With the promise of winter coming to an end and spring just around the corner, we have high hopes for March. The crocuses start to pop through the ground and the sun is noticeably stronger and warmer. There also is a…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-ed: Pleasing People?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Donald Trump and all the presidential candidates want to please enough of the American people to win. When it comes time for Americans to vote, a candidate wants to please the majority…
Make Your Voice Heard — Vote in the Presidential Primary
The revelation last week by members of our intelligence agencies to Congress that the Russians once again are, and will be, interfering in our electoral process is an ominous portent for the national election in November. The recent experience of…
Guest Op-ed: Passing Transportation Demand Management Critical To Solving Housing, Transportation Crises
By Mayor Carlo DeMaria Several times in this space, I have outlined my vision for transportation in the City. One where we reduce our dependency on personal vehicles, build a reliable transit system, and create affordable and attractive options to…
Letters to the Editor
Let’s put our differences aside Dear Editor, At Monday’s Council meeting, I sat and listened as Mayor DeMaria’s attorneys answered questions and offered information regarding the Mayor’s campaign expenditures. The Mayor’s campaign expenditures are permissible under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter…
The Miracle on Ice Was More than Just a Game
For those who either were not around or were very young on Feb. 22, 1980, it is hard to imagine how low the American psyche had plummeted during the decade of the 1970s. Although the 1960s generally are regarded as…
The (Climate) News Is All Bad
At the start of World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt reportedly said to his aides, “So far, the news is all bad,” referring to the reports from the front in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese were taking…
Thanks for the Memories, Mookie,
It is inconceivable to lifelong Red Sox fans such as ourselves that the Sox’ management decided to trade away Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a few random players. Mookie not only was an amazing talent…
Letters to the Editor
McLaughlin Enters Race For State Rep. Dear Editor: It’s not often that someone gets to say that they have been able to pursue their lifelong dream. For me, I have had that privilege to serve the people of Everett as…
Have We Turned A Corner?
For the first time since 2014, life expectancy in the United States has risen after four years of decline, according to a report released this past Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall life expectancy rose…