[LincolnTalk] GRALTA Foundation to screen two documentary films in January!

2024-01-02 Thread Stephen R. Low
This month, the GRALTA Foundation will screen two fascinating/revealing documentary films related to The Holy Land Problem. Each will be shown twice: * First on Sunday afternoons at the Lincoln Public Library on January 7 and 21 at 2 PM * Repeated on Wednesday evenings at

[LincolnTalk] CORRECTION: Please note the corrected date!

2024-01-02 Thread Stephen R. Low
(or “maybe” if no one shows up because they don’ like driving in a “little” snow, we’ll try to reschedule for another Sunday. Regards, Steve Low From: Stephen R. Low Sent: January 1, 2024 4:20 PM Subject: GRALTA Foundation to screen two documentary films in January! This month, the GRALTA

[LincolnTalk] GRALTA Foundation to screen two documentary films in January!

2024-01-01 Thread Stephen R. Low
This month, the GRALTA Foundation will screen two fascinating/revealing documentary films related to The Holy Land Problem. Each will be shown twice: * First on Sunday afternoons at the Lincoln Public Library on January 7 and 21 at 2 PM * Repeated on Wednesday evenings at

[LincolnTalk] Shaina's media--going forward

2023-10-13 Thread Stephen R. Low
[To those who may have tuned to Al Jazeera this morning (either online or streamed on TV): I did not spot Shaina during the 8 to 9 hour and just quickly scanned the 9 to 10 hour and didn’t see any video that featured her, either. Apologies for this “false alert”] Please note that I absolutely

[LincolnTalk] Shaina's media

2023-10-13 Thread Stephen R. Low
Here is a link to Shaina’s BBC interview on Oct. 12: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9pztesbqk0z9aszigyvsv/BBC_News_Channel-2023-1 0-12_15-12-40-1.mp4?rlkey=xl5jaijcsahyqphfuxx8x7yfz

[LincolnTalk] Shaina scheduled to be on the BBC

2023-10-12 Thread Stephen R. Low
I believe that our daughter Shaina will be interviewed on the BBC this hour (10-11 am) https://www.bbc.com/news Regards, Steve Low -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at

[LincolnTalk] "Lincoln native living near Gaza describes unfolding crisis in region"

2023-10-10 Thread Stephen R. Low
Since 2008, our daughter Shaina, a human rights attorney, has focused her academic studies and career on addressing Israel’s oppression of the Palestinian people. In 2010/11, Shaina lived in the occupied West Bank while working for the Jenin Freedom Theatre based in the Jenin Refugee Camp.

Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln Finance Committee - "Town Capital Capacity" presentation

2023-09-21 Thread Stephen R. Low
Good questions! Regards, Steve Low From: Lincoln On Behalf Of Karla Gravis Sent: September 21, 2023 8:10 AM To: Lincoln Talk Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Lincoln Finance Committee - "Town Capital Capacity" presentation Total property tax bills for existing housing (not the rate)

[LincolnTalk] Bike lanes

2023-09-04 Thread Stephen R. Low
To Whom It May Concern (and lurkers, too): I’ve not followed this thread carefully, but unless I’m mistaken, no one has discussed how dangerous it is to use a bicycle for transportation on public roads. I can only assume that the absence of mentioning this fact is that listserv members

[LincolnTalk] Reminder: Sat, June 10@1:30 pm--Philip Weiss on "What Can Progressives Do To Change America's Middle East Policy?"

2023-06-09 Thread Stephen R. Low
Just a reminder that the GRALTA Foundation presents Mondoweiss’s Founder/Senior Editor Philip Weiss speaking on “What Can Progressives Do to Change America’s Middle East Policy?” Saturday June 10, 1:30 PM Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Road, Lincoln, MA Philip Weiss was born in Boston, grew up in

Re: [LincolnTalk] Electric Lawnmower Maintenance

2023-06-02 Thread Stephen R. Low
(I usually charge my readers for valuable information like this, but I make exceptions for Lincolnites.) All electric lawn mowers are intended for use on electric lawns only. Hence the name. Chris, hopefully you installed your electric lawn with a switch and a timer. Turning on the

Re: [LincolnTalk] Immigration lawyer?

2023-06-02 Thread Stephen R. Low
Boston University’s Law School has a clinic (https://www.bu.edu/law/experiential-learning/clinics/immigrants-rights-human-trafficking-clinic/) that might be able to provide some pro bono assistance. You might also check with Harvard and Northeastern to see if they have clinics with appropriate

Re: [LincolnTalk] Looking for recommendations for yard waste removal

2023-05-24 Thread Stephen R. Low
Greg Ramos works on three homes in our neighborhood. He’s responsive and reliable. Regards, Steve Low From: Lincoln On Behalf Of Kelsey Douville Sent: May 24, 2023 9:54 AM To: lincoln@lincolntalk.org Subject: [LincolnTalk] Looking for recommendations for yard waste removal Hi,

Re: [LincolnTalk] Erroneous property tax dunning notice

2023-05-21 Thread Stephen R. Low
[copying the Tax Collector on this email] I have the same (or similar) problem—not with my property tax, but with my auto excise tax. My check was dated 3/21 and it cleared the bank. I wonder if a batch of the Town’s deposits were improperly recorded (i.e., credited to the wrong

Re: [LincolnTalk] Cell phone carriers?

2023-04-25 Thread Stephen R. Low
One of T-Mobile greatest advantages (aside from price) is that when you step off an airplane in most countries, you have FREE text and data (reduced speed, but it's always been sufficient for me). Regards, Steve Low -Original Message- From: Lincoln On Behalf Of Matina Madrick Sent:

[LincolnTalk] Not my issue, but...

2023-04-19 Thread Stephen R. Low
I spotted this story on CNBC’s website this morning: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/18/federal-court-strikes-down-a-california-city s-natural-gas-ban.html Regards, Steve Low -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at

Re: [LincolnTalk] Hanscom Proposed Expansion-Update...a "must read"

2023-02-08 Thread Stephen R. Low
Oops. Please disregard this private message sent in error. The cost of the eggs on my face has forced me into debt. Regards, Steve Low It’s not all bad! One thing I learned from the Palestinians: When you have your own airport, you can have your own country. One thing I learned

Re: [LincolnTalk] Hanscom Proposed Expansion-Update...a "must read"

2023-02-08 Thread Stephen R. Low
Sara— It’s not all bad! One thing I learned from the Palestinians: When you have your own airport, you can have your own country. One thing I learned from Schwartz Rosenberg, my alter ego/imaginary friend/twin brother: If you have your own airport, you can have your own Air Force.

Re: [LincolnTalk] Waltham Fields Farm

2022-12-27 Thread Stephen R. Low
(I Googled the farm and found the description of “the issue” below the line.) If this was the farm responsible for developing one of our most traditional, important, and delicious vegetables ever! (Butternut Squash and the variety known as “Waltham”), then it should be worthy of being

[LincolnTalk] I haven't been following the Community Center discussion, but...

2022-11-30 Thread Stephen R. Low
Pierce, Codman, Bemis, DeCordova. These people bestowed the Town with gifts that keep on giving. Regards, Steve Low -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at

[LincolnTalk] Europe's natural gas prices are seven times higher

2022-08-17 Thread Stephen R. Low
I haven’t read this article that appears on CNN’s website today, but thought it be of interest to the folks that were interested in natural gas prices. US natural gas prices spike to 14-year high. Here's why

Re: [LincolnTalk] decline in Lincoln population

2022-05-24 Thread Stephen R. Low
Click on that link, enter zip 01773, and the population data almost certainly includes Hanscom. Most published stats about Lincoln’s population also considers Hanscom since the authors of those articles are not knowledgeable enough to strip it out. Regards, Steve Low From: Lincoln <> On

[LincolnTalk] The Lincoln Rat

2022-04-01 Thread Stephen R. Low
Sometime this morning someone anonymously slipped an envelope under my front door. Inside was a two-page document with a yellow Post-It note that read, “Please distribute widely.” I’ve scanned the two pages and they are attached as a pdf. Regards, Steve Low The Lincoln Rat - April

[LincolnTalk] FYI

2022-01-10 Thread Stephen R. Low
Regards, Steve Low -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at

[LincolnTalk] FW: Magpie; Terry Leonon and Greg Artzner  Friday, Dec. 10, 2021; 7 PM (online)

2021-12-08 Thread Stephen R. Low
I thought this email from Dean Stevens (a Boston-area folk singer who “manages” the Community Church of Boston) might be of interest to some in the LincolnTalk community. For those unfamiliar with Boylston Street’s CCB, you can check it out here:

Re: [LincolnTalk] VAERS and OPENVAERS

2021-11-23 Thread Stephen R. Low
This website is not new, it has been widely debunked, and is part of the conspiracy-theory propaganda machine. The first (and obvious) giveaway is the vagueness of this FAQ on its website: Who is behind OpenVAERS? OpenVAERS is a project developed by a small

[LincolnTalk] Nextdoor.com

2021-08-31 Thread Stephen R. Low
Today, we received a mailed solicitation to join nextdoor.com signed by “Martin Werminghausen, S Great Rd. Perhaps we all received this Nextdoor.com is a for profit enterprise. It’s privacy policy (https://legal.nextdoor.com/us-privacy-policy-2021/) is 26 pages long. The policy ends with