Category: Editorials

Letter to the Editor

How do we move forward? In light of the upheaval and controversy that has been perpetuated by inappropriate Facebook comments especially posted by City Councilor Simonelli, it is upsetting how some of our officials downplayed the situation. Some of our…

Letters to the Editor

Support this bill To the Editor: Lung cancer deaths are estimated to outnumber prostate, breast, and colorectal cancer deaths in Massachusetts this year, combined. One of the major risk factors for lung cancer is tobacco use. Deaths due to tobacco…

Is April the New January?

When the meteorologists had compiled their weather statistics for the months of February and March, they informed us that for the second straight year, February actually was warmer than March. This pronouncement led the pundits to ponder whether, “March is…

Letter to the Editor

Everett, Gerly Adrien is Proud of Her Heritage As a candidate for State Rep. and a resident of Everett, I, Gerly Adrien, am proud to be Haitian-American. My parents were born in Haiti, a country with a rich history of…

Mayor DeMaria is Right

In going through the emails from the weekend, the following email just had us stop and shake our heads. Please see below a statement from Everett Mayor, Carlo DeMaria, on comments made on a social media platform this past weekend.…

The Kids are Alright

The tremendous outpouring by young people all across the country this past weekend in support of meaningful gun control was absolutely spectacular. It is fair to say that no issue has galvanized America’s youth to such an extent since the…