Samuel Eliot Morison in The Maritime History of Massachusetts describes our state’s liabilities—tumbling, shallow, un-navigable rivers that could never compete with the mighty Hudson or the St. Lawrence; “long-lying snow,” making for a short growing season; shallow soil too close to the underlying granite for successful farming, few natural resources beyond timber, and then there Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday Your daily roundup for Wednesday, January 10: 10:30AM NEMPAC Family Music Makers & Coffee Meet-Up. NEMPAC kicks off the winter session of Family Music and Makers at Cafe Amalfi and Battery/Lincoln Wharf. There will be a post-class coffee meet up where attendees will enjoy a group discount, contact Mandy for Read More…
First, thank you to my friend Alicia for the title of this column. It’s the sign her daughter’s roommate held at the second presidential candidates’ debate at Washington University in St. Louis. We have to endure only two more weeks. Then this toxic election will be over. Let’s be clear: there is one sinister person—the Read More…
