Thank You for Making East Boston Shine To the Editor, The East Boston Holiday Lighting committee would like to thank the following for the financial support and commitment to making East Boston shine during Christmas and New Year. Within three…
Category: Editorials
“To the Shores Of Tripoli…”
The ongoing attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea by the former terrorist organization known as the Houthis, who presently are the ruling group in Yemen, are “illegal, unacceptable, and profoundly destabilizing,” in the words of the dozen nations…
With No. Korea Now Involved, Aid to Ukraine Is Needed ASAP
The delay in providing much-needed military aid to Ukraine by a minority of Republican members of Congress these past few months has been nothing less than unconscionable. But now that No. Korea has intervened by giving Vladimir Putin an estimated…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Never Gave Up
For those of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2024 will mark 56 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel…
Replace Belichick? Good Luck With That!
As we are writing this at the beginning of the week, there is rampant speculation that the Patriots are going to fire Bill Belichick, who undeniably is the greatest football coach of all time. Yes, he had a great quarterback…
Obituaries 01-10-2024
Stephen Livingstone Devoted Father and Beloved Brother It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved brother Stephen Livingstone of Peabody who departed peacefully from this earthly life on December 22nd at 69 years of age.…
The Holidays Are Over – Now It’s Back to Reality
The holiday season may have provided the usual respite for all of us from the strife and turbulence that has been assaulting us daily for the better part of the past decade, but despite the arrival of the New Year,…
Happy New Year
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. But after re-reading the poem in its entirety, we are printing the whole thing, because it sums up —…
Guest Op-Ed: Massport CEO Job Description: Presented by the Logan Community Clean Air Coalition
Dear Editor, In response to Massport’s search for a new CEO, the Logan Community Clean Air Coalition and AIR, Inc. have seized the opportunity to express our description of the ideal candidate for the position, from the perspective of East…
Descripción Del Puesto De Director General De Massport: Presentado Por La Logan Community Clean Air Coalition
Antecedentes: La Massachusetts Port Authority (“Massport”) fue creada por el poder legislativo en 1956 para estimular la economía, mediante la propiedad explotación del Puerto de Boston, el Aeropuerto Internacional de Logan y Hanscom Field. Massport recibió terrenos, dinero, autonomía política…