As we were watching on TV the dramatic events unfold in Washington last week when the Trump Mob stormed the Capitol, threatening the lives of the Vice President, members of Congress, and the police who tried to hold them back (and…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: Please, Stop the Violence
Dr. Glenn Mollette Acts of violence against a marriage partner have never saved a marriage. Violent acts toward family members have never made a family happier. Typically, they create emotional and sometimes physical wounds that are never forgotten. Too many…
Letter to the Editor
Surprised and Concerned To the Editor, I am surprised and concerned as a resident and member of the City Council that the schools are considering a hybrid education model for February. In September when numbers of positive cases for Covid-19…
Emissions Bill Is a Big Step for the Environment
The approval on Monday by both houses of the Massachusetts legislature of a bill that requires the state to reduce its carbon emissions by at least 85% below 1990 levels by 2050 represents a huge step toward the goal of…
It Was a Great Run, Pats’ Fans
The 2020 season for the New England Patriots came to a merciful close this past weekend. The woeful Pats finished with a 7-9 record, their first losing season since 2000, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.…
Guest Op-Ed: First Responders Need Vaccine Now
By Senator Sal DiDomenico One of the greatest bright spots of 2020 and now leading into this New Year has been the speedy development and subsequent rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. For the first time in many months, we are…
Guest Op-Ed: A Message for 2021 from the Everett DIEE Commission
By Everett DIEE Commissioners The year 2021 has arrived. After a year of overwhelming frustration, sadness, and injustice, we have another opportunity to work to, as our forefathers said, “establish justice and ensure domestic tranquility.” The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion &…
Letter to the Editor
Working Together, We Will Ensure That 2021 Is a Much Better Year To the Editor, My family and I would like to extend to each of you a Happy and Healthy New Year greeting. We are glad that 2020 is…
Have a Happy — and Safe — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring in…
K.C. Jones Always Was First-Class
For those of us who are old enough to remember the great Boston Celtics teams of the 1960s, the passing this week of K.C. Jones, an integral member of that championship dynasty, is bittersweet. K.C. Jones led an incredible life,…