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The entry below is being cross posted from Marjorie Arons-Barron’s own blog. South Dakota Senator George McGovern’s 1972 run for the White House was the last Presidential campaign I ever worked on. My journalistic career appropriately barred political involvement. But, as a good and decent man who stood up for…
Read More »Saturday Night Live is at its best when it does political satire…here is its take on last’s weeks town hall style presidential debate.
Read More »Friday night a bolt of lightning struck a tree in Lowell Cemetery and removed a 25 foot long strip of bark, starting up high and spiraling down almost to the ground.
Read More »Some photos from yesterday’s tour of Lowell Cemetery:
Read More »Lowell’s Angkor Dance Troupe will celebrate its 25th anniversary next Saturday night with the world premiere performance of Apsara Dancing Stones at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. (October 27, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.). Here is some information about the Troupe and the event: Angkor Dance Troupe is celebrating 25 years in…
Read More »My favorite bumper sticker of all-time is “Don’t Blame Me, I’m From Massachusetts”…which was a reaction to Richard Nixon’s involvement in the Watergate Scandal shortly after his landslide victory over George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election. Nixon won 49 states and McGovern the “peace” candidate only won one…Massachusetts. George…
Read More »Reminder for next GLAD Meeting TOMORROW Greater Lowell Area Democrats Regular Breakfast Meeting Saturday October 20, 2012 8:00 AM Independence Grill at the Radisson Hotel Rte. 110 in Chelmsford The Regular Agenda discussions will include: Lowell GLAD members update; state committee meeting; Presidential race, US Senate and local Campaign updates; Brunch/Election…
Read More »“Rogers Hall produced many distinguished alumnae. Among them, Anne Harvey Sexton, a 1947 graduate, was later awarded the Pulitzer price for poetry. Dr. Mona Meehan went on to become the first female chief of staff appointed to a US hospital at St. John’s Hospital, now part of Saints Medical Center. …
Read More »Sheila Bair, a Republican from Kansas who led the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) from 2006 through 2011, endorsed Elizabeth Warren’s candidacy for the US Senate yesterday. During a Business Roundtable discussion at Lowell’s Mambo Grill yesterday hosted by Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (shown above along with, from left, Elizabeth Warren,…
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