Printer FriendlyWednesday, January 31
Dorcas Grigg-SaitoSonith Peou
[Web] http://www.lchealth.org/
Dorcas Grigg-Saito and Sonith Peou talk about the work that led to the
Lowell Community Health Center receiving the 2007 Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award.
Focus on Health
Judith Cole
Judith Cole talks about a program that may help you
communicate with your baby through sign language.
Patrick Young
Umass Lowell Professor of History
[Web] http://faculty.uml.edu/pyoung/
[Email] patrick_young@uml.edu
UML History Prof. Patrick Young considers what every American should know about Europe.
Monday, January 29
Julienne StroeveResearch Scientist
National Snow and Ice Data Center
[Web] http://www.nsidc.org
Julienne Stroeve examines what’s going on with retreating sea ice,
increasing Greenland glacial melting and changes in snow cover.
Glenn Prezzano
Publisher
Merrimack Valley Magazine
[Web] http://www.mvmag.net
[Email] publisher@mvmag.net
Publisher Glenn Prezzano and Editor Brigid Carroll-Casselini
preview the winter issue of Merrimack Valley Magazine.
Steve Stowell
Administrator
Lowell Historic Board
[Web] http://www.historiclowell.net
[Email] sstowell@lowellma.gov
A survey of Lowell’s Pawtucketville and Acre neighborhoods is underway
and Lowell Historic Board Administrator Steve Stowell will give us an update.
Tia Viering
New 7 Wonders of the World Campaign
[Web] http://www.new7wonders.com
Tia Viering of the New 7 Wonders of the World Campaign explains. Visit the website to vote for the new Seven Wonders of the World!
Tuesday, January 23
Dr. Joe Plaud
President, Founder
Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center Museum
[Web] FDR Heritage Museum
Founder Dr. Joe Plaud tells us how he obtained all that presidential memorabilia and why he opened a museum.
Thirty-second president Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
Thomas Estabrook
Special Projects Manager / Worker Health Educator
The New England Consortium
[Web] The New England Consortium: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training
[Email] Thomas_Estabrook@uml.edu
Gov. Deval Patrick wants to charge power companies for greenhouse gas emissions. Thomas Estabrook comments.
Marty Meehan United States Representative
[Web] http://www.house.gove/meehan
[Email] martin.meehan@mail.house.gov
[Phone] (978) 459-0101
Congressman Marty Meehan weighs in on the issues of the day.
Monday, January 22
Craig Sandler
State House News Service
[Web] http://www.statehousenews.com
Craig Sandler gives a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a reporter on Beacon Hill.
Teresa Lynch
National Trust for Historic Preservation
[Web] http://www.nationaltrust.org
Teresa Lynch offers insights into challenges and opportunities facing communities trying to develop a robust, lively downtown. 
Teresa will speak at the Jan. 24 Lowell Downtown Summit.
David Mednicoff Professor
UMass Amherst
[Web] David Mednicoff at Umass.edu
[Email] mednic@legal.umass.edu
Prof. David Mednicoff talks to us from Qatar, where he is spending the year, to describe the response there to Saddam Hussein's execution and Pres. Bush’s troop surge plan.
Robert Forrant
UMass Lowell Professor
[Web] RESD Faculty, Robert Forrant, Ph.D.
[Web] Merrimack Repertory Theatre
UML Prof. Robert Forrant puts the FDR/New Deal era into context as background for the current run of the play, “Trying,” at the Merrimack Repertory Theater.
Friday, January 19
Focus on Travel
Ellen Spear
President
Hancock Shaker Village
[Web] http://www.hancockshakervillage.org
[Email] espear@hancockshakervillage.org
Austin O'Connor
Sunrise Movie Critic
Austin O'Connor Reviews Children of Men, in theatres now.
Click here to see a list of showtimes
David Pevear
Sports Reporter
The Sun
[Email] dpevear@lowellsun.com
[Web] Lowell Sun Sports
David Pevear, Sun newspaper sports reporter,
provides a preview of the Patriots Sunday game against the Colts.
Dr. Monica Reed
Author
The Creation Health Breakthrough
[Web] http://www.creationhealthbreakthrough.com
Dr. Monica Reed, author of "The Creation Health Breakthrough," provides tips on making healthy choices.
Focus on the Arts
Lz Nunn
Executive Director
Cultural Organization of Lowell
[Email] LZNunn@lowellma.gov
LZ Nunn previews the Urban Village Art Series.
Jake Halpern
Author
"Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truth behind America's Favorite Addiction"
[Web] http://www.JakeHalpern.com
Jake Halpern explains the bizarre phenomenon of
America's obsession with celebrities like Paris Hilton.
8 Minutes with Blaise
Blaise MacDonald
UML Men's Hockey Head Coach
[Web] http://www.goriverhawks.com
[Email]Hockey@uml.edu
Blaise MacDonald
Doug Cooke
Deputy Administrator
NASA Exploration Systems Mission
[Web] http://www.nasa.gov/
Doug outlines plans for the next moon mission.
“One of these days, Alice… right to the moon!”
Wednesday, January 17
Focus on HealthMeg Lemire
Lowell General Hospital
Director of Oncology Social Work
[Web] The Cancer Center at Lowell General Hospital
[Related Link] Women's Health Network
Meg takes a look at cervical cancer and its prevention.
Anne Chay
Anti-War activist
Anne Chay, mother of a 19-year-old soldier serving in Baghdad copes by becoming active in the fight against the war.
[Related Link] Military Families Speak Out
Sunrise Bookshelf
Randy Robertshaw
Tyngsboro Library Director
[Web] Tynsborough Public Library
Randy Recommends:
"Unbowed: A Memoir" by Wangari Maathai
"The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln" by Sean Wilentz
"Robert Kennedy: His Life" by Evan Thomas
"Over Here: How the G.I. Bill Transformed the American Dream" by Edward Humes
"Will the Boat Sink the Water?: The Life of China's Peasants" by Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao
For more on Randy's recommendations and other bookshelf guests, visit our Sunrise Bookshelf page.
Tuesday, January 16
Focus on PoliticsEvan Lehmann
Lowell Sun Washington reporter
[Web] http://www.lowellsun.com
Margaret Gilsenberg
Lowell Citywide Parents council
The Citywide Parents Council
[Web] http://www.lowellcpc.org
Walter Bacigalupo
The Mary Bacigalupo Educational Forum
Paul Marion
Executive Director of Outreach, UMass Lowell
Paul talks about publication of his new book, "What is the City"
[Email] Paul_Marion@uml.edu
Friday, January 12
Lynne Lupien
Blogger
Left in Lowell
Beverly Morgan-Welch
Executive Director
Museum of African-American History
Co-Chair–Deval Patrick Inaugural Committee
http://www.afroammuseum.org
Austin O'Connor
Sunrise Movie Critic
Reviews:
Alpha Dog
Idiocracy
Gregg Croteau
Executive Director
United Teen Equality Center
UTEC
gregg@utec-lowell.org
Faye Morrison
Faye Morrison reflects on the contributions of Martin Luther King and assesses the civil rights movement today.
Thursday, January 11
Michael Jones
Umass Lowell Professor
[Web] Michael E. Jones at UML
[Email]
[Phone] 978-934-2774
Is the state’s initiative petition process a great tool of democracy or mob rule? Prof. Michael Jones examines the issue.
8 Minutes with Blaise
Blaise MacDonald
UML Men's Hockey Head Coach
[Web] www.goriverhawks.com
[Email]Hockey@uml.edu
Blaise MacDonald
Evan Lehmann
Washington Reporter
The Lowell Sun
[Email] elehmann@lowellsun.com
[Web] The Lowell Sun
Evan Lehmann analyzes President George Bush's speech to the nation.
Sunrise Stargazer
Alex Griswold
Producer/Director
Science Education Department
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Alex discusses strategies for making science interestsing and understandable to students usual visual media.
[Email] agriswold@cfa.haravard.edu">
Science Education Department
Wednesday, January 10
Steven BaddourState Senator
[Web] State Senator Steven A. Baddour
[Email Steven.Baddour@state.ma.us
Senator Steven Baddour explains the state’s new, tougher training requirements and penalties for teen drivers.
Focus on Health
Holly McCarthy
Dietician
Lowell General Hospital
[Web] Lowell General Hospital
Provides tips on keeping weight off.
Bill Campbell
Comedian
[Web] Bill Campbell Comedy
[Email] bcaamcampbell@comcast.net
[Phone] 978-256-8159
Bill Campbell talks about the life of a working comedian.
Sunrise Bookshelf
Mehmed Ali
Director
Mogan Cultural Center
Mehmed Ali Recommends:
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner
Tuesday, January 9
Focus on BusinessMatthew McTighe
Political Director
MassEquality
[Web]http://www.massequality.org
Matthew McTighe examines the proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Andy Chandonnet
YWCA of Lowell
[Web] http://www.ywcaoflowell.org
[Email] achandonnet@ywcaoflowell.org
Andy talks about mentoring.
Marion Larson
State Fisheries and Wildlife Office
Marion Larson reports on the statewide midwinter
Bald Eagle Count, including some in Lowell.
Monday, January 8
Focus on BusinessJames Milinazzo
Lowell City Councelor
Chair, Economic Development Subcommittee
Jim Milinazzo explores the challenges of developing the downtown.
Charley Richardson
Director
Umass Labor Extension Program
[Web] Umass Labor Extension Program Website
[Email] Charles_Richardson@uml.edu
[Phone] 978-934-3266
Charley Richardson comments on recent changes in the minimum wage.
David Burton
UNH Professor
[Email] dburton@cisunix.unh.edu
Burton looks at the fascinating concept of “zero,” its discovery and significance.
Guy Davis
Bluesman
[Web] http://www.guydavis.com
Bluesman Guy Davis reflects on his music and career.
Friday, January 5
Kristian MineauPresident
Massachusetts Family Institute
[Web] Massachusetts Family Institute Website
Kristian Mineau of the Massachusetts Family Institute reacts to
recent Beacon Hill action on the proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Austin O'Connor
Sunrise Movie Critic
Sunrise Movie Critic Austin O'Connor takes an early look at the Oscars.
Weather Watch
Frank Colby
Professor of Meteorology
[Web] Umass School of Marine Sciences
[Email] Frank_Colby@uml.edu
Thursday, January 4
Focus on the ArtsLz Nunn
Executive Director
Cultural Organization of Lowell
[Email] LZNunn@lowellma.gov
Eye on the Economy
Robert Forrant
UMass Lowell Proffessor
[Web] RESD Faculty, Robert Forrant, Ph.D.
Robert Forrant looks at the Merrimack Valley and state economies.
8 Minutes with Blaise
Blaise MacDonald
UML Men's Hockey Head Coach
[Web] www.goriverhawks.com
[Email]Hockey@uml.edu
Blaise MacDonald
Kyle Fabel Director
[Web] The Actors Company Theatre
Actor
[Web] Nesbit Blaisdell on IMDB.com
Fabel and Blaisdell discuss upcoming production, "Trying".
Marty Meehan United States Representative
[Web] http://www.house.gove/meehan
[Email] martin.meehan@mail.house.gov
[Phone] (978) 459-0101
Congressman Marty Meehan
Wednesday, January 3
Focus on Health
Nia Jones
Dietician
Lowell General Hospital
[Web] Lowell General Hospital
Nia Jones provides tips for success in keeping your New Years resolution to lose weight.
William F. Martin, Jr.
Mayor
City of Lowell
[Web] http://www.lowellma.gov
Lowell Mayor Bill Martin shares his thoughts
on what the new gubernatorial administration might
mean for the city and the state.
Tom Chapin
Folk Musician
[Web] Tom Chapin & Friends "Happy Birthday Discovery Series" Benefit Concert
[Web] Tom Chapin Website
Tom Chapin talks about his upcoming UML Discovery Series concert, which will be held on Sunday, January 7.
Bookshelf
Amy Friedman
Head of Adult and Teen Services
Hills Memorial Library, Hudson, NH
[Web] The Flume: New Hampshire Teen Readers' Choice Award
Amy Friedman introduces a new program, "The Flume: New Hampshire Teen Readers' Choice Award". The award was new in 2006, when the first award went to Dan Brown for "The Da Vinci Code". There is currently a list of 13 finalists for the 2007 award. The voting closes in April and the award will be announced in May. To see a list of finalists, click on the link above.
Tuesday, January 2
Focus on Politics
George Ramirez
City Councilor
on upcoming council issues
Karla Brooks Baehr
Lowell School Superintendent
[Web] Lowell Public Schools
[Email] kbaehr@lowell.k12.ma.us
[Phone] 978-937-7647
Ann and Sonja Lee
Friends of Fabric Art
[Web] Friends of Fabric Art
[Related Link] Western Avenue Studios
[Email] Info@FriendsFabricArt.com
Steven C. Panagiotakos
Massachusetts State Senator
[Email] Steven.Panagiotakos@state.ma.us
[Phone] 617-722-1630
[Related Link] Patrick Says he Will Restore Budget Cuts from Boston.com
State Sen. Steven C. Panagiotakos spoke
on Sunrise about Governor Elect Deval Patrick's
plan to restore budget cuts.
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