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Home » 2016 » January (Page 2)
Stronger Support by Medical Community Needed to Address Opioid Crisis
By: State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – Jan. 2016 We have an opportunity in coming weeks in the Legislature to send the Governor a comprehensive piece of legislation to further…
In Pursuit of Public Records Reform ~ IN YOUR CORNER WITH SENATOR IVES
By: Senator Katy Ives – Jan. 2016 There have been a number of important legislative developments toward tackling public records reform. This month’s column is an opportunity to describe the…
Rep. Lyons Reviews Legislative Accomplishments at Mid Session
“We’ve turned a corner,” said Rep. Jim Lyons, “but we still have a long, long way to go.” Reflecting on the first half of the 2015-2016 legislative sessions, State Representative…
Forgiving and Living with a Broken Heart ~ YE GAY OL’ VALLEY
By: Dani Langevin – Jan. 2016 Meet Hector Black: Hector is a ninety-year-old man who lives in Tennessee. He has been featured on StoryCorps, Radiolab, and The Moth. He fought…
Hillbilly
By: John Macdonald – Jan. 2016 It’s an odd thing when the American entertainment industry blends popular couples by binding their names together. An example would be Brad Pitt and…
Hollywood Star Steve Blackwood Coaches Local Actors at the Act Theater Company in North Andover
By: Tom Duggan – Jan. 2016 He’s a Hollywood actor, an author, a musician and a singer, but Steve Blackwood says his latest passion is teaching and he has…
The Warmest December on Record
By: Al Kaprielian – Jan. 2016 As December neared the end, we finally saw our first winter storm with snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain. December 2015 will go down…
Trumping Two Bills, One Camille, and a Hill
By: Jeff Katz – Jan. 2016 Bill Cosby, once seen as the elder statesman of American family friendly comedy now stands charged with a felony count of aggravated indecent assault…
New Year Resolution: Lose Weight!
By: Rick Bellanti - Jan. 2016 I received a great question this week and thought I’d address it here this month since it’s the start of the New Year, when…
The GOP Civil War and the Final Four ~PAYING ATTENTION WITH TOM DUGGAN
In the race for the Republican nomination for President, there are really only four viable candidates as we approach the February 9th New Hampshire Primary, and the Massachusetts Primary in…
Powerball’s Historic Jackpot and What it Means to the Local Economy
By: Tom Duggan, 1-12-15 Massachusetts State Lottery Director Michael Sweeney told the Valley Patriot Tuesday morning that the Powerball jackpot has been adjusted to $1.5B, the largest lottery payout in…
Why I’m Voting for Marco Rubio ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE WITH PAUL MURANO
By: Paul Murano – 1-11-16 Since I now live in NH, I thought I’d take advantage of seeing the presidential candidates up close and personal this political cycle. There are…
Rep. Lyons Supports Repeal of 1989 License Suspension Law
State Representative Jim Lyons (R-Andover) today supported the repeal of a 1989 law requiring individuals to forfeit their driver’s license for five years for certain drug-related offenses. The current law…
Pain Patients To Suffer in Order to Conceal Drug Cartel Activities
By: Dr. Padmanabhan – December, 2015 In November’s Valley Patriot, I laid out the reason underlying the false government narrative that prescribing pain medicine to patients is the cause of…
The Genie is Out of the Bottle on Prescription Drug Prices ~ THE DR. IS IN!
By: Dr. Frank MacMillan – December, 2015 As a college student in the mid 1980s, I studied and received my bachelor degree in economics prior to attending medical school. Also…
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