Thank You To The Class of 2023

June 2, 2023 – Editorial/Opinion/Reflection by Joshua Ross I was going back and forth whether or not to write this.  There’s a good chance I will be disowned after it’s published.  But this may be more therapy for me than for my graduating senior or his classmates.  I realized at the Senior Academic Awards earlier …

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OPINION: Are We Becoming A Theocracy?

May 31, 2023 By Michael Weymouth Recently, The Texas legislature mandated that Texas public schools display the Ten Commandants in classrooms, an act that is in direct conflict with the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment to the US Constitution, a.k.a, the separation of church and state. The Ten Commandments, the first of which is, …

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Opinion: The Second Amendment Fraud

May 17, 2023 By Michael Weymouth As gun violence continues unabated in our country, it has become clear that the Republican Party has no intention of doing anything about it, short of offering thoughts and prayers to the victims’ families. That and a plethora of useless bromides such as “the only thing to stop a …

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Opinion: “From One Senior Citizen to Many Senior Graduates”

Glenn Mangurian May 16, 2023 By Glenn Mangurian Dear High School and College Graduates, Congratulations to the Class of 2023! Congratulations on reaching this milestone in your lives! Your hard work, dedication, and mental toughness have led you to achieving this great accomplishment. Commencement speakers, teachers, family and adult friends will offer advice as you start your …

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Opinion: Democracy is alive and thriving in Hingham

May 2, 2023 By Glenn Mangurian Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect but the concept of self-governance is compelling. A critical element of our democracy is freedom of thought and speech. There are inherent tensions among our beliefs and opinions. The tensions between the common good and self-interest have devolved, in some cases, to emotional …

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Opinion: I was Shocked and Disappointed that a $7,890,467 override passed

April 26, 2023 By James E. Claypoole Last Monday, voters attending the Town Meeting approved a Fiscal Year 2024 budget of $143.9 Million plus an Override of $7.89 Million for a grand total of $151,816,841. The proponents of this approved budget were very persuasive during its’ presentation; however, I was shocked and disappointed at the superficial, cursory, …

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Opinion: Knock, Knock, Bang!

April 23, 2023 By Michael Weymouth The recent shooting of Ralph Yarl, a young black man who mistakenly knocked on the wrong door, believing he was picking up his siblings, and Kaylin Gillis, a 20-year old New York resident who turned into the wrong driveway looking for a friend’s house, are the very definition of …

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