June 26, 2023 By Michael Weymouth Recently a charter school principal in Tallahassee, Florida was forced to resign after several parents complained that a sixth-grade Renaissance art history lesson was pornographic. The issue, it seems, was a photo of Michelangelo’s sculpture of David, which showed his genitals, a not uncommon feature in Renaissance art, which unashamedly glorified the human body. …
June 8, 2023 By Glenn Mangurian You probably have been hearing a lot about artificial intelligence (AI) recently and the dangers it poses to the world. While the concept of AI has been around for decades (remember HAL from the 1968 science fiction movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey), in the last six months the AI technology has …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
April 28, 2023 By Henry Buckley I believe that the debates about the budget override neglect to mention the DPW when arguing in support of the budget override passage. As one of the most important services to the Town, the DPW’s funding must not be overlooked when making your final ballot votes. On April 24, …
April 27, 2023 By Dorothy Galo, PhD It was a great show of support for the Town-wide Override budget at Town Meeting. I have felt similarly affirmed by the efforts of the various town departments to get out the facts: what the additional dollars will buy and what the consequences of not funding the override …
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, …
