http://www.salemnews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:19:42 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101942 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101942 No new revenues without reform is the mantra we hope will be adopted by the entire North of Boston legislative delegation as it considers proposals for fixing the state's crumbling bridges and roadways. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:19:03 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101903 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101903 Given the precarious state of its finances - not to mention its railroad bridges and other infrastructure - it hardly seems wise for the MBTA to be placing bets on the direction in which interest rates might move. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:19:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101900 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101900 Second of two parts. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:18:57 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101857 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101857 I had just tripped over my kitchen floor again when I heard the government wanted to give me an $800 tax rebate. Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:18:53 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101853 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_031101853 MIAMI (AP) - John McCain has emerged as the man to beat for the Republican nomination. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:41:59 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094159 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094159 The real estate market continues its slump, stock prices are swinging wildly, and politicians in Washington have yet to chart a sure path to recovery. So what's to celebrate as we contemplate another two months of winter? Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:41:36 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094136 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094136 The Bush administration's case against alleged dirty bomber Jose Padilla has sputtered to an inglorious close. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:41:34 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094134 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094134 The Supreme Judicial Court reversal of a ruling Judge Richard Mori of Beverly made two years ago should serve as a caution to all who sit on the bench: Judges are to interpret and enforce the law, not function as social workers. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:41:32 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094132 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094132 First of two parts. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:41:30 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094130 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_030094130 A political "smackdown" was how one cable network talk show described a recent Democratic candidates' televised debate - more the parlance of pro wrestling than national politics. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:37:34 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_029103734 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_029103734 The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation is out with its 37th annual "Municipal Financial Data" booklet. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:37:15 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_029103715 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_029103715 The city of Peabody still fares pretty well when the state of its finances is compared to other communities. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:37:13 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_029103713 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_029103713 As the man faced his fellow Democrats, he insisted, "Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference." Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:37:10 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_029103710 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_029103710 Since the beginning of the business cycle in 2001, family incomes in the United States have flattened. Yet the cost of living has skyrocketed. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:41:39 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_028094139 http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/local_story_028094139 In what has been one of the darkest hours for its school system, Salem can count itself fortunate in having a mayor who refused to simply accept the consequences of fiscal catastrophe.