Dr. Glenn Mollette A good person did not enter a grocery store in Buffalo, New York killing ten people and wounding multiple others. A good person did not enter a church in Laguna Woods, California wounding many and killing one…
Category: Editorials
Letter to the Editor
Thank You to the Old Charlestown Schoolboys To the Editor, Thank you to the Old Charlestown Schoolboy’s Association for awarding me with the Robert Flynn Memorial Scholarship. I am honored to receive this scholarship which will once again be put…
An Ill Wind…
The unrelenting easterly seabreeze that has been blowing at 20-30 miles per hour 24/7 for the past five days has reminded us that “spring” is an ephemeral term for those of us who live along the Massachusetts coastline. The temperature…
We Are All Ukrainians
It is impossible to turn away from the news reports of the ongoing war in Ukraine that we see 24/7 on our televisions and computer screens. To be honest, we’ve had it with all of the other recent political, economic,…
Guest Op-Ed: I Am Angry But Determined To Protect Roe
By Elizabeth Warren Roe v. Wade has protected the right to a safe and legal abortion for nearly half a century. Over and over again, conservative Supreme Court nominees proclaimed Roe “settled law,” signaling to the American people that, on…
Letters to the Editor
Let’s Get Some Art on the Utility Boxes To the Editor, So many gray and green utility boxes around Charlestown that could use some beautiful, vibrant artwork. Tell your story Charlestown. So much history with such a rich historical background,…
Alcohol Is Still #1
Americans have been dying prematurely at unprecedented levels in the past two years from a number of causes. COVID-19 has taken away almost one million of our fellow Americans, with the number still rising daily for the foreseeable future. Fatal…
Is Nuclear War Inevitable in Ukraine — and Beyond?
We don’t want to sound like alarmists, but in our opinion, the escalation both in military weaponry and rhetoric by the Western powers and the Kremlin is bringing us closer and closer to the brink of nuclear warfare in Ukraine.…
Guest Op-Ed: Let Us Never Forget Our Solemn Pledge
By Joseph Reagan On Memorial Day, 1945, the war in Europe had ended but the fighting in the Pacific continued, Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott voiced remarks at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, Italy. Turning his back on the assembled…
Letters to the Editor
Friends of City Square Park Concert Dates To the Editor, Friends of City Square Park are looking forward to a wonderful summer with the following four concert dates; June 15, July 13, August 10 and Sept TBD. The Friends are…