If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…
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Letters to the Editor
MIRA Applauds DHS Move to End Detention Agreements To the Editor, The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) issued the following statement in response to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s decision to order the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end its…
We Deserve This Great Weather
With Massachusetts entering the reopening phase after 14 months of lockdowns, the arrival of the magnificent weather this week could not have been better-timed. All of us have had to make sacrifices to varying degrees during the pandemic. Many of…
Liz Cheney is a Profile in Courage
We disagree with Liz Cheney on just about everything, politically-speaking. We suspect that most of our readers also have felt the same way over the years. But there is no denying that her principled stand in opposition to her party…
Guest Op-Ed: Graduation and Your Destination
Dr. Glenn Mollette Families across America are celebrating high school and college graduations. American young adults are now faced with going to work or pursuing more education. Employers across America are looking for workers. Colleges are looking for students. Will…
Guest Op-Ed: AFT Massachusetts Calls for Full School Reopening this Fall
By Beth Konto The 23,000-member AFT Massachusetts today released the following statement fromÊAFT Massachusetts President Beth Kontos: “The last year has been incredibly difficult for students, for educators, and for parents, but the light at the end of the tunnel…
Get That Shot!
The idea of “vaccine hesitancy” is a relatively new phenomenon in our country. For those of the Baby Boom generation, there never was any question about getting shots for all kinds of childhood and adult communicable diseases. Vaccines, along with…
Letters to the Editor
New Chelsea Fireworks Ordinance Dear Editor, I read in the May 6, 2021 ‘Chelsea Record’ that the City Council voted 9-0 “to ban fireworks with intent to enforce.” I commend and thank the City Council for this action. As a…
The Biden Deal Is Long Overdue
The ambitious proposal set forth by President Joe Biden last week in his speech to a joint session of Congress has elicited the usual negative response from the usual suspects. However, those who oppose Biden’s $2 trillion plan to invest…
Guest Op-Ed: Work on Your Mother’s Day Memories
Dr. Glenn Mollette Plan your telephone call to say hello to mom this Sunday. Better yet, if possible, make a visit with a card or even some flowers or maybe some brownies or a special treat. Moms deserve to be…