By Dr. Glenn Mollette What or who is important to you? The recent devastating flood in eastern Kentucky reminds us all that life can be swept away in a moment. Hundreds of families lost everything. One family lost their house…
Category: Opinion
JP Observer: Fixing our Democracy – First ethics code ever proposed for SCOTUS
Most of the recent extreme Supreme Court (SCOTUS) rulings have made no sense. We live in a representative democracy where the majority is supposed to pretty much prevail. Yet SCOTUS rulings to loosen gun controls and CO2 emissions regulations, allow…
Guest Op-Ed:Tick Talk
By Marianne Dalton, RN Today, we are going to talk about ticks: where they breed, what can be done to reduce the risk of harboring ticks on your property, tick-borne illnesses, personal protection for you and your pets against ticks,…
Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival is this weekend
One of the premier events (if not THE premier event) of the summer season in the Metropolitan Boston area will take place this coming weekend with the 18th annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival from July 22-24. The theme…
Letter to the Editor 7-8-22
Significant evidence is missing from the abortion debate Dear Editor What is generally ignored in the abortion debate is the quality of life for such babies, both short- and long-term, who were not wanted by their mothers yet were born. We are overdue…
Another weekend……another mass shooting in America
As we are writing this, we are watching the news reports about the mass shooting that occurred in Highland Park, Illinois, during a Fourth of July parade on Monday morning. We initially were disappointed with the news coverage of this…
Letter to the Editor 6-24-2022
Regarding the proposal to change the destination of the #39 bus Dear Editor, The Gazette reported on June 11 that the Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) at its June meeting discussed the MBTA’s proposal to change the destination of the #39…
America is in a maelstrom with no way out
America and the world are in a bad place, with no easy way out. Although the worst of the coronavirus is behind us, the unprecedented economic after-effects of the pandemic continue to afflict every aspect of our lives. The Great…
Exasperated by High Energy Costs? Wait Until This Winter
Barely a day goes by without a news story about the high cost of gasoline and energy prices in general. Economists and energy market experts point to a host of reasons as to why the market prices for oil and…
Letters
We Just Won Producer Dear Editor, We are proud to let you know that Boston Design Week has announced the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts as winner of its Producers’ Choice Award. The awards celebration will took place…