We were sitting in our home office Monday morning when we saw something we hadn’t seen in more than two years — a cruise ship (the Norwegian Pearl) sailing into Boston Harbor. A half dozen or more cruise ships routinely…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: Bad Jokes and Slapping People
By Dr. Glenn Mollette In a civil, polite society we shouldn’t run around slapping comedians, politicians, radio or television personalities, or musical performers. The list goes on and includes everyone. Will Smith’s stunt of slapping comedian Chris Rock at the…
Toxic Masculinity At the Oscars
When we first heard the joke by Chris Rock that was directed at Jada Pinkett-Smith at the Oscars, we didn’t get it. It was not until Will Smith stepped up to smack Rock that we grabbed our laptop to do…
Recalling the April Fool’s Day Blizzard of 1997
This Friday, April 1, will mark the 25th anniversary of the great April Fool’s Day blizzard of 1997. As often is the case when a major storm strikes, the forecasters had not predicted the extreme severity of the storm. We…
Guest Op-Ed: Ukraine Refugees are Coming
Dr. Glenn Mollette America has been good to help people and more are on the way. Refugees from Ukraine are coming to America, up to 100,000 would be welcomed as recently announced by President Biden. The population of some communities will grow…
Spring Is in the Air for All the Senses
This past Sunday marked the vernal equinox, also known as the beginning of astrological spring. It’s one of the two days of the year — the other being the fall equinox — when day and night are roughly equal in…
What Will We Do If (When) Putin Uses a Nuclear Weapon?
With the news that Putin’s Russian army at best is facing a stalemate in Ukraine, the odds that Putin might use a so-called tactical nuclear weapon are increasing daily. The thing about autocrats is this: Just when you think they’ve…
Everett’s Strength Lies in the Diversity of Its Population
By EHCC The Everett Haitian Community Center (EHCC) has been made aware of the sharing of memes featuring racial epithets that were shared by a member of the Everett City Council. The news is disappointing and hurtful to the core.…
Letter to the Editor
I am Sorry To the Editor, “I want to begin with saying I am sorry. I have had time to reflect and I recognize that my actions were wrong and I take full responsibility for them. I am sincerely sorry…
Freedom Isn’t Free
As the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine, fueled by the barbarism of the war criminal Vladimir Putin, continues to unfold, it is apparent that in addition to underestimating the fierce and brave resistance of the Ukrainian people, Putin also failed to…