The opposition by some progressive Democrats to President Joe Biden’s decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine is yet another indication of how out-of-touch with reality they can be on certain issues. To be sure, the use of cluster bombs…
Category: Editorials
Where Is That Russian “Rebel” Army?
Two weeks ago, the news headlines were all about the supposed attempted coup by Yevgheny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group, who reportedly was marching his 8000 man army to Moscow. But since then, both he and his army…
We’re (Over)Eating Ourselves to Death
The latest statistics reveal an incredibly negative picture of Americans: 40% are obese and another 32% are overweight. In other words, almost three quarters of Americans maintain an unhealthy weight. Yes, the fast-food industry is hugely to blame, as epitomized by all…
60 Years of James Bond
It was 60 years ago this summer that the first James Bond movie, Dr. No, starring the late Sean Connery, was released in the U.S. That movie instantly became a touchstone of 1960s pop culture which has flourished to the…
Letter to the Editor
Guidance on Preventing Opioid Overdose Dear Editor, We are now amid the worst drug overdose crisis in our nation’s history, with an estimated 109,680 lives lost across the country in 2022. In Massachusetts six people die each day from overdose,…
Happy Fourth of July
With the Fourth of July falling on a Tuesday this year, many of us will be enjoying an extra-long holiday weekend for which the weather hopefully will cooperate. The Fourth of July brings back fond recollections from our youth, when…
Enjoy the Long Weekend Safely
An often-overlooked aspect of the Fourth, especially during a long holiday weekend, is that too many among us will engage in behavior that is risky not only to ourselves, but to our loved ones and others around us. Fireworks are…
Letters to the Editor
We Have Come a Long Way To the Editor, I want to take you in a little time machine, rolling back the clock seven years. In 2016, Charlestown’s Shipyard Park, was a bit downtrodden. The fountain was not working, the…
Yes, We’re in Hot Water
It’s a cliche that modern man is out-of-touch with the natural world (what’s left of it). Whereas our long-ago ancestors had a deep sense of the change of seasons, migrations of animals, and so forth, we know nothing. Compared to…
Two Years Ago This Week
It was two years ago this coming week when an unspeakable act of violence, motivated by racial hatred, befell the nearby peaceful community of Winthrop. The tranquility of a typical, early-summer, Saturday afternoon in that seaside community was shattered when…