Fall 2020 Dean’s List at Dean College Dean College is pleased to announce the students that have earned a place on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 semester. These students have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while…
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Minimum Wage Should Be at $15
In 1971, the minimum wage across the United States, as mandated by federal law, was $1.60. Today, the federal minimum stands at $7.25. One might look at those two numbers and think that because the minimum wage has increased by…
Oregon Leads The Way On Drugs
For more than 50 years, America has been fighting the “war on drugs,” an endeavor that began under the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, who had the avowed purpose of arresting and incarcerating as many Blacks and other minorities as possible, especially…
City of Lynn COVID-19 Latest Update
The Lynn Public Health Department has confirmed that the number of active, confirmed positive COVID-19 cases is 1,811 with 84 new cases today. 12,252 Lynn residents have recovered and 177 have died. The total number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases…
The Days are Getting Longer
Amidst our winter of discontent, there is some good news on the horizon (literally): The days are getting longer. As this is being written, we will have passed the first full month of the astronomical winter (which starts on December…
Lawsuits Will Bring Out The Truth
The announcement this past week that Dominion Voting Systems Inc., the company that manufactures voting machines that are used widely across the United States, has filed a $1.3 billion lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani for his deliberately defamatory statements about the…
Hank Aaron Was a Wonderful Man
Boston baseball fans never got to experience first-hand the greatness of Hank Aaron. The Boston Braves left for Milwaukee in 1953 and Aaron joined the Braves in 1954. With Aaron leading the way, the Braves then embarked on a run…
Guest Op-Ed: Don’t live your life based on Biden or Trump
Dr. Glenn Mollette When did life begin for President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden? Did Trump’s life begin when his father loaned him millions to start investing? Did it begin when he married Melania? Or, did life begin when…
Catholic School Week Section: East Boston Central Catholic School’s Hybrid Learning Model a Success
While the 2020-2021 school year has looked a lot different for students and staff at East Boston Central Catholic School (EBCCS) due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Principal Robert Casaletto said the reopening plan at Eastie’s remaining Parochial School has…
Sacred Heart School Happy to be Back
When Gov. Charlie Baker ordered all schools closed in March, Sacred Heart School Principal Kristina Relihan had a remote-learning plan in operation within two weeks and the well-administered academic process continued successfully through the end of the school year. Sacred…