Senate President Mitch McConnell and some of his Republican colleagues in Washington, D.C. are a disgrace to our country. Since March of last year, millions of Americans have been out of work because of government imposed shut-downs. In the first nine months of the COVID crisis the best our Congress could do for the American […]
The science is clear when it comes to the transmission of and effects of COVID-19 on school-aged children. The science shows that 99.99% of kids who get the virus do not get sick, that 99.999% of kids who get sick recover quickly, that kids do not transmit the virus as easily as adults, and […]
Five months after the Corona virus hit the United States we know a lot more about it than we did back in March. We were initially told many things by our government leaders and experts that turned out not to be true. Because of this, there are still people running our government who did not […]
July, 2020 Hero Marine and Purple Heart recipient, Francisco Urena resigned last month as Governor Baker’s Secretary of Veteran Affairs. He didn’t actually resign, he resigned the way most people in government resign: he was told to come in for a meeting with the Governor, was met by his flunkies upon arrival, and then handed […]
Help The Valley Patriot Stay in Business While Our Advertisers are Closed June, 2020 We never could have imagined that we would need to use space in the 200th edition of this newspaper to defend this country against the notion of defunding the police. Yet here we are. After the killing of George Floyd in […]
It’s clear now that we are more than 10 weeks into a national shutdown that the American people were lied to … again! Back in December we were told by “experts” that the Coronavirus could not be transmitted from human to human. That turned out not to be true. Dr. Fauci himself (the president’s leading “expert”) […]
APRIL, 2020 Since the beginning of the coronavirus hysteria in this country the news media and even local officials have been only telling you part of the story. CNN, FOXNEWS and even local news networks have gone 24-7 with doom and gloom predictions about the virus, giving people the impression that if you get the […]
February, 2020 After the last election, it’s somewhat surprising to learn that some members of the Methuen City Council either do not understand their roles and responsibilities as elected officials, or purposely overstep their authority as councilors Under the city charter, city councilors represent the legislative branch of city government. They have no say over […]
MA Legislature Passes the NH Economic Development Act January, 202o You have to hand it to the Democrat Party-controlled Massachusetts State Legislature. When it comes to stupidity, only California can beat the level of destructive incompetence displayed on Beacon Hill. The Democrat Party controls both the house and the senate in Massachusetts. And it’s those very […]
Last week, a Methuen City Council meeting degenerated into a circus, complete with an orchestrated political attack on newly elected mayor Neil Perry. First, City Councilor Steve Saba (who campaigned against Perry) had his brother get up at public participation to lay the groundwork for a later discussion about Perry’s “rumored” choice for a new […]
The election of a new mayor and city council in Methuen, and the impending departure of Mayor James Jajuga will mark the end of conflict, chaos, and controversy that has divided the city and left Methuen’s reputation as a national disgrace. Over the last two years of the Jajuga administration the mayor refused to fulfill […]
August, 2019 It has become comical watching feckless and ignorant politicians having knee- jerk reactions every time there’s a mass shooting. They trip over themselves to get in front of a TV camera to exploit murder victims for political gain before the bodies are even cold. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren shamelessly took to twitter within […]
July, 2019 In the process of posting breaking news on The Valley Patriot Facebook and Twitter pages we often encounter reader comments that evoke serious emotion, discussion, and debate. Earlier this month, we posted a story of the Lawrence Fire Dept. searching for a reported overdose victim off Manchester Street. First responders searched for the […]
Last week, the Methuen City Council had the chance to beautify a collapsing piece of public property on Union St., costing city taxpayers absolutely nothing. The state was willing to pay the full cost of the project. Instead of accepting the contract, however, two councilors harpooned the project, telling the public – and their fellow […]
For too long, public education officials in this country have been bullying students in the classroom with impunity, preaching their political opinions as fact, and punishing students who do not comport with their approved political views. Nowhere is this more true than in the Andover Schools. In November of 2006, The Valley Patriot covered in […]