Opinion: What We Fund is What We Value

April 6, 2023 By Alexis Gendron Lefort My husband and I chose to move to Hingham to raise our kids in large part because of the schools, but we—and many others with school-aged children—could come to question that decision if the upcoming override doesn’t pass. I’m a product of the Hingham Public Schools—I attended Foster (grades K-2), …

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Opinion: What Cows Can Teach Us About Daycare

April 5, 2023 By Michael Weymouth Those of us who have grown up in the country have most likely seen farmers spreading cow manure on their pastures with mechanized manure spreaders. In doing so, these farmers are part of a closed loop system: cow eats hay, cow waste helps to grow more hay. More to …

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Opinion: I want to break free

March 31, 2023 By Christin Eigenmann, Hingham Net Zero Recycling? Separating glass, cardboard, paper, aluminum? Mostly straight forward. But all these different plastic items? There are nice recycling symbols with numbers on each of these. But not each community or waste hauler accepts the same numbers. Very confusing! According to a report from Greenpeace on the state …

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Opinion: CRT Explained

March 29, 2023 By Michael Weymouth As most everyone who follows the culture wars knows, CRT (Critical Race Theory) is a hot button issue these days. But even though many culture warriors claim to oppose it, few can explain why or what CRT actually is. Conservative media has wasted no time in exploiting this lack …

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Opinion: The Past Points to “Yes” on Override

March 27, 2023 By Julie Strehle I am writing today to talk to Hingham voters. An important vote will come before Annual Town Meeting and the local election in the coming weeks. Voters’ participation in this process is important, because the consequences of these votes, either way, will affect the residents of Hingham for many …

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OPINION: Alternative Facts Don’t Exist

March 21, 2023 By Michael Weymouth It used to be that facts were at the root of our public discourse. But no longer. Facts have become what people choose to believe, as too many of them seek confirmation of their world view wherever they can find it. When a news source bases its reporting and …

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