The testimony of Dr. Robert Redfield, the head of the Centers for Disease Control, before a U.S. Senate subcommittee last week regarding the need for every American to wear a face mask in public to thwart the spread of Covid-19…
Category: Editorials
COVID Is the Leading Killer of First Responders
Recently-revealed statistics have brought into sharp focus the deadly and tragic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic upon our nation’s police and firefighters. At least 101 police officers have died from Covid-19, and it is estimated that this figure represents only…
Guest Op-Ed: Fix Our Medical Insurance Dilemma
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Give all Americans the option to buy into Medicare. I’ve paid into Social Security and Medicare my entire life. I’m still paying to be on plan B and supplemental coverage. I also pay for prescription insurance.…
Editorials 9-17-20
Good luck — and thank you — Tito and Isabel Avellaneda From the time that Vicente “Tito” Avellaneda and his wife, Isabel, opened their business, Tito’s Bakery, 45 years ago, Tito’s has been an integral part of the fabric of…
Do Not Litter Your Masks
For those of us who take note of the problem of litter (and who often bring along a bag to pick up litter when we are walking along a beach), we are accustomed to the plethora of styrofoam cups and…
College Sports Has Serious Risks for Athletes
When President Trump was in New Hampshire for a campaign rally two weeks ago, he implored the Big 10 athletic directors to reconsider their recent decision to postpone their college football season from fall until the spring. “Big Ten, get…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You, Chelsea To the Editor Dear Chelsea, It has and continues to be one of the many honors of my life to serve you as a City Councilor At-Large. For those that have witnessed my time in elected office,…
Enjoy a Safe Labor Day Weekend
“Time and tide wait for no man,” wrote the poet. The summer of 2020 is entering its final week as we approach the traditional Labor Day weekend and once again the summer season has flown by much faster than any…
A Summer of Chaos And Tragedy
As America approached the Memorial Day weekend of 2020, the death toll from COVID-19 in the United States stood at just under 100,000 of our fellow Americans. But now, three months later, that number soon will have doubled, as our…
Now, more than ever, we need Ed Markey in the U.S. Senate
In 1955, then-U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy authored his famous book, Profiles in Courage, in which he wrote brief vignettes about eight U.S. Senators who took unpopular actions during the course of their careers, placing the good of the country…