Opinion
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Our view: Bans on drug discounts, doctors' meals should be repealed
Could Massachusetts be shedding its nanny-state image?
Currently, it's the only one of the 50 states that bans the use of coupons for the purchase of prescription medications. Legislators apparently felt their constituents might be too easily swayed by these offers and might go on drug-buying binges aided by their doctors who must write the prescriptions. -
Our view: Trailblazing local preservationist wins statewide honor
We suspect few are more anxious to see the Friendship back at her berth at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site than Annie Harris.
As director of The Salem Partnership, she was instrumental in getting the replica of a 1797 East Indiaman built to enhance the visitor experience at the National Park Service-administered site and serve as a symbol of the ties that bind the communities of Essex County. Those efforts eventually led to her appointment as the first director of the Essex National Heritage Commission in 1997, a post she holds to this day. -
My View: College: Is it worth it?
A recent AP story reported that one in two new college graduates is jobless. Having just graduated myself, it's an understatement to say this is concerning.
Did I just spend four years of my life and an exorbitant amount of money for nothing? The article seems to indicate that, yes, I did. -
Barbara Anderson: Home's value determined by what tax assessors say it's worth
As we approach another anniversary of the property tax-limiting Proposition 21/2, I'm happy to again celebrate its creation by Massachusetts voters in 1980. But I've recently learned that since the beginning of its July 1981 implementation I've misunderstood one thing about it over the years.
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Letter: Beloved bookstore's closing a loss for the community
To the editor:
For the last 25 years, the town of Wenham has had the honor of having in its center a unique treasure, the Banbury Cross Children's Book Shop. It was a small oasis of quiet, peace and pure joy to book lovers and busy moms, and a special gift to generations of Hamilton and Wenham children. Banbury Cross Children's Book Shop was dedicated to providing the best in children's literature to all. - Letter: Salem cemetery open to some, not others
- Our View: Big test for upstart Senate candidate
- Our View: Time to get rid of Salem council's silly gag rule
- Reg Henry: Dear Friends: Facebook is, like, so lame
- What Others Say: Nanny state alive and well in the Merrimack Valley
- Letter: Great day for Farms community
- Letter: Proposed development threatens another Beverly neighborhood
- Letter: Excessive parking rules threaten Salem's small businesses
- Letter: Goal should be reasonable ambulance rates for all
- Our View: Sports stardom no guarantee of future success
- Our View: For better or worse, this trio helped define our culture
- Letter: Project should provide ownership option for working class
- Letter: St. Mary's: Lifebridge should mend things by finding new home for grotto icons
- Letter: St. Joseph's Church: a legacy for future generations in Salem?
- Our View: A day to honor our military heroes
- Our View: Tourney time a spring treat
- Thanks: Chief made a good impression on her class
- Thanks: Auction raised money for Ipswich Rotary's good works
- Ann McFeatters: It's all about the economy
- Thanks: Many helped honor Marblehead physician
- Thanks: Change in Salem Hall of Fame something to celebrate
- Our View: Transient staff evidence of NOAA's dysfunction
- David M. Shribman: Respect for vets, confidence in military something we all agree on
- Quips & Quotes
- Our View: Time to move forward with Law of the Sea treaty
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Our view: Bans on drug discounts, doctors' meals should be repealed
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