The loss to Japan by the U.S. women’s soccer team over the weekend was really hard to take. The US women were so, so good, and they seemed so destined for the World Cup, that it came as a terrible…
Category: Editorials
The Dead of Summer
It is the dead of summer, that moment in our lives and in the life of the summer when there is as much summer in front of us as behind us. For those of us who love the heat, who…
The Fourth of July 2011
July 4 marked the 235th year of American Independence. It is a worthy occasion noting the anniversary of one of the great days in world history. If you are the type who appreciates history, the 235th anniversary of anything is…
LynnCam in the Hot Seat; Mayor Should Back Off
By all accounts, it appears as though the mayor, her minions and the daily are making an attempt to oust the President of LynnCam’s Board of Directors, Karen Chapman. Ms. Chapman, we believe, does an admirable job of running LynnCam…
The Mayor’s 18 Month State of City Comments
Detailing her 18 months in office at Gannon Golf Course on the clubhouse deck last week at the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce Breakfast, Mayor Judith Flanagan-Kennedy concentrated, and rightly so, on public safety and what she has done to…
When They Show Up Good Things Happen
The mayor’s speech to Chamber members at Gannon was well attended and well received. Kudos to Executive Director Leslie Gould, Joanne Power, and Sandra Lewis. They put together a great program and drew a big crowd and it was all…
Graduation Class of 2011
Graduates from all of Lynn’s public high schools and its private high school marks the moment the members of the Class of 2011 go out into the real world and truly begin the unfolding stories of their lives. For many…
Congressman Anthony Weiner
The outrageous behavior of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner has forced him into a rehab somewhere where he is hoping to find a way to stop carrying on on the Internet which includes sending photographs of his private parts to…
Redistricting Requires Lynn as Part of North Shore
The Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce is leading an important effort to maintain Lynn’s presence in the Sixth Congressional District and the continuity of the district. Ralph Sevinor, chairman of the LACC board, and Taso Nikolakopoulos, chairman of the government…
The Bruins
The Bruins are not dead yet. If they lose Monday night, they are nearly dead. If they win, they remain very much alive. The sudden death goal scored against them in the second game was an old trick done well.…