By: Phil Lahey – February, 2014 Everyone knows that addicts are low life people who deserve what they get for choosing a life of addiction. Hell, I felt the same way right up until the time I found out my daughter was a heroin addict. My first thoughts were what would people think? How can […]
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 at the Greater Lawrence Vocational School.And though we haven’t seen each other much in the last 30 years, when Mikey called me last month asking […]
By: Ana Debernardo – February 2014 I’ve just returned home after spending four days in Washington, D.C., at the March for Life. About 80 kids from my school, and a dozen chaperones, take two buses every year. This year was my second consecutive year attending (as I am a sophomore). Both years, I was inspired […]
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By: Dr. Jin Sung – January, 2014 One in five American children today has a mental disorder and the rate is rising, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Affecting 13 to 20 percent of youth under 18, mental disorders impact a child’s behavior, ability to learn, and cope […]
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By: Phil Lahey – December, 2013 Well the elections are over and I would like to congratulate all the winners. It’s now up to you to fulfill all the promises you made during your campaign. Being so involved in the world of addiction, I couldn’t help but notice many candidates in Methuen had the issue […]
By: Dr. Bharani Padmanabhan With this column I present a newly coined term – assertocracy – and show it’s current use. In her superlative book – In The Footsteps Of Mr Kurtz – Michela Wrong applied the term kleptocracy, government by theft, to the post-war nation state. In the same vein, assertocracy is government by assertion. […]
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) penalized The TJX Companies, Inc. of Framingham $7,187 for a waste site cleanup violation at its 162 Everett Avenue location in Chelsea. The company was penalized for failing to notify MassDEP within two hours as required following the release of an estimated 15 gallons of hydraulic […]
By: Dr. Jin Sung – December, 2013 Most people realize that their thyroid is important for controlling their metabolism and body weight. But did you know that depression, heart disease, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, PMS (premenstrual syndrome), menopausal symptoms, muscle and joint pains, irritable bowel syndrome, or autoimmune disease could actually indicate a problem with your […]
Contract victory ensures wage increases, job security provisions, and affordable health coverage for hospital workers MASSACHUSETTS – Nearly 5,000 healthcare workers who are members of the state’s largest healthcare union have voted to ratify a new three-year labor agreement with Steward Health Care, the largest community hospital network in Massachusetts. The pact covers a broad […]
The December 2013 Valley Patriot, Edition #122
By: Dr. Bharani Padmanabhan Dear Madam, For a year now I have been waiting, living off my savings, to hear from you and your office about my written criminal complaint regarding Dr Julian Harris at Mass DPH and his controllers at Cambridge Health Alliance. Despite numerous pleas there has been absolute silence from you. Recently […]
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 you symptoms. Listed below are the top 10 reasons why you should give this simple change your lifestyle. 1. If you can get it from […]
I don’t understand all this complaining about ObamaCare by America’s conservatives. The fact of the matter is that ObamaCare, and what we have seen so far about its enrollment Web site, should be praised by conservatives. Since I first joined the ranks of conservatives I have constantly heard complaints that America’s youth lack perseverance, and […]