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Category: Editorials
Down to the wire
With the election next week, many of you who plan to vote already know who you will be voting for and why. The onslaught of radio and television advertisements and the general overhanded nature of newspaper and Internet coverage, will…
Good luck Mr. Strangie
The new Lynn English High School principal will be Thomas Strangie. As we predicted last week, he was the main choice and perhaps the only choice for Superintendent of Schools Catherine Latham. Aside from that, he was the best choice…
Hail, Andrew Fila
Lynn English High School will not be the same without Andrew Fila. The longtime principal, a great moving force for achievement at the high school, will be sorely missed now that he has retired. His announcement sent by e-mail to…
The waterfront
Has anyone in a position of responsibility thought of drawing up a plan for the development of the waterfront and then having a competition and awarding the right to the bidder willing to invest the most? That’s how the Lynn…
Licensing Board to be packed?
The rumor swirling inside hall is that the mayor is seeking to end run those who do not believe the 2:00 a.m. closing hour should be restored. They say that the mayor is not going to reappoint Licensing Board member…
The Salem development warrants high road
The city of Salem needs to get serious about the Highland Avenue development enlarging the Walmart and creating a Lowe’s. It needs to get serious by considering the impact this development will have on the Lynn neighborhood just below it.…
A new challenge for Eddie Shadoff
Eddie Shadoff, the popular and distinguished director of athletics at Lynn Tech High School made a major announcement in this week’s Lynn Journal. Shadoff dropped the political bombshell-that he is a candidate for the Lynn School Committee in next years…
The change
We all noticed it this weekend, that is, the change in the weather. Suddenly we went about our homes closing the windows and feeling just a bit of a chill. It is always amazing to those of us who pay…
Back to school
Lynn’s public schools are back in operation and according to those who claim to know, the opening went smoothly and almost without a hitch. This is good news at a time when the Lynn public schools are dramatically challenged by…