April 9, 2021 by Glenn Mangurian āI am not throwin’ away my shot I am not throwin’ away my shot Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwin’ away my shotā ā Alexander Hamilton from āHamiltonā Have you received your Covid shot yet? I received my second …
Glenn Mangurian April 1, 2021 by Glenn Mangurian By now you (and the nation) have heard that the Duxbury High School football team used the words āAuschwitz, dreidel and rabbiā as their audible signals in a recent game against Plymouth North High. We donāt know if this was the first time those words were used …
Glenn Mangurian March 19, 2021 by Glenn Mangurian Hingham would not be Hingham without hundreds of our citizens who volunteer their time as town leaders, committee members and youth coaches to name just a few. Those who have served as selfless citizens over the past 385 years have helped create the town we cherish today. …
January 19, 2021 by Glenn Mangurian No one should go hungry in America, the richest country in the world. Yet, many of our neighbors are struggling to put food on the table. Yes, in Hingham we have families that must stretch their resources to provide for food, housing and health care. The vulnerable are of …
January 19, 2021 by Glenn Mangurian If you are a regular reader of my monthly emails you know that my goal is to write only positive and thought provoking essays. Recent months have been challenging because of the political, social and health challenges that have created high levels of stress and anxiety for all of …
Photo courtesy of Glenn Mangurian December 10, 2020 by Glenn Mangurian Dear Santa, I know this is a busy time of year for you. I hope you, Mrs. Claus and the elves are safe and healthy at the North Pole. Last year I wrote to you for my grandkids, Jack and Izzy. This year they …
October 19, 2020 by Glenn Mangurian Yes, the whole world is watching us. I am old enough to remember the origins of that expression: the phrase was chanted by anti-Vietnam War demonstrators as they were beaten and arrested outside the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. 1968 was a tumultuous …
