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		<title>The Blizzard of &#8217;78</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t want to jinx us, but I realized yesterday that the only time I&#8217;ve started my snow blower this winter was in early October when I was making sure that it would start OK. Perhaps I was contemplating snow yesterday because it was the anniversary of the great blizzard of 1978. I was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Globe coverage of Lowell stabbing death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I certainly don&#8217;t want to minimize the tragedy of yesterday&#8217;s fatal stabbing on Felker Street, but when I read the small piece in the print edition of today&#8217;s Globe, it seemed something was missing. Here it is, from www.bostonglobe.com, under the headline &#8220;Stabbings leave one dead, two injured.&#8221; Three people were stabbed, one fatally, near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science at the White House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The President checks out an 8th grader&#8217;s air cannon which shoots marshmallows 175 feet. We could have some fun with this thing.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/08/science-at-the-white-house/</link>
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		<title>National GOP in Disarray; President Obama Consolidating Message, Support, &amp; Resources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I&#8217;m not a party member, I&#8217;ve been watching the Republican presidential nomination contest as an interested audience member&#8212;it has been a show, but one with profound consequences. Hearing the morning radio news about former US Sen Rick Santorum winning three states last night confirmed was I was sensing from reading various sources on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/08/natl-gop-in-disarray-pres-obama-consolidating-message-support-resources/</link>
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		<title>Dickens and Middlesex Community College</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy bicentennial birthday wishes to one of the most famous visitors ever to Middlesex Community College, Mr. Charles Dickens himself! That is the first sentence of a wonderful entry about the famous author Charles Dickens&#8217; visit to Lowell posted on the Middlesex Community College blog. Its titled&#8230; &#8220;The Dickens, You Say&#8221;. I&#8217;ll be honest, when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/08/dickens-and-middlesex-community-college/</link>
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		<title>Lowell Cemetery: headstone of African-American Civil War Sailor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lowell Cemetery, headstone of African American Civil War sailor Walker Lewis &#8220;LANDSMAN US NAVY USS RHODE ISLAND MAY 7 1839 APR 18 1901&#8243;. Photo by Tony Sampas.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/07/lowell-cemetery-headstone-of-african-american-civil-war-sailor/</link>
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		<title>Meanderings of February 7, 2012, by Jim Peters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frequent contributor Jim Peters shares some thoughts on life, the Patriots and politics Somewhere between my awareness of our light grip on life, my empathy for the Syrian people, and my understanding of our never-ending quest for knowledge (the Great Satchmo had it just right when he said that our children would learn things that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Take the Train Away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was encouraged by the large crowd that gathered last evening in the City Council chamber to speak against proposed decreases in train service to Lowell and increases in the cost of riding the train. As I said at the public hearing, it is mind boggling to think that in 2012 we would find ourselves at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/07/dont-take-the-train-away/</link>
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		<title>Mediocre Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This isn&#8217;t sour grapes. I&#8217;ve watched some or all of every Super Bowl. Unless you are a fervent Giants fan, you probably agree with me that last night&#8217;s game was mediocre. Aside from the 96-yard drive to a TD by Brady and friends and that fantastic sideline catch made by Mario Manningham on a perfect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/06/mediocre-bowl/</link>
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		<title>Best of the Best..Michael Jackson Super Bowl Half-Time Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Without question my favorite super bowl half-time show is Michael Jackson&#8217;s incredible performance  in 1993. Take a look&#8230; What&#8217;s yours?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.richardhowe.com/2012/02/05/best-of-the-best-michael-jackson-super-bowl-half-time-show/</link>
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