June marks the first month of the summer season, the period on the calendar when we take vacations from school and work to travel and enjoy the company of our friends and family members. It’s our personal time, that sweet…
Category: Editorials
Happy Not To Be a Boston Sports Fan
When we were younger, we lived and died by our Boston sports teams. Yes, the late Bill Russell and the Celtics provided more than a decade of joy and, for a short time, so too did Bobby Orr and the…
Letter to the Editor
Remembering the Parade To the Editor, Over these past several weeks, I met with a group of people who are dedicated to continuing the 249-year-long tradition of having a Bunker Hill Day Parade. I have lived here my whole life and…
Congratulations to The Class of 2023
A high school graduation is a singular event in the life of every community, where almost everybody knows one of the graduates or their families. All of us share the happiness and sense of achievement of our young people who…
Progressives: Please Get Real
If you’ve been following the histrionics of the debt limit negotiations these past few weeks, the political theatre on all sides of the political spectrum has been amusing. Republicans will tell us that the country’s burgeoning deficit will lead us…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You, Old Charlestown Schoolboys To the Editor, What an honor it was for me to be awarded the James Cushman Scholarship. I greatly appreciate being recognized and awarded this extremely generous scholarship which will help tremendously in easing my…
Guest Op-Ed: Enjoy Your Stuff, But Be Prepared To Let It Go
Dr. Glenn Mollette One of the perils of life is putting too much value on “stuff.” Stuff can be about anything. It can consist of what we have or what we don’t have. Much of life is about our stuff. Our…
Let Us Remember Those Who “Gave the Last Full Measure”
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…
Letters to the Editor
A Sincere Thank You To the Old Charlestown Schoolboys, A sincere thank you to the Old Charlestown Schoolboys for awarding me with the Edward Mahan Scholarship. I am very grateful to be the recipient of this Scholarship as it will…
COVID-19 Precautions Worked
During the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 when bodies of the dead in our major cities were being stacked into freezer trucks and hospital ships were sailing into the harbors of New York and…