Archive for June 9th, 2012

The Presidential Penchant for Golf

June 9, 2012 by Marie Posted in History, Politics 2 Comments

 President Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S. president, is shown playing golf in 1916. He played more golf than any other president, before or since. With the comments from some quarters about the time President Obama spends playing golf,  I thought a comparison was in order. After a bit of research I found…

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June 9, 2012 by Marie Posted in Greater Lowell, Poetry 1 Comment

Usually I save my poetry postings for Facebook. But the beauty of this day brings me to this verse. An excerpt from the Prelude to “A Vision of Sir Launfal” by James Russell Lowell: And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days;…

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