Steven Walsh and Robert Fennell, our representatives on Beacon Hill, both voted in favor of the expanded gaming bill passed by the House last week. They did the right thing. Casino gambling is not panacea, and they both know this.…
Category: Editorials
The President’s Speech and Its Meaning to the People of Lynn
The president’s speech last week marked a moment in his administration when he seemed very much more like a leader than a politician. The speech he gave reminded us how leadership has been missing from the American equation in Washington…
After the Memorial
Many of us are left with the palpable feeling that we are a good and decent nation, with a good and decent people, following the dignified nationwide slate of memorials that were held to commemorate the lives of the dead…
The End of Summer
The summer of 2011 is easing itself into the history books. It will go down as a summer marked by deepening discontent over the national predicament – which is, simply put – it appears we’ve come nearly the end of…
Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene has come and gone, just like that, like the snap of a finger. In truth, for all our preparations, Hurricane Irene was a no-show. She never came to dinner and to stay around a while to wreak her…
The Advantage of the Beat Cop
On a recent trip to Cal’s in the heart of the downtown to buy the newspaper and a lottery ticket, we passed by a Lynn police officer who was patrolling the area. There weren’t many people around. The downtown isn’t…
Storms More Potent?
One of the quick moving storms over the weekend took down tree limbs and branches throughout the city. Is it reasonable to conclude that the fast moving thunder and lightning storms this summer were more intense than any summer before?…
The Summer of Our Discontent
Where did the summer go ? What has happened to the economic recovery ? How did the easy and seemingly pleasant and uneventful spring devolve into the plunging stock market and volatile mix of bad economic news from around the…
Garelick Farms Lives Up to Promise
Nothing is flawless or perfect but the new anti-pollution odor mitigation system installed by Garelick Farms at its Lynnway milk producing operation has vastly reduced the odors that used to eminate from the plant. The Lynnway has been almost entirely…
DCR and the Beaches
The Department of Conservation and Recreation has done another outstanding job this summer of keeping the beaches clean and manicured and we’ve had another precious summer of our lives without the God awful stench that existed for a century before…