By Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards My education changed my life, opened up opportunities, and created a bridge to a better life. Thanks to the educational opportunities I received, I was able to graduate from college and went on to…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: Only Representative from Revere to Democratic State Committee Endorses Edwards
By Juan Pablo Jaramillo I am supporting Lydia Edwards to fill former boss’, Joe Boncore, vacancy on state senate Senator Joe Boncore is my former boss, my mentor, and my friend. He always had my back–and Revere’s. So when I…
Letter to the Editor
Broken & Humble Dear Editor, In reading a devotional “Our Daily Breadâ€, a question was raised: “What does it mean to be broken?†It was defined as: “A growing awareness that no matter how hard we try, our ability to…
Progressives? No — They Are Regressives
There are a lot of reasons why the Democrats and President Joe Biden have plummeted in the polls and then absorbed a huge defeat across the country in the recent election. As often is the case in politics, the party…
Guest Op-Ed: Coming Infrastructure Relief
By Anthony D’Ambrosio With the passage of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last week, the future of U.S. infrastructure—both physical and digital—has become a lot brighter. Massachusetts alone is expected to receive over $9 billion to make road…
Guest Op-Ed: There’s More to Me than My Work
By Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards Over the years, I’ve been a Boston City Councilor, a legal services attorney, and a workers’ rights advocate. When you peel back the career and accomplishments, there is more to me than work. I…
Letters to the Editor
Why Columbus Day Should Not be Changed to Indigenous Day Dear Editor, One might argue, did Columbus really discover America? But to suggest he was a racist with no proof is disingenuous. It’s also disingenuous to suggest that Columbus statues…
Guest Op-Ed: The Haiti Kidnapped Missionaries, Consider the Costs of Such Trips
By Glenn Mollette The missionaries consisting of sixteen Americans and one Canadian kidnapped by the Haitian “400 Mawozo†gang October 16, is extremely scary. The gang has threatened to kill the humanitarian Christians if a million dollar per person ransom…
Veterans Day — Honor Our Veterans
It was 103 years ago on November 11, 1918, that World War I formally came to a conclusion on the “11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month.†Americans observed the first anniversary of the end of the…
Guest Op-Ed: The Experience to Change Things
By Anthony D’Ambrosio The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted our community in virtually every way imaginable. It laid bare all our society’s vulnerabilities and inequities, as well as the ways in which our leaders are failing in their obligations to Massachusetts residents.…
Letter to the Editor
Responding to the Editorial “if Taiwan Is Attacked, Should We Defend It?†The Revere Journal published an opinion piece on Taiwan last week that asked the question, “If Taiwan is attacked, should we defend it?†My hometown newspaper concluded that,…
MIAA’S Football Ratings are Absurd
We want to make it clear at the outset that we have not spoken to any football coaches, athletic directors, athletes, parents, or officials from any school. The point-of-view we are expressing here is strictly our own and it is…
If Taiwan is attacked, should we defend it?
We are living in unprecedented times — from the COVID-19 pandemic, to the supply chain issues that are affecting all aspects of our economy, to the dire consequences of climate change, to the messy pullout in Afghanistan, to the spike…
Letters to the Editor
Regarding Mandates Dear Editor, Freedom to choose is a privilege God gave to Human Creation. Humans, made in the image of God, have abilities to reason, imagine, create, be self-aware, love, etc., while the animal kingdom functions with built-in instinct. …
Guest Op-Ed: We need to invest in America
By Dr. Glenn Mollette America needs attention to our infrastructure. It’s pathetic that our Congress and President are having so much trouble putting something together they can agree on. We managed to spend the equivalent of a trillion dollars in…
Be Sure to Vote!
The city election is set for this Tuesday, November 2. Although there is not a mayoral contest this year, Revere voters will have decisions to make in the contests for City Council-at-Large, Councilors in Wards 2, 3, and 5, and…
Remembering The Perfect Storm
It was 30 years ago this week when the Perfect Storm struck the East Coast of the United States, bringing powerful winds and gargantuan waves that pummeled the Massachusetts coastline on Wednesday, October 30, and continued into the next day.…
Enjoy a Safe Halloween
Yes, we all want to party and enjoy this Halloween season as we emerge from the worst of the pandemic, especially after Halloween essentially was cancelled last year. But we urge all of our readers not to overdo it and…
Letters to the Editor
A Note of Appreciation for Priscilla Nickerson – Dear Editor, Last week, our city was hit with the devastating news of the passing of Mrs. Priscilla Nickerson. As a Ward Six resident for many years, Priscilla was one of the…
Guest Op-Ed: Environmental Justice for the 21st Century
By Anthony D’Ambrosio Our District is blessed with numerous waterfronts and beaches that attract visitors from around the world. Take Winthrop Parkway, for example. With beautiful coastline on one side and idyllic beach homes on the other, the Parkway represents…
