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Lawrence Henry

Lawrence Henry writes every week from North Andover, Massachusetts.

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by Lawrence Henry | Jan 28, 2005

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — The Massachusetts political elite has had its nose twisted by the latest Census Bureau estimates, which…

by Lawrence Henry | Jan 21, 2005

Contrary to popular impression, at one time in my life, I did get up early and enjoy it. It had…

by Lawrence Henry | Jan 17, 2005

When I was a boy, I took one of my first newspaper jobs in the back of the press room,…

by Lawrence Henry | Jan 7, 2005

During the week, I accumulate about $3 worth of change in my trouser pocket. It mainly serves my kids and…

by Lawrence Henry | Dec 30, 2004

When Mary Frances Berry left the U.S. Civil Rights Commission in early December, after 25 years as either vice-chairman or…

by Lawrence Henry | Dec 17, 2004

My mother’s old-time best friend LaRue used to say that, if she were rich, she’d like to have clean, ironed…

by Lawrence Henry | Dec 10, 2004

Dear Blues Brother: I suppose I’ve suffered less political ostracism than most. On a professional level, I don’t flash a…

by Lawrence Henry | Dec 3, 2004

Son Bud asked me some weeks back where we could find a really good sour lemon candy. We were shopping…

by Lawrence Henry | Nov 26, 2004

Back in the 1970s, I took a temporary job helping to prepare the daily news digest for Armand Hammer. That’s…

by Lawrence Henry | Nov 17, 2004

By now you’ve heard the “argument” (of that, more in a moment): Blue states pay more federal taxes than red…