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OPINION: “As the Town moves ahead with the design of the new Center for Active Living, I sent the letter below to the Select Board on July 2”

July 17, 2025 by Mary Power “We must shift our mindset away from designing an ideal facility that aims to meet every possible need and then some, to instead developing a realistic, right-sized solution that can actually win the necessary two-thirds Town Meeting approval and majority ballot vote… a successful project must be well-designed, responsive to all citizen …

Remembering David Gergen: Presidential Advisor and Extraordinary Public Servant

July 16, 2025 by Glenn Mangurian Last week David Gergen passed away at age 83. David served as presidential advisor to four Presidents – Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton. He was author of the New York Times best-selling book “Eyewitness to Power,” which gives some personal accounts of his work with U.S. Presidents. In the early 2000s …

Opinion: Cherish Your “Pinch Me” Moments

June 12, 2025 by Glenn Mangurian We all experience a situation or experience that feels so amazing, surreal, or unexpected that you almost can’t believe it’s actually happening and later question, “Did it really happen?” These are our “pinch me” moments — flashes of joy or awe that stand apart from the ordinary flow of life. The …

Opinion: How Well Does HHS Support Student Mental Health?

May 27, 2025 by Veronica Webb At a critical point in brain development, teenagers must navigate a four year academic journey, bringing them closer to finding their own identity while also putting them on the path to their future. High school can be an amazing experience during the transition into adulthood. However, for many students, …

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

Dear High School and College Graduates, Congratulations to the Class of 2025! Each May I write a letter to the graduating seniors with my perspective on this important transition. Last year I suggested that graduates continue to cultivate a habit of being kind. This year’s message is: “Many things are important but few things really matter.” …

Opinion: Finding Moments in MAYhem

May 20, 2025 by Joanna Dutra There’s so much pressure to be perfect these days. Especially in parenting. We acknowledge the sentiment of progress vs. perfection, even as we struggle to do the best we can. But sometimes it’s just too much. May is MAYhem. Like childbirth, I forget the pain until April 30th rolls around. Every. …

OPINION: Is HPS fostering the visual arts?

May 12, 2025 submitted by Laura M. Donnelly A version of this letter was submitted to the School Department earlier this week. I was encouraged to share it with Anchor readers as you, too, are considering the Hingham Public School’s master plan and budget this September through next year’s Town Meeting and beyond. Dear Superintendent …

OPINION: Pick up your dog’s waste

May 6, 2025 by Timothee Thouveny and Blake Forish, 7th grade students at BC High Hi, my name is Timothee Thouveny and I am working on my very first Civic Action Project with my partner Blake Forish. We are both 7th grade students at Boston College High School. We both have values that are related …

OPINION: What Do You Want to Be?

April 25, 2025 by Glenn Mangurian What Do You Want to Be? is a question that many encounter early in life and at critical life transitions such as graduation or job changes. Remember the advice Dustin Hoffman received in The Graduate movie – Plastics. It’s a question that invites us to imagine our future, to dream big, …

OPINION: Vote NO on Article 32 – High School Turf Field Replacement

April 24, 2025 By Sara Gordon With rising rates of cancer, infertility and chronic disease we can no longer pretend what we introduce into our environment isn’t affecting our health. We need to understand the consequences of our decisions and start making better choices for the future. With the existing synthetic turf field nearing its end of …

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