared as a guest on WCAP to discuss past mayoral elections. Host Ted Panos eventually asked me about the process of selecting a mayor and about the mayor’s duties and responsibilities under the city’s Plan…

Iconic Cookbook For Middle-Class First Published in 1896

January 7, 2012 by Marie Posted in Culture, Education, History, Science Leave a Comment

Young brides were given a copy of the Fanny Farmer Cookbook as a must-have staple to begin married life. Middle class housewives and “ladies of the house” used it religiously. Later, it became the basis of those science of home economics classes taught in public high schools. The Fannie Farmer…