Category: Editorials

Letter to the Editor

Fire Dept. union head takes issue with reduction of fire watch at Wonderland Dear Editor, My name is Kevin O’Hara, and I serve as President of Revere Firefighters Local 926, representing 121 dedicated members. I also hold the rank of…

Memorial Day

Although the Memorial Day weekend signifies the start of the summer season and is observed by families and friends who gather for barbecues and similar festivities, we should keep in mind that Memorial Day is our most solemn national holiday.…

Enjoy the Weekend — Safely

Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional start of the summer season, bringing with it the anticipation of sunshine and warmth, of vacations, and of time spent with family and friends. So we ask our readers to stop right now —…

Letters to the Editor

ZBA members should be elected Dear Editor, “Government of the People by the People for the People “- Abraham Lincoln- Gettysburg Address The ZBA was not chartered to make policy and it is illegal for the ZBA to do so even…

Letter to the Editor

What was the point? Dear Editor, What was the purpose of your Earth Day editorial?  You ended it with the statement: “The present is bad and the future will be worse — and there is nothing we can do about…

A First Taste of Summer

With temperatures reaching the 80s this past Saturday, our region felt its first taste of summer. But, as always is the case at this time of year along the Massachusetts coast, Saturday’s balmy air provided just a fleeting glimpse of…

Pope Francis

The passing this week of Pope Francis will leave a deep void in the conscience of our world. Pope Francis, a native of Argentina who became the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, fought for a more inclusive Roman Catholic…

Happy Passover

Passover, which began at sundown this past Saturday evening and continues for eight days through sundown on this Sunday, celebrates the biblical story of the Exodus, when the Israelites were freed from slavery after the 10th plague on Egypt (each…

Happy Easter

This Sunday is Easter, the holiest and most significant day of Christianity, which marks Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead after his crucifixion two days earlier on Good Friday. Christians believe that Christ died to redeem us from our sins.…

Letter to the Editor

The Museum of African American History | Boston & Nantucket needs you Dear Editor, On March 27, the White House issued an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity in American History.” On its surface, this directive may appear to…