http://www.salemnews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_312234214.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_312234214.html Robert A. Cornetta, first justice of Salem District Court, is absolutely right when he says of the new court complex rising between Bridge and Federal streets: "The impact of this project cannot and mdash; repeat, cannot and mdash; be underestimated." Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_312234025.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_312234025.html Even the cheeriest White House hand found it difficult to put a positive spin on the unemployment numbers released Friday morning. The bulletin from CNN stated with appropriate starkness: "U.S. unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent in October, the highest rate since April, 1983. Job losses total 190,000." Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_313001043.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_313001043.html To the editor: I am writing regarding an article in The Salem News and mdash; "Groundwater settlement nets Peabody $2.8 million" and mdash; that has stirred up some major concern with me. The story goes on to explain that the money could not have come at a better time as the city can certainly use it to help with the deficit and tough economic times. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_313001014.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_313001014.html To the editor: I am writing on behalf of William Coughlin who will not return to the Beverly City Council as a result of finishing fourth in last week's election for councilor at large. Bill has been on the council for 14 years and during that time he has shown his commitment to the city of Beverly and all of its residents. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:04:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_313000417.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_313000417.html This coming Sunday, Nov. 15, the Woman's Friend Society of Salem will host an open house to celebrate the recent addition of its headquarters at 12 Hawthorne Blvd. to the National Register of Historic Places. Tours of the house and garden are planned along with light refreshments and some brief comments from city officials. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310213642.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310213642.html Better late than never. The Essex Regional Retirement Board finally did the right thing by taxpayers this week, voting to transfer the remainder of its assets to the state Pension Reserves Investment Trust. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310213612.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310213612.html We thought it meant the end of international contention. We thought it meant the nuclear menace was no more. We thought it meant Russia and America, the two powers of the future envisioned by de Tocqueville, could be friends. We thought it meant the end of espionage. We thought it might even be the end of history. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:30:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310213807.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310213807.html " I wasn't aware the muzzle order was forever. I figured they had to mail me something." Anjoli "Angie" West of Salem, whose border collie, which she was supposed to muzzle, was ordered put down after its third biting incident Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000155.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000155.html This is news? According to a recent Harris Poll survey, "People with higher incomes are a little more satisfied with their lives, and are much more likely to feel their personal situation has improved in the last five years." Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000225.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000225.html A group of Salem State College students was scheduled to take the train to Boston yesterday to meet with Senate Majority Leader Fred Berry, D-Peabody, then return to Salem and present a petition to local Democratic Rep. John Keenan in support of public transit. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000255.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000255.html Bay State Republicans received a huge lift Tuesday with the victory of City Councilor Judith Flanagan Kennedy, who upset incumbent Lynn Mayor Edward "Chip" Clancy by 27 votes. If the results stand, she will instantly join Essex County Sheriff Frank Cousins of Newburyport, House Minority Leader Bradley Jones of North Reading, and veteran state Sen. Bruce Tarr of Gloucester in the ranks of this region's GOP glitterati. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:04:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000428.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000428.html To the editor: As the health care debate goes on, one thing is for certain: With the best intentions another bill is coming out of Washington D.C. With the mountains of disagreements on how our health care system should be fixed, I am more skeptical of its costs. This year alone we have amassed $1.4 trillion in debt, for a national total of $12 trillion. Earlier this year, the White House estimated $9 trillion more in the next 10 years. All this before any health care legislation is passed. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000356.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000356.html To the editor: On this coming Veterans Day let us honor and pray for our warriors in the field and those in veterans' hospitals with horrific injuries. These men and women heroes volunteered themselves after 9/11. In my opinion they are the second greatest generation. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000322.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_310000322.html To the editor: America is facing difficult times. The economy, the wars, the ecology and mdash; these are complex problems and will require complex solutions. But there is another issue that distracts America, one that can be easily settled in a simple and fair manner and mdash; same-sex marriage. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_308232827.html http://www.salemnews.com/puopinion/local_story_308232827.html Gov. Deval Patrick appears to be starting to get it: Massachusetts taxpayers are tapped out. Unfortunately, it is only a start. Last week, the governor announced his plan to close an estimated $600 million gap in the state budget, just four months into the fiscal year.