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Senior MomentsJim Cassidy

As I have wandered overhill and dale throughoutthis great country formany a year, I have dis-covered with somebrilliance the great truthsof life can be summed up

best by listening to a multitude of littlechildren, a few reasonable adults andLegions of Senior Citizens. As a result ofthese unscientific observations, here in afew brief paragraphs is the entirephilosophy of life:

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLECHILDREN HAVE LEARNED

1. When your mom is mad at your dad,don’t let her brush your hair.

2. If you sister hits you, don’t hit her back.They always catch the second person.

3. Never ask your three year old brother tohold a tomato.

4. You can’t trust dogs to watch your food.

5. Don’t sneeze when someone is cuttingyour hair.

6. Never hold a Dust-buster and a cat at thesame time.

7. You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in aglass of milk.

8. Don’t wear polka-dot underwear, underwhite shorts.

9. The best place to be when you are sad isgrandpa’s lap.

GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTSHAVE LEARNED:

1. Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-Oto a tree.

2. Wrinkles don’t hurt.

3. Families are like fudge-mostly sweetwith a few nuts.

4. Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’snut that held its ground.

5. Laughing is good exercise. It’s likejogging on the inside.

6. Middle age is when you choose yourcereal for the fibre, not the toy.

GREAT TRUTHS ABOUTGROWING OLD:

1. Growing up is mandatory, growing oldis optional.

2. Forget the health food. We need all thepreservatives we can get.

3. When you fall down, you wonder whatelse you can do while you are down there.

4. You’re getting old when you get the samesensation from a rocking chair that youonce got from a roller coaster.

5. It’s frustrating when you know all theanswers but nobody asks you the questions.

6. Time may be a great healer, but it’s alousy beautician.

7. Wisdom comes with age, but sometimesage comes alone.

Always remember to forget the troublesthat pass your way; BUT NEVER forget theblessings that come each day. Have awonderful day with many smiles and takethe time to live, for Life is too short.

Philosophy of Lifespoke the words previouslyquoted. These words struckhome. While Artillery unitswere typically locatedseveral miles behind thefront lines, as a forwardobserver, Sy would only be25-50 yards from theinfantry engaged in eyeball-to-eyeball combat.

Recalling his first day ofcombat, Sy chuckled as herelayed his initial exposureto incoming mortar rounds.When Sy first heard theshells and the accom-panying explosions, hedove into a nearby foxhole… right on top of a high-ranking American officer! After dressingdown the new arrival, the officer told Sy,“What are you doing? Those are our shells!”

After daily exposure to mortar andartillery barrages, Sy soon was able to tellfriendly shells from German artillery. Buteven experienced soldiers aren’t immunefrom feeling fear. Sy told of the many timeshe tried to crawl into his helmet when underfire. Going home was a thought that he musthave often savored.

Shortly after Sy’s unitjoined the 3rd Army, allhell broke loose. In lateDecember 1944, theGermans launched oneof the largest attacks ofthe war. The two-month-long Battle of the Bulgewas under way.

When the attackbegan, the Germanstook 68 very surprisedAmerican troopscaptive. The Germanspromptly marched theminto a clearing at Malmédy and machine-gunned them (this event was prominentlydepicted in the movie “Battle of the Bulge”,which Sy noted was generally a prettyaccurate portrayal of the battle).

Sy had the unpleasant experience of beingin the unit that first discovered themurdered American prisoners. The bodieswere immediately inspected to see if anysoldiers were still alive. Sy was surprisedto discover one of the two Americansoldiers who miraculously survived theordeal.

While German prisoners were generallytreated well by American soldiers, Syrelated that, after particularly gruesomedisplays of German cruelty were un-covered (such as at Malmédy), it was notuncommon for angryAmerican infantry todispatch Germancaptives. The practicenever lasted longbecause higher-upsdesperately wantedenemy soldiersbrought in alive tosecure much-neededintelligence.

Patton, of course,was known for hisaggressive militarycampaigns. Sy recalledthat if Patton saw a unitstalled by the side of aroad, he would tellthem they had threeminutes to get movingor they would be busted inrank.

Once, when Sy’s unit was waiting to crossa bridge over the Rhine that was under attackby the German Luftwaffe, his Captain toldPatton they were waiting until nightfall oruntil the attack ceased. Patton responded,“This is what I think of the Germans.” Hewalked over to the bridge and, fully exposed

(in more ways than one),urinated in the river. Hethen ordered them to crosswithout delay.

By the time it was Sy’sturn to cross the bridge itwas dark, but the Germanattack continued. When Sywas half way across thebridge, the convoy stalled.Sy prepared to jump in theriver if an attack came, butwas told he would never berescued in the dark.Luckily, the traffic jambroke and he made itacross safely.

Once, when entering anenemy-occupied town, the

word came that Sy and his unit weresurrounded and they were ordered to turnaround and fight their way out. Gunnerswere told to fire at anything that moved inany of the buildings. Sy stopped in themiddle of this story to note that he prayedto the Lord five or six times every day thathe would survive. Pointing skyward, Sysaid, “Someone up there was listening.”

Seven months of combat were concludedwith the surrender of Germany in 1945. Bythe time the war in Europe was over, Sy had

toured France,Belgium (including astop in Bastogne),L u x e m b o u r g ,Germany, Austria, andCzechoslovakia. Heearned numerousmedals including theBronze Star, theAmerican DefenseService Medal andthe European AfricanMiddle EasternTheatre CampaignRibbon. Sy remainedin Europe for two

months following the war to help withpost-war reconstruction and finallyreturned to the U.S. in August of 1945.

Sy lives in Methuen with his WWIIsweetheart, Dora, whom he married in1947. Sy remains active as a youth baseballcoach in Lawrence, a passion he has pursuedfor 36 years. Near his home in Methuen isthe Sy Uliano baseball field that wasdedicated to him in 1994.

Sy, thank you for your service in defenseof our country and for your continuingcontributions to the Merrimack Valley.

Bronze Star Dates: 8 Nov. through 12Dec. 1944 Place: East of Nancy, FrancePartial Citation: “During the offensiveoperations against the enemy … Corporal

Uliano, ArtilleryLiaison Noncom-missioned Officer,performed his dutiesin an outstandingmanner, despiteadverse climacticconditions anddifficult terrain oftentimes under enemyfire… His perform-ance contributedmaterially to thesuccessful executionby his Battalion of itsfire missions. Hiscourage, initiative, andunusual devotion toduty reflect the

highest credit uponCorporal Uliano and the

armed forces of the United States.” –Award of Bronze Star, HQTS 26th InfantryDivision, February 1945.

Cpl. Sy Uliano’s Medals earnedwhile Serving in Europe duringWorld War II

Portrait of Cpl. Sy Ulianodrawn in France 1944 byKen Gotrlic, who wassubsequently killed byGerman artillery

Rare Photo of Gen. Pattontaken as he deplanes atHanscom Field, Bedford,

MA after the war

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Weekdays coffee and doughnuts 9-10 a.m.

Bridge Weekdays 1-3:30 p.m.

Bridge on the Balcony, Wed. & Fri. noon to 3 pm

Tia Chi offered Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. at theCenter in Room 45. No fee.

Knitting Group. All welcome to knit, bring knittingproblems, learn to knit. Meets Mondays 10:30a.m. to noon.

Play Bingo Mondays and Thursdays 1 to 3 p.m.

Blood Pressure Clinic Tuesdays from 9 to 11 am

Whist Tuesdays, 12:30 to 3 p.m.

Hearing screening, first Tuesday and thirdThursday of each month at 10 a.m. No fee.

45s played Wednesdays and Fridays 1-3 p.m.

Vintage movies every Thursday at 12:30 in Room45 of Citizens Center. No fee.

Bus trips to Lawrence Cinema first Monday ofeach month. $3.00 fee for travel, movie andpopcorn.

Active indoor/outdoor walking group (at YMCAduring inclement weather.) Tuesdays at 9:30and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. Meet at theCitizens Center. $2 fee for Mall walk.

Feb 7th 12:00 citizen center, presentation bySteven Buckley Dir. of Rehab Services atPenacook Place - preventing slips and falls. Freequestion and answer period, simple safety mea-sures in the home.

FYI: Annual St. Patrick's Day Party, includes pre-sentation of D. Raymond Taffe award. March 16th.11:00am in Deburros. Seeking sponsors for eachtable of 10 seniors, $100 per person - $200 perbusiness.

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Methuen:Ice Cream Social: February 8th 1:00pm. $3.00

Valentine’s Day Dance: February 14th 2pm-4pm.Sponsored by Presentation of Mary AcademyStudents.

Income Tax Assistance: Income tax assistancewill be available from February through April 15th

by appointment only.

Cabaret: February 5th (The Mel Tones) andFebruary 19th (Entertainers) 7:30-11pm. $7:00pp.

North Andover:

Lecture Series: February 7th(Protect your nestegg) and February 14th (writing wonders).10:30am

Valentines Luncheon: February 14th at noon.$8.00. A delicious homemade lunch andcelebration with entertainment.

Trip to Atlantic City: February 7-9. $119pp. Tripincludes: 2 nights stay at the Tropicana, $20 coinbonus, 2 buffet coupons, revue show and motorcoach transportation. .

LawrenceValentines Day Dinner and dance, At the LawrenceLodge of Elks, Andover Street. February 11th 11:30-4pm $3.00pp

Ham Dinner/Dessert/Coffee. D.J. Dick Arsenault/Raffles. Bring your tickets to the party to win raffleprizes!

Andover:Frank’s Famous Valentine Brunch February 13th

from 11am-2pm. $6pp. Advance purchase onlyEnjoy Chicken Marsala, Omelet Station, Fruit andCereal Station, Dessert Station and more.

Chinese Buffet Supper- February 17th at 4pm.$5pp. Advance purchase only. Entertainment bymembers of the Chinese Cultural Exchangefollowed by a Chinese Buffet Supper.

Creative Cooking Lunch Group: February 2211am-1pm. $6pp, including lunch

Podiatry Clinic February 15th and 23rd. Byappointment only

Tax Preparation Help: February 1st through April15th. Offered by Elder services and AARP.

HaverhillBallroom Dancing: Saturday, February 26 from7:30-11:00pm. Tickets $8pp. The Fred Manzi Triowill be performing.

Pool played daily 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Lunch Program: Weekdays 11:15 a.m. Cost: $2per meal. Make reservations a week in advanceby calling Mary Jane at COA. For home-deliveredmeals, call Bernice at COA.

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Interesting howtwo big holidays thistime of year arenamed after saints.As we travel in timefrom St. Nicolas’ dayto St. Valentine’s dayit might serve us wellto reflect on that

mysterious and often elusive four letterword. You know, the L-word; the other fourletter word in the English language so oftenrepeated. But what really is love? Whatdoes it mean?

The problem we have here is that wespeak English. Love means many things inEnglish: You can love your wife, your dog,your shoes, oak trees, chocolate, the colorred, etc.

In the ancient biblical Greek there werethree words for what our word loveencompasses: philia, eros, and agape.Philia means a friendship kind of love(hence Philadelphia is coined “the city ofbrotherly love”). Eros is an attraction typeof love, named after the son of the Greekgoddess Aphrodite and the Roman goddessVenus, both of whom were their culture’smythological goddesses of love. Agape isa selfless sacrificial love. Another Greekword, Pornea, was used in scripture whenspeaking of sexual sin. We find its root inEnglish’s pornography, for example.

This word did not mean love, but itsopposite; the difference between agape andpornea is the difference between love andthe other popular four letter word inEnglish. So in Greek you can philia thoseyou are close to, you can eros a lover, andyou are called to agape everyone.

Eros conjures up the emotions and manypopular songs and romance novels arecentered around it. It also awakens thelibido, and creates desire for the other.Agape is the love that Christ speaks ofwhen He commands us to love ourneighbor, and the love manifests on thecross as a sign of His agape to mankind.A mother waking up at three in the morningto change her baby’s diaper is also agape.A man giving up his seat on the bus to anelderly woman, and a soldier going to warfor the purpose of protecting his countryis agape. Mrs. Christopher Reeve publiclyillustrated agape for years after hersuperman’s accident.

NYC’s firefighters who risked their liveson 9/11 did so too.

Philia and eros are to a certain degreeconditional. If a friend deliberately andunrepentantly brings you serious harm, theyoften do not remain your friend. If one thatyou are “head-over-heels in love” withreveals their dark side, becomes fat, bald,or disfigured, often eros love begins todissolve.

Yet, when philia and eros dissipate, evenwhen they may be replaced with anger orhurt, agape, whose essence is good will,remains.

People that harm us do not conjure up inus good feelings, but agape goes beyondfeelings to the higher part of human nature;it is an act of the will, an unconditional andpermanent commitment to the good of theother. It is an attitude that also demandsdeeds when appropriate. Loving our enemyas Christ calls us to do would be impossibleand make no sense without agape.

There is one constant about our fallenhuman nature, and that is that people will(now and then) let you down. While philiaand eros have no room for other people’s

It is hard to imagine an anti-Semite goingto a Jewish doctor with a broken foot, andholding out his foot, telling him, “Here, fixthis, you Jew bastard.” And yet this iswhat is happening today, but with adifferent twist. It is now, althoughvirtually unreported by the world’spress, a case of, “Don’t fix this, youJew bastard. Just send money.”

After the horror of thetsunami, Israel immediatelyleapt into a rescue mode.While most nations weredithering about and makingpromises, or promises tomake promises, Israel sent 82 tons ofmedical and humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka,as well as a planeload of blood productsand an additional 40 tons of supplies fromprivate donors. On December 27 a medicalteam specializing in rescue work, trauma,and pediatrics was dispatched carryingmedicine and baby food. A rescue-and-recovery team with specialized equipmentfor identifying bodies was sent, and aHealth Ministry group of doctors, nurses,and members of IDF arrived in Thailand.Unfortunately, the American media, whichironically the Muslim and Arab press sayis controlled by Jews, reported little ofthese extraordinary undertakings. Theworld media, along with a substantialportion of the American media, have avested interest in continuing to cast Israelas a Palestinianmurdering villain.

In addition tothe help it hasalready sent, Israeloffered to send150 experiencedmilitary medicsand supportpersonnel to setup field hospitals.It was then that alight went off inthe collectiveheads of at leastthree of the recipient nations, Sri Lanka,Indonesia, and India. These countries withsubstantial Muslim populations apparentlyrealized that in their condition, they wouldnot be able to bite the hand that fed them,and, therefore, either turned down or didnot respond to offers of Israeli aid. Theymuch prefer to have Uncle Sugar pay thebills. And believe it or not, when PresidentBush suggested an amount that they did notfeel to be sufficient, they had their publicrelations machines — the same oneswhose usual bill of fare is a panoply ofpropaganda condemning the United States,its foreign policy, and anything remotelyconnected with Israel — complain thatPresident Bush was a cheapskate and thatwe should throw more money at them.

It should not pass without notice thatfellow Muslim nations, particularly theoil-rich Arab states, who are among therichest in the world in per capita income,yet their contributions to tsunami relief areamongst the lowest.

Certainly there should be a preconditionthat before these nations receive any aid,they should clearly denounce terrorism

and, at the very least, discontinue thestate-sponsored anti-American drivelheard in that part of the world.

The uncharitable thought crossesour minds that if the reversewere true, i.e., if Israel hadsuffered a catastrophe, wouldthey come to its aid? Noone, this side of a lunaticasylum, could honestlyanswer in the affirmative.

We believe that as a nation, weshould not, as a matter of national policy— at least until the private sector provesinadequate — fund these relief efforts.Does this sound harsh? Let us point outseveral facts:

The private sector of Americavoluntarily coughs up $34 billion a yearin charitable aid that goes to foreigncountries. This is more than virtually anyother country spends for this purpose.

To use American taxpayer money onthis aid means using money that JewishAmericans and the mothers and fathers ofservice men and women — the same oneswhose sons and daughters are regularlyreviled in the Muslim media as murderers— believe is going to nations and regimes

that are antag-onistic (to bemild) to all thatthey hold dear.

The pro-ponents of for-eign aid point outthat this govern-ment spent over abillion dollars toassist Floridaafter the multiplehurricanes thatstruck the state.This reasoning,

of course, nicely misses the point thatthese were American citizens helpingother American citizens.

Perhaps the strongest practical reasonto hold up monies is the fact that we donot know that the money will actually reachthe intended recipients. In fact, historytells us the contrary. Dare we mention theFood For Oil plan? We understand U.N.Secretary General Kofi Annan is urgingU.S. aid. Could the fact his son is out ofwork have anything to do with it? After all,he has lots of experience in the field.

We are not suggesting never offeringhelp. But let’s not rush into doing so. Let’sat least wait and see what those nationsencouraging us to open our pocket booksfirst do themselves.

Rabbi Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, head ofIsrael’s Zaka rescue unit, at a templein the coastal city of Krabi

No Good Deed Goes UnpunishedBy Jackie Mason & Raoul Felder

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faults and weaknesses, agape does. It is aconstant and in its purest form hasabsolutely no self-interest. How many ofus hope Osama bin Laden sincerely repentsand ends up in heaven? How about theperson who just harmed you or broke yourheart? This is what agape allows us to do,possible only with God’s grace.

However, this good will can take on manyforms, depending on the object of agape,and it doesn’t necessarily excludepunishment. Tough agape (i.e. tough love)often demands that punishment be justlyadministered. At other times, such as witha chronic abuser, agape is best practiced ata distance. Agape doesn’t eradicate justice,but rises above it.

It doesn’t abrogate punishment, but hopesthat through it a person will see their errantways and repent. Agape isn’t wimpy, but isstrong and courageous in caring about(loving) the sinner while hating their sin.Agape never ignores evil, but confronts it.Agape cares about the destiny of everyperson, especially their eternal destiny.

Yet agape always respect the free willothers. Ultimately the decision to seek thetruth and achieve happiness is up to eachindividual to accept or reject. If that werenot the case there would be no hell.

St. Valentine himself is said to be a 3rdcentury Christian martyr who died in aRoman prison. There’s nothing romanticabout that. Today we celebrate his day withflowers, chocolates, and fluffy Hallmarkcards.

We celebrate eros on Valentine’s Daywhen honoring St. Valentine would call forus celebrating agape. Today’s divorce rateillustrates our society’s over-emphasis oneros, the emotional dimension of love.When it fades so often does one’scommitment.

The physical and emotional aspects oflove are good and natural, but only if theyare subjugated to the very essence of lovewhich is commitment.

Without commitment they become endsin themselves; a love based primarily onphysical attractiveness or having anemotional high is not love, but selfishness.It is self-centered rather than other-centered; its aim is to fulfill the self, notthe other. Pleasure becomes love’s goalrather than its benefits, resulting in usingthe other as an object rather than lovingthem as a subject.

Unfortunately contemporary westernculture has lost sight of this important truthand sells love as primarily the fulfillmentof one’s desires rather than a dying of theself for the sake of the other. This verycommon mistake of replacing agape witheros as the primary essence of loveinevitably results in heartbreak, divorce,and a lifetime of psychological damage.Psychotherapists have made a good livingfrom this tragic error of contemporarytimes.

If eros were love’s primary value thendumping one’s wife of 20 years to take upwith the sexy young secretary would makeperfect sense. It is of the higher nature ofman, that which is meant to govern theemotions and desires according to the trueand good, where agape operates.

On February 14th let us celebrate love asthe martyr St. Valentine lived it. Better yet,Valentine would probably be happier to seeus practice it instead.

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Next, we also need to use the power ofour free economy. Instead of the anemic2½ % return artificially maintained bySocial Security (prior to its inevitablecrash), we need to harness the historic andreliable 8-10% annual growth seen inprivate investment markets. To takeadvantage of this, we need to institute ourSecond Fix: Let our workers, whovoluntarily choose to, put a significantfraction of their Social Security “taxes”into private accounts. Real ownership …not government promises.

How does putting these “taxes” intoprivate accounts help? That’s easy: Whileit takes 28 years for a dollar to double at 2½ % compounding, that same dollar growsto over $11 when invested at 9%. The morethan 5-to-1 advantage of private investmentover the anemic “return” of Social Securityis only the beginning. There are severalother key effects:

* With the huge influx of investmentcapital from private retirement accounts,productivity will grow and real wages willincrease … thus further increasingretirement savings and account growthwhile stimulating economic expansion

* Since economic growth will be faster,the private investment markets will sustainhigher multiples (e.g., higher P/E ratios forstocks) than currently exist and thus, theportfolio values of current or near retireeswill be substantially boosted (a significantpayoff for the modest concession ofseniors to accept inflation adjustmentsonly).

How do we continue paying current ornear retirees the inflation-adjusted SocialSecurity payouts we owe them?

First, note that this is a short-termproblem, not a long-term one. Those whochose to participate in private investmentaccounts would forego an age-dependentpercentage of what they would otherwisebe owed under Social Security. Thus, out-year liabilities would be drasticallyreduced and the shortfall, which could befinanced with Treasury Bonds, would besubstantially diminished.

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In short, it seems like we spend all ourtime discussing what amount of money tospend on education and virtually NO timeevaluating the results or use of theinvestment.

I believe a little common sense and somebasic management skills will go a long wayto generate tremendous academicimprovement without requiring hugeincreases in our budgeted investment.

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protect adult entertainment as free speech,but we must and we will protect our townfrom the ancillary effects of a strip club.

I’m proud of my work as a selectman. Theconservative fiscal policies I support workwell for our town.

North Andover will continue to facedifficult issues. As your selectman, I willwork to keep our town on the best possiblecourse.

I ask for your vote March 29. Thank you.

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South Lawrence7-11Convenience Store/Winthrop AveBrooks Pharmacy/Winthrop AveC1 Buffet/Winthrop Ave.Carleens/South BroadwayDonovan’s Liquor/ S. BroadwayEdna’s Beauty Salon/ 61 Genesee St.Evergreen/S. Union St.Golden Bowl Restaurant/S. Union St.HEE BIN Restaurant/S. Union St.Hess Gas Station*/S. Union St.Jilly’s Pub/S. Union St.Jim’s Subs/South BroadwayJulie & Wendy’s/S. BroadwayKnights of Columbus /Market StLawrence Train Station/Merrimack St.L.Lawrence Store/S. Union St.Leo’s Auto/South BroadwayLightship Liquors/S. Union St.Lydick Photography/Parker St.Mt. Vernon Liquors/South BroadwayMt. Vernon Variety/Beacon St.Packard Pharmacy/Parker St.Police Substation/Parker St.Post Office/S. Union St.Saint Patricks Parish Center/E. Kingston St.Silva’s Package Store/Winthrop Ave/Rt. 114Sunshine Laundry/Parker St.The Cell Phone Store/523 S. Union St.Tony’s Convenience/Parker St.Walgreens/South Broadway

North Andover

Bay State Chowda/Main St.Beijing/Rt. 125Brooks Pharmacy/Rt. 114China Blossom/Rt. 125CVS/Main St.DeMoulas-Mkt Basket/Rt 114Dunkin Donuts/Main St.Eagle East Aviation/Sutton St.Forgetta’s Flowers/Rt. 125Harrison’s Roast Beef/Rt. 125Health South/Cross Roads MallJ&M Pizza/Salem St.J&M Subs/Main St.Joe’s Variety/Waverly & Middlesex St.Knights of Columbus/Sutton St.Lawrence Airport/Sutton St.Mail Box Ect/Route 114Main St. Hardware/Main St.Main St. Liquors/Main St.Market Basket Plaza/Route 114Mobil Gas/Route 114Natures Cleaners/Main St.North Andover Library/Main St.Perfecto’s Café/Butcher Boy PlazaPizza Factory/Rt 125Police Statoin/Osgood St.Richdals’s Convenience/Rt. 125 (near Haffners)Richdals’s Convenience/Sutton St.Sal’s Pizza/Rt. 125Senior Center/Main St.Silver Cleaners/Route 114 Jasmine PlazaStar Market /90 Main StStar Pizza/First St.Super Stop & Shop/Rt. 114The Vineyard/Route 114TJ Max Market Basket Plaza/Route 114Val’s Breakfast/Main St.

HaverhillAbeers Train Store/Route 113 & 110Athens Pizza/Route 110 EastAzzi Bakery & Café/Main & White StBen Consoli Realtors/297 S. Main StBrooks & Di-an ERA/434 Main StCentury 21 Mc Lennan & Co./679 S. Main StChicks Roast Beef/Rt 125Citizen Center/Welcome St.City Financial/Dudley Plaza Main StCity Hall/Summer St.Coldwell Banker/40 Davis Building Rte 110Commuter Rail/Washington StreetCosomos Family Rest/Route 125Exon Gas Store/Rt 125Haverhill Beef!Havehill House of Pizza/Route 113 & 97Haverhill Super Subs & Pizza/Main StHeavenly Donuts/Rt 125/75 Main StHilldale Pizza & Subs/Hilldale AveLibraryLil Peach/Dudley Plaza Main StLil Peach Food Store/Lottery One Stop Market/Rt 97 BroadwayMain St Variety/421 Main StMarias Family Rest/Essex StMr Mike’s Rest./Rt 125/ 1149 Main StOld Town Realty/389 S. Main StOriental Garden/Route 110 Kmart PlazaPizza Market/Express/Rt 125 CVS PlazaPizza PalaceRemax/Rte 125 SSal’s Just Pizza/Lafeyette SquareTrain Station/Purple BoxWalgreens Pharmacy/Rt 125White Hen Pantry/Route 110

North Lawrence7/11 Convenience Store/Lowell St.Alex’s House of Pizza/East Haverhill St.Balli’s/ Essex St. /EssexBrunswick House/EssexCatalano’s Market/E. Haverhill St.City Hall/ 200 Common St.Chamber of Commerce/Essex StCmty. Partnership for Children/Essex StCommunity Development/Haverhill St.Firefighters Credit Union/Methuen St.Gun & Sport North/BroadwayHead Start/ Essex St.Hess/BroadwayItalian Kitchen/Common St.JJ MGuire’s/EssexLawrence General Hospital/General StreetLawrence Police Station/Lowell St.M. V. Hair Design/East Haverhill St.North End Deli/Common St.Northern Essex/Franklin St.Perotta’s Drug Store/Prospect St.Pronto Pizza/ BroadwaySchool Department/EssexSenior Center/Haverhill St.Sons of Italy/Marston St.Tarshi Law Office/Essex St.Tower Hill Variety/Ames St.Washington Mortgage/237 Broadway

Methuen

6-11 Variety Store/466 Lowell StAmerican Legion/BroadwayArias Market/69 BroadwayArlington Liquors/45 BroadwayBorelli’s Deli/Merrimack St.Brooks Pharmacy/The LoopCarolina’s Convient/462 River StChina Buffet/Rt. 28Christina’s Variety Store/Merrimack St.City Hall/Pleasant St.COCO Early RE/Route 28Conlin’s Pharmacy/Lawrence St.Cosmo's/Riveride Dr.Dick’s TV/BroadwayElizabeth’s Grocery/71 BroadwayGalloway Store/70 Pelham StGiordanno Gas and Food/Merrimack St.Holy Family/East St.Howe St. Suprette/Howe St.Jackson’s Restaurant/Rt. 110Kim Sing Chinese/Hampshire stLobster Tail/Merrimack St.Market Basket/The LoopMethuen Family Rest/Route 28 Methuen CtrMethuen Package Store/Lowell St.Methuen Police Station/Hampshire St.Methuen Senior Center/Main St.Methuen VFW/Merrimack St.Methuen House of Pizza/Merrimcak St.Mister Wok/Merrimack St.Patriot Laundry/Merrimack St.Pleasant Valley Supprette/Merrimack St.Purple Box @ Post Office/272 BroadwayPrudential/East St.Quick Stop 2/Lowell StRostron’s Liquor Store/Hampshire St.Royal House Of Pizza/456 LowellSuper Stop & Shop/The LoopSuperstar Video/49 Jackson StreetThwaits Market/Railroad St.Valley Liquors/Merrimack St.WCCM/Merrimack St.Whirlaway Sports/500 Merrimac StreetWhite Hen/Merrimack St.Valley Laundry/Merrimack St.Valley Pizza/Merrimack St.

AndoverAdvanced Weight Loss/Park St. PlazaAndover Library/Main StreetAndover Liquors/Main St.Andover Spa/Elm St.Andover Police Station/N. Main St.Andover Town HallBrooks Pharmacy/N. Main St.Barron’s Country Store/Haggets Pond Rd.CVS/N. Main St.DeMoulas/N. Main St.Greater Lawrence Tech/River Rd.Mobile Gas Station/ Rt. 133Senior Center/ Main St.Train Station/PURPLE BOX/RR Street

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colors every part of their waking hours.Once experiencing it, most people arenever the same. The CIA probably neverthought of it, but it is revolutionary,visceral, it has changed the world. Thepowerful agents for motivating humanbehavior of which I speak are the following:having a child and holding a 30-yearmortage.

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Speaking of pop stars, there is Kid Rock.Probably not a bad guy, but a living,breathing window on the world of arresteddevelopment. A favorite of the PresidentBush’s daughters, Kid almost got an inviteto perform at the presidential inauguration,but was persona-non-grata at the lastminute for reasons undisclosed. Perhapsit had to do with the lyrics to one of toKid’s songs titled “Pimp of the Nation.”

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