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EDITORIAL: The Fleecing of Taxpayers – Ultimate Power, No Transparency, No Outrage in Lawrence
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL MAY, 2013 The corruption and the fleecing of the state taxpayers by Lawrence officials is staggering, and we believe the biggest scandal going on in the…
Will the Real Dan Rivera Please Stand Up? – Valley Patriot Editorial – April 2013
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL – APRIL 2013 Lawrence City Councilor Dan Rivera is running for mayor against incumbent Willie Lantigua. We find that odd. For the last two and a half…
ANOTHER ANNIVERSARY, 9 YEARS AND COUNTING – VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL
Little more than 9 years ago, The Valley Patriot was just an idea. That idea was to provide an alternative voice for Merrimack Valley newsmakers and community leaders who…
An Open Letter to Lawrence Police Chief John Romero
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL February, 2013 Dear Chief Romero, Over the years the staff, editors and even our publisher Tom Duggan have personally observed Eagle Tribune reporters saunter into the…
Everyone gets a Trophy in North Andover – School Committee Dumbs-Down Grades
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL January 2013 The North Andover School Committee has decided that grading children in the school system with the time tested letter grades which reflect their achievement…
Are We a Society of Men or of Laws? It Matters
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL December 2012 A society run by the whims of men and unfettered by laws can imprison you without cause or due process. It can steal your property…
EDITORIAL: Enemies of Free Speech In Haverhill in the name of “Civil Rights – (NOV-12)
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL (November, 2012) Just days before the 2012 election, members of the Greater Haverhill Civil Rights Commission demanded that a political sign (supporting Scott Brown) be removed…
Democrats: Take Credit Where Credit is Due!
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL In 2007, during George Bush’s term of office, the Democrats took over both houses of Congress controlling a majority in both chambers. On January 3,…
Voters Reject Representative David Torrisi – Voter ID a Factor
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL Last month one of the strongest opponents of Voter ID in the Massachusetts State Legislature, David Torrissi (D) North Andover, was defeated by a conservative, Pro Voter-ID…
Freedom of Information: Enforce the Law
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL August – 2012 The Valley Patriot submitted document requests to the City of Lawrence under the Freedom of Information Act on February 22, 2012. The documents…
Haverhill Board of Health Disgraces our Freedoms
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL July, 2012 This month we had written a 500 word editorial on our views concerning the Haverhill Board of Health’s move to ban smoking in private…
RILEY’S TURNOVER PLAN: MORE MONEY!
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL June, 2012 Receiver Jeffrey Riley’s plan to improve the educational opportunities for the children of Lawrence contains a few ideas that, if fully exploited, may improve performance.…
Tea Party Leaders Defends Gays, Boston News Media Buries Story
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL May-2012 Last month Christine Morabito, President of the Greater Boston Tea Party called into WCAP’s Paying Attention Radio Program (980AM) to talk about an explosive and divisive…
Phil Laverriere Deserved Better
VALLEY PATRIOT EDITORIAL For nearly 40 years Phil Laverriere served the Merrimack Valley as the head of the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council. In that time, Mr. Laverriere helped…
Noose Tightens on Lantigua Admin
Feds Serve More Subpoenas in Corruption Probe By: Tom Duggan – March, 2012 Since the days of Willie Lantigua’s first campaign for state representative, The Valley Patriot has reported extensively…
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