Editorial
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To the Editor:The quadrennial circus known as the general election is thankfully over. However, no one should view the reelection of the ineffectual intellectual Barack H. Obama as any sort of …
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Though legislation hasn’t been drafted, Mayor Scott Avedisian favors an outdoor smoking ban. We think he’s on to something, and we urge the council to take notice.
Under Avedisian’s …
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11/27/12
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Thanksgiving is a holiday of consumption. As Americans, we’ve crafted a multi-faceted type of consumerism for the Thursday feast and Black Friday dash that follows.
First we stuff our grocery …
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11/22/12
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As Americans finalize their menus for the nation’s largest annual feast, many are struggling with what to put on the table tonight. But it’s not a matter of taste, it’s a matter of money. …
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11/20/12
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“Two cents.”
That’s what the public is being invited to contribute at tonight’s Comprehensive Plan open house at Buttonwoods Community Center on West Shore Road. The open house starts at …
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11/15/12
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Unchanged.
That is the way many will look at the local 2012 election results.
Republicans still hold a single City Council seat, although the 19-vote victory was a nail-biter for incumbent …
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On Tuesday, a storm raged as opposing fronts clashed in a spectacle of thunder, lightening and lots of hot air. Sure, Tuesday’s storm was of the metaphorical kind – the election had Democrats and …
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11/8/12
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It is disheartening that so many of the city’s seats in both the House and the Senate will go uncontested this year. Indeed, even in a state where elective offices are so dominated by Democrats, …
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Balance in government is viewed as a good thing. Having one party control both the legislative and administrative branches is thought to be undesirable, as it concentrates power with one group. …
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Few positions on the ballot get less voter attention than those for School Committee.
This has always been a mystery to us, for the committee plays a powerful role and, all things considered, …
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