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Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: George Floyd, Protestor Violence – How to Solve All This
By Dr. Glenn Mollette The death of George Floyd at the hands of police should never have happened. It was murder and a dark moment in America. The looting, terrorism and burning of American cities by so called protestors is criminal…
Guest Op-Ed: And Yet They Succeeded
By Marcony Almeida-Barros This Saturday nearly 500 seniors will graduate from Everett High School. Although the celebration was not what they – and us – had in mind during their school journey, the Everett Public Schools and City of Everett…
Letters to the Editor
The Killing of George Floyd In Boston we are physically miles away from Minneapolis. But no American city, and, really, no American citizen is separated from what we have seen this week in vivid detail. The killing of George Floyd has…
Americans Will Survive Without Bacon Double-Cheeseburgers
The decision of the federal government to invoke the Defense Production Act to order meat-processing plants to reopen raises a number of issues about the use of the act for this purpose. First and foremost, the order ignores the reality…
Letters to the Editor
We Can not leave anyone out To the Editor, As an elected official, I am not afraid to speak out about issues that affect our community, and be a voice for the voiceless. Last week, I created a stir of…
Memorial Day, 2020
This will be a Memorial Day unlike any that Americans have known. Ever since the official inception of the holiday on May 30, 1868, when the practice of decorating the graves of the fallen Union soldiers with flowers, wreaths, and…
Guest Op-Ed: Census 2020 – Don’t Forget to Be Counted
By Peter A. Napolitano The past several weeks has been unprecedented. On behalf of my family and myself, our hearts go out to you, your loved ones and everyone who has been directly or indirectly affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19).…
Letter to the Editor
Say ‘Thank You’ to the Front Line Workers To the Editor, As the week we have all been waiting for over the past few months has come. As the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enters into Phase One of the re-opening period.…
A Newfound Respect For Teachers
The closing of schools across the country for the remainder of the school year because of the coronavirus has presented many challenges for educators and parents alike. School districts have been experimenting with the implementation of on-line classes in their effort…