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The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, March 1, 2014

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 1 (right click to save to your IPOD or desktop) CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 2 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HOUR 3 Today Tom and…

March 1, 2014No CommentRead More

New Hampshire’s Marijuana Law Betrays Small Government Principles

By: DJ Bettencourt – February, 2014 Granite Staters might assume that New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan’s pledge to veto legislation passed this month to legalize marijuana would end the discussion…

February 23, 20141 CommentRead More

Computer Problems in the Veteran’s Administration

By: John Lenotte – February, 2014 There have been a lot of news stories about the computer security problems at Target and other stores. Have you heard much about the…

February 23, 2014No CommentRead More

Salem Man Starts Home Makeover 7 Years After Haffners Contaminates Basement

PAYING ATTENTION EXTRA Demers Family is Looking for Help from Valley Patriot Readers By: Tom Duggan – February, 2014 I’ve known Mike Demers since we were in high school together…

February 17, 20144 CommentsRead More

Massachusetts House of Representatives: 2013 and 2014

By: State Rep. Linda Dean Campbell – January, 2014 Last year was a very productive year for our Legislature and 2014 will bring forth necessary and spirited debate on some…

January 25, 20141 CommentRead More

The Merrimack Valley Sandbox -Creating a Path For Entrepreneurs

By: Cheryl Hajjar – December, 2013 As the Yuletide spirit is among us, and the frenzy of holiday shopping has begun, 17 budding entrepreneurs from the Merrimack Valley are preparing…

January 1, 2014No CommentRead More

The Two Old Men and the Sea, Lifelong Barbers, Friends Reunited after 50 Years

It’s a weekend afternoon, and a young father and mother walk through the doors of the newly opened “Frank’s Barber Shop” on 150 Main Street in North Andover. Two boys…

December 23, 2013No CommentRead More

Why Did Salisbury Refuse to Cash $15K Check from Tomaselli Sisters?

By: Tom Duggan – December, 2013 In the ongoing battle between the Town of Salisbury and the Tomaselli sisters over the Town’s efforts to take their property, Town Manager Neil…

December 22, 2013No CommentRead More

Valley Patriot of the Month – HERO IN OUR MIDST: Sergeant Thomas F. Siopes, U.S. Army

By: Helen Mooradkanian – December, 2013 In the early dawn hours of March 25, 1969, in the rice paddies of South Vietnam, near Bong Son, in the province of Binh…

December 20, 2013No CommentRead More

Why You Should Go Grain-Free

By: Dr. Jin Sung – November, 2013 If you have a chronic health condition you should consider going grain free for 30 days to see if there is reduction of…

December 12, 2013No CommentRead More

HERO IN OUR MIDST: LT JG Gerald L. Halterman, USN, Pearl Harbor Survivor

VALLEY PATRIOT OF THE MONTH By Helen Mooradkanian – November, 2013 At 6:54 a.m. Sunday, December 7, 1941, the quiet midnight watch was about to end for 20-year old Gerald…

November 26, 2013No CommentRead More

Methuen Mayor’s Debate, Dan Rivera & More…. The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, November 2, 2013

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1 In the first hour of today’s program we had a debate between Methuen Mayor Steve Zanni and City Councilor…

November 2, 2013No CommentRead More

Protect Seniors Against Heightened Medication Risks

By: Celleste Begley – October, 2013 Prescriptions can be the key to a longer, fuller life; but if not handled properly, they can also cause serious problems. To help us…

October 31, 2013No CommentRead More

News from the American Legion – By John Lenotte

By: John Lenotte – October, 2013 As a continuation from last month, there are a few additional items of note from the American Legion National Convention in Houston, TX.…

October 29, 2013No CommentRead More

George A. Flibotte, U.S. Army Air Corps – Valley Patriot of the Month (10-13)

By: Helen Mooradkanian – October, 2013 TEWKSBURY – Nineteen-year old George A. Flibotte, U.S. Army Air Corps, now of Tewksbury, was with the Ninth Air Force stationed across the English…