By State Senator Katy O’Connor Ives – March, 2018 One of the most important issues limiting our state’s economy as a whole, and families and residents individually, is the issue of childcare. The state of our economy is directly connected to the state of child care options for the work force. Though Massachusetts was one […]
By: DJ Deeb – March, 2018 Members of the Methuen School Committee has been very busy these last few months as we prepare for the upcoming budget discussions, contract negotiations, and course planning for next year. I will be devoting my column next month to discussing the city and the school budget as members of […]
Dear Julia: I’m writing you this note on March 7, 2018. Today is the day that you turn 15 years old. It’s an interesting day for me and Mom, but it’s another day for you. You’re not like other kids, my sweet. You’ve never made a big deal of your birthday; you’ve never asked us […]
By: Alex Talcott – March 2018 There are 28 million small businesses in the U.S. that employ over 120 million people, according to the Small Business Association 1. For many entrepreneurial people in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, owning a small business starts with creating a plan and building it from the ground up. However, buying […]
While Big Tech Corporations Censor On-line Speech, You Can’t Censor PRINT! As we celebrate the 14th Anniversary of The Valley Patriot we see a troubling future for free speech and a free press here in the United States. As most people get their information about the world through the internet, print newspapers are folding daily. […]
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By: Bharai Padmanabhan ByMaura’s friends are the luckiest. To have the Attorney General in your corner is the best Get Out of Jail Free card. Many decisions are discretionary but can apply to mere “hoi polloi”. Where is the fun in that? To be truly special your friend must break a law for you. That […]
By: DJ Deeb – Feb.2018 I have written numerous times that the City of Methuen is truly fortunate to have Superintendent Judy Scannell at the helm as the leader of Methuen Public Schools. Members of the school committee completed their annual evaluations of Superintendent Scannell in December and as expected, Superintendent Scannell received high marks […]
By: Paul Murano – Feb.2018 One of the more popular euphemisms of our day is the term “progressive”. It is meant to have a positive connotation. Being a progressive is thought to mean being enlightened and open to the future. Is it true? Should we all become progressives? There are two important things to consider […]
By: Peter Larocque – Feb.2018 God Bless you and Happy New Year! It is great to be back for an exciting 2018 writing about the Goodness of God! Just the other day after work I sat in my chair and began to click away with my TV remote. Then I came across the rebroadcast of […]
By: Joe D’Amore – Feb. 2018 Homeless population counts are now underway nationally and throughout the state sponsored by HUD and state agencies tasked with the annual census process. The goal is to identify not only numbers of homeless people but also concentrations of them so that resources and affordable housing efforts can be aligned […]
Paying Attention! is recorded at the Studio 21 Podcast Cafe in Salem N.H. above Two Guys Smoke Shop on Route 28. This is part 2. You can watch the video of this entire interview on Tom Duggan’s YouTube channel. You can watch the live taping of the program every Thursday on the Paying Attention Podcast […]
By: Rick Bellanti – February, 2018 If you’re like me, you see yourself and judge yourself from the reflection you see in the mirror daily. There is more to our health than what our reflection tells us or what is being seen as a number on the scale. The best place to look is inside […]
By: Robin Desmet – February, 2018 When Paul adopted Goldy he had already spent half of his life as a cat that was allowed outdoors. Although Goldy loves to snuggle with Paul on the couch, he also enjoys his time roaming in the yard. He is an avid hunter and he loves to spend time […]
By: Cindy Annis – February, 2018 Buddy Holly was born on September 7, 1936 in Lubbock Texas. His birth name is Charles Hardin Holley. When Holley turned 11, he followed in the musical footsteps of his brothers and sister, and took piano lessons. After nine months however, he quit the piano and grew interested in […]