To the editor:
I don’t understand the logic of the second editorial in your Jan. 24 paper (“Stop the routine budget crises”). A limit on how much one can borrow certainly does make one conscious of what one can spend. And the same goes for government.
Yes, if a household is on the point of bankruptcy, or in it, the household does have to cut up its credit cards. And the same goes for government.
Our nation is bankrupt. We must start to cut back.
Geraldine Murphy
Salem
The late House Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill once famously declared that all politics is local. But that doesn't mean voters in places like Salem or Peabody enjoy the obstructionism that has hampered progress on the municipal level any more than th
Our school improvement cycle is fully underway this year, thanks in large part to the many people in our community who have been engaged with, shown interest in, and contributed to our progress. Teachers, administrators, parents, students, members of
To the editor: The Obama administration is a lawless enterprise and will continue to lie about the Benghazi massacre, the IRS targeting of dissension with unconstitutional attacks on political activity, and the so-called "Justice Department" seizure
To the editor: Father Bruce's homily will forever be in our memories as we "Remember the Past, Celebrate the Present and Believe in the Future" during our grand celebration acknowledging our 50th anniversary as the Parish of St. Richard of Chichester
It's often been said of New England weather that if you don't like it, wait a minute. The same concept holds true for the shifting sands of our local coastline. We've watched the winter storms pound away at sections of Plum Island, scouring away doze
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