By: Rebecca Pearson – November 24, 2014 With recent reports hitting the news streams about the over whelming opioid overdoses in our area and around the Massachusetts and New Hampshire boarders. The question remains, are there enough long term facilities available for those overcoming substance abuse whether it be from drug or alcohol. Many detoxes […]
Kemal Bozkurt is the first Muslim elected to public office in Lawrence. Bozkurt, the city’s acting library director, ran a sticker campaign for school committee last month as there was not even one candidate on the ballot to fill the seat. Now, Bozkurt is being pressured by members of the city council to either […]
By: Peter Larocque – Oct. 2015 I have been pondering and considering the many issues that have made headlines that as a Christian I find myself at times at odds with. My purpose here in this column is not to pass judgment on anyone but to offer as a Christian a different approach to handling […]
By: Paul Murano – October, 2015 A very unexpected thing happened throughout the media and in the nation last week. We were inundated with all things pope. There was non-stop coverage of the papal visit on cable and network stations, even from those that normally spend their time criticizing and ridiculing the Catholic Church and […]
By: Ana DeBernardo – Sept. 2015 Students strive to do their best, and be their best in school. They join extracurriculars for the sake of being more involved than their friends. They play sports AND audition for the musical to become as “well-rounded” as humanly possible. Some even spend fortunes on tutors and sacrifice hours […]
By: Paul Murano – September, 2015 There is a curious phenomenon occurring in our time that is becoming more and more apparent. It is both fascinating and disturbing; bewildering yet ubiquitous. It is a phenomenon to behold, not because of its excellence but because of its bizarreness. Future psychologists will find it puzzling and future […]
By: Peter Larocque – August, 2015 Back in the mid 1970’s, after graduating from High School and entering the work force, I took on a job at a State facility for mentally retarded adults. My job title back then was “MHA-1” which was an acronym for “Mental Health Assistant, Level 1”. The job itself is […]
July, 2015 When Christy Rivera and her friend Lisa Henshall called into Valley Patriot publisher Tom Duggan’s radio show on 980WCAP a few weeks ago, they had no idea the outpouring of support they would get in their efforts to raise money for a headstone for Rivera’s sister, Michelle Pimentel. Pimentel was murdered by her […]
By: Paul Murano – July, 2015 The Supreme Court ruling on “same-sex marriage” was met with proclamations of “Love wins” throughout social media. Yet, did love really win? On the contrary, love lost, and it lost in a big way. This month 239 years ago, this nation declared its independence from England, and won. In […]
By: Dani Langevin – July, 2015 On June 26, the Supreme Court of the United States voted that denying gays and lesbians the right to marry is unconstitutional. As expected, those of us who choose love celebrated while those who choose hate condemned the decision and spewed their hate filled rhetoric all over social media. […]
By Christine Morabito – July 2015 Supporters of Cape Wind desperately want you to believe that those opposed to the massive offshore industrial project are afflicted with the “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) syndrome. This conjures up images of affluent, elitist Cape Coders, who cannot bear to have their precious views spoiled by unsightly turbines. […]
Next month The Valley Patriot will be publishing an interview with one of the writers of Faith of Our Fathers, Tom Saab of Salisbury. The movie will be shown at Visionmax on Rt. 110 in Salisbury, MA on July 1st-5th. Any group interested in purchasing 750 tickets can contact Tom Saab to bring a movie […]
By: Paul Murano – June, 2015 Two monumental things occurred this past week: the Irish vote on “same-sex marriage” and the media embrace of Bruce Jenner’s claim to being a woman. How did we get here? As I’ve mentioned on my radio show Beneath the Surface, we have either entered an era of insanity, or […]
By: Peter Larocque – May, 2015 Before I get into this month’s column, please allow me to thank Mr. Tom Duggan, Editor of The Valley Patriot who with patience and understanding, afforded me all the time I needed to decide exactly what direction to take my writing. It was during this hiatus that I realized […]
By: Jerry Valley – May, 2015 I have been in the hypnosis field, both clinically and on stage, for over 45 years and I am still amazed at the erroneous assumptions and beliefs within the ranks of hypnotists today. I would like to list the misconceptions and/or myths here with my answers. You may agree […]