News opinion 2008-07-03 Andanh.com

Letter: Frustrating search for Beverly's 'Privateer Trail' Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:08:00 EDT
To the editor:
It was a beautiful Wednesday morning, and I ended up unexpectedly having the day off. So I figured it might be time to play tourist in my hometown of Beverly.
For years, I had seen signs on different old buildings around town identifying them with a short history and number as part of "The Privateer Trail." So with the sun shining bright, I was off to follow it.

Letter: No denying fact of global climate change Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:06:00 EDT
To the editor:
Regarding Robert Kelly's Wednesday, June 18, column ("Contrary to Gore, sky's not falling"):
Imagine going to a doctor because you are not feeling well. The doctor does an examination and draws blood for lab work.

Robert Kelly: Foreclosures: A pandemic Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:30:00 EDT
A pandemic is an epidemic grown large. It is everywhere. It attacks many. Unless stopped, it can be ruinous.
So it is with the housing foreclosures that have swept across the land. Many banks, mortgage companies and investors have been hit. No state is exempt. No neighborhood is without fear. Your parents, siblings or friends may be involved; you may be looking over your shoulder, too.

Our view: From Marblehead to Beijing Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:30:00 EDT
Various sports commentators claim to have detected a decided lack of interest in the upcoming Olympic Games due to get underway a little more than a month from now in Beijing, China. But North Shore residents will have a strong rooting interest in Marblehead's Shalane Flanagan, who finished first in the 10,000-meter final at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Oregon last weekend.

Letter: Most boaters complying with no-discharge rules already Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:30:00 EDT
To the editor:
Your June 26 front-page story ("This sound's no sewer: Local waters off-limits to boaters' dishonorable 'discharge'") was a disservice to your readers, and the tone of the piece was an insult to boaters.

Our view: Danvers' high bond rating as good as gold Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:30:00 EDT
The town of Danvers has long had a reputation for being well-managed. But it takes more than anecdotal evidence or the fact that the person in charge, in this case Town Manager Wayne Marquis, has been around for 30 years, to convince Wall Street of a community's creditworthiness.

Letter: Oil companies happy with the status quo Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:30:00 EDT
To the editor:
Your June 30 editorial suggesting that oil independence requires more drilling was as wrong as wrong can be!
In the 1970s after Americans experienced long gas lines, the government decided to do something positive about alternative energy and $5 billion was appropriated by Congress for research. Then Saudi Arabia and others opened the spigots and fuel became plentiful and cheap, so the search for alternatives was abandoned.

Our view: Salem homeowners: Get into the recycling habit Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:30:00 EDT
Salem homeowners ought to take advantage of the weekly collection of recyclables included in the contract the city signed recently with Northside Carting. Cities and towns are increasingly being forced to charge or cut back in other areas to afford the increasing costs associated with waste collection and disposal. Failure to limit the amount of goods sent to landfills or incinerators will almost inevitably lead to trash fees.

David Shribman: Waves from World War I still ripple in our time Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:15:00 EDT
PITTSBURGH — In all of the sunshine fun and sea spray of summer, the small celebration conducted along the eastern spine of Pittsburgh this past Sunday was bound to attract scant attention.
Highway rededications are small, fleeting events. There are speeches soon forgotten, commemorative coins, and perhaps a military jet fly-over.

Our view: Feels like Florida Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:38:00 EDT
Compared to what the Midwest is going through, where those living along the Mississippi River are seeing the worst flooding in 15 years, our water problems are mere nuisance.
Still, it makes one wonder what is really going on in the heavens when New England weather turns tropical, as has been the case over the last week. The days may dawn bright and clear, but by midafternoon the clouds come rolling in, the sound of thunder can be heard in the distance, and then the skies open up with yet another deluge. Every night, the TV newscast seems to have as its lead story the damage caused by hail or lightning, followed by a forecast of more to come.

Letter: Another hit-and-run in Beverly Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:38:00 EDT
To the editor:
I feel sorry for Kathy Robbins after her experience with a hit-and-run driver who did damage to her vehicle in Beverly ("Broken bumper was least of hit-run driver's offenses," letter to the editor, Thursday, June 19).

Letter: St. Joseph Church a work of art Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:38:00 EDT
To the editor:
The City Council meetings regarding the fate of St. Joseph Church have resumed, and after reading about one of those meetings in the story headlined, "Former church OK'd for retail use," I became very disheartened.

Letter: Development creates mess in one Beverly neighborhood Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:38:00 EDT
To the editor:
I am writing this letter in concern for the residents of Roundy, Chase and Mechanic streets in Beverly.
As a homeowner, I welcomed Windover's plan to build on the old Nissan property, since it would be creating revenue for the city and cleaning up a vacant lot.

View from Beacon Hill: Bill boosts clean energy Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:38:00 EDT
BOSTON — A clean energy initiative designed to dramatically ramp up the state's reliance on renewable energy is on its way to Gov. Deval Patrick's desk.
The compromise version of the bill emerged from a six-member House and Senate conference committee last week, much to the delight of environmental groups already toasting the passage last month of a first-in-the-nation initiative designed to protect the state's coastal waters. The bill is intended to help Massachusetts begin to wean itself off fossil fuels and other polluting forms of energy while cutting down on emissions that lead to global warming.

Letter: Beverly trash fee not intended as a slush fund Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:38:00 EDT
To the editor:
If anyone needs an example of why Beverly taxpayers do not trust their municipal government with tax dollars, this fits the bill:
An article in last Thursday's Salem News on a meeting of Beverly's finance committee included a discussion of the trash fee. Apparently, the city has a surplus in this account. The article said that the council attributes the surplus to increased recycling; another explanation could be that they guessed too high to begin with.

Our view: Another costly mandate from Beacon Hill Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:38:00 EDT
Budget shortfalls and economic uncertainties are apparently of little concern to some on Beacon Hill, who continue to spend as though we were in boom times rather than on the verge of another Great Depression. Having just passed a bill that would significantly increase hospitals' personnel costs, the House of Representatives is now threatening to impose an equally heavy burden on all Massachusetts employers.

Brian Watson: Changing the way we think about growth Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:44:00 EDT
DANVERS — Gasoline at $4 per gallon has certainly got everybody's attention.
Yet for many reasons, its price over the next decade is likely to continue upward to $5 or $6 or more per gallon. Currently in China, there's just one car for every 100 eligible drivers; Indians own only slightly more. If those two countries reach even half of the car ownership levels of the United States, they alone would consume more oil than is used across the entire globe.

Our view: Oil independence requires more drilling Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT
Oil, like it or not, will continue to be essential to the economic health of the United States and other Western industrial democracies for the foreseeable future. Wishful thinking about "alternative energy" isn't going to drive the kids to soccer practice or make the lights come on anytime soon.

Our view: Beverly can't afford duplication of effort Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:00:00 EDT
Members of Beverly's City Council and School Committee can show they're serious about saving money by endorsing the suggestion that the Department of Public Services take over the maintenance of school buildings.

Letter: Oil companies already have plenty of places to drill Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:44:00 EDT
To the editor:
After years of failed energy policies that contributed to skyrocketing fuel prices and environmental degradation, the Bush-Cheney White House and their congressional allies now seek to divert the public's attention.

Our view: Sales tax holiday provides brief respite for taxpayers Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:40:00 EDT
There's a peculiar attitude among those in government at all levels that the taxes they collect and spend are theirs by right, not by the sufferance of the taxpayers.
It's why whenever there is a debate over any kind of tax break there is a discussion about "how much it will cost." That is, how much it will cost government in lost tax revenue, not how much it will cost the taxpayers themselves should they not get the break under discussion. For legislators, the operative principle is: "What's mine is mine — and what's yours is mine, too."

As I See It: Our roll-over-and-play-dead Congress fails us again Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:39:00 EDT
About two weeks ago, the New York Times reported that Congress and the Bush administration had reached a compromise on an expanded FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) bill that would grant both George Bush and the telecoms limited immunity. This became reality on Friday, June 20, when 105 "Bush Democrats" (including Steny Hoyer, the architect of the bill, and Speaker Pelosi) crossed the aisle to pass this egregious mockery of the law. Keep in mind that this act is basically legitimizing George Bush's illegal wiretapping of American citizens even before 9/11. Once again, our roll-over-and-play-dead Congress has found a way to relinquish its duty to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. The Times described the capitulation process as having been reached after "months of wrangling." That's the problem here; Congress is only interested in "wrangling" with Bush, not in standing up to or "fighting" against what has become, at best, a rogue administration.

Letter: Thanks for making Bike Safety Day a success Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:38:00 EDT
To the editor:
On behalf of the Amesbury Police Department, I would like to thank all the volunteers and participants who helped make the 2008 Bike Safety Day successful. This year, nearly 80 children participated in the important safety event, riding bicycles, tricycles and scooters. Thanks to the Highway Safety Division of the Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, 75 new bicycle helmets were distributed for free and also to AAA of Newburyport for their generous donation of bike safety materials.

Letter: Strut for Strays raises $10,000 for homeless felines Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:37:00 EDT
To the editor:
On behalf of the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society, I would like to thank everyone for braving the hot weather to attend the MRFRS's Strut for Strays. This is one of the society's largest fundraisers for the year. The event raised more than $10,000 to fund our emergency care for the many homeless cats and kittens in our region. I would especially like to thank our lead sponsors, The New England Society for Abandoned Animals, Bell Appraisals, Chase and Lunt Insurance, Tangorra Wedding Planning, Rochester Electronics, Home Again Microchipping, Pampered Pet Service and Tapparo Capital Management for making this event so successful.

Letter: Things I don't understand Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:36:00 EDT
To the editor:
Once again I see the good Reverend Dobson reared his infamous head into the world of politics this week telling all that Senator Obama is distorting the Bible.
In response, Mr. Obama has replied, "The reverend is making stuff up" about the senator. Why, I ask, should a Reverend Dobson, Hagge (on McCain) or any other religious fat-cat have so much impact on the political scene. I note that these are leaders in their faith who must feel their evangelical weight must be so important it should help voters make their decision on "their good word" in selecting our next president. I have always felt religion and politics don't mix.

YOUR VIEW: New Bedford Ballet needs a new home Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00 EST

For more than 20 years, the School of the New Bedford Ballet and the New Bedford Ballet Foundation have served the Greater New Bedford community by introducing children to the magical world of ballet. Over 1,500 children have taken ballet classes with us...

LETTER: Westport strife isn't haves vs. have-nots Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00 EST

Westport strife isn't haves

YOUR VIEW: Supermarkets want to hide prices Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00 EST

If some retailers get their way on Beacon Hill, consumers may soon be hit with a double whammy when grocery shopping. Not only is the price of goods soaring, but stores seemingly want to make it harder for shoppers to find out the price of groceries...

OUR VIEW: Move FAIR Plan reform forward Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00 EST

The state Senate took an important step this week toward bringing relief to coastal residents swamped by a dramatic rise in the cost of homeowner's insurance.

LETTER: New Bedford Harbor needs a Web cam Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00 EST

New Bedford Harbor needs

YOUR VIEW: Plan override for school books, tech, arts and more Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00 EST

The Dartmouth School Committee must show Dartmouth voters, taxpayers and parents that they are spending the minimum required net school spending the best way for students in fiscal year 2009. Please report any savings.

NATIONAL VIEW: Surrogate silliness: Can we please stop talking about meaningless bloopers? Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:00 EST

Enough already! The country's at war, the economy is struggling, oil prices are surging. The Republican and Democratic presidential candidates have dramatically different approaches to all this and more. And we've just concluded Day Three of the latest...

Kin mourn loss of loving mom, 28 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:33:26 -0400
The family of a city woman claimed by street violence wants her to be remembered as a loving mother who was cruelly gunned down, leaving her eldest boy an orphan and her youngest...

To catch a thief Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:18:51 -0400
A cool karate kid says martial arts training helped him stay calm enough to call 911 and save his family from gun-wielding thugs who tied up, terrorized and robbed them in...

B&G Club warning of candy scam Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:20:30 -0400
Mama told you not to take candy from strangers for a reason. The Boston Boys & Girls Club has received multiple reports in recent weeks of teenagers hawking candy...

Hub cops zero in on gang hot spots Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:15:59 -0400
Surprised by the burst of gang bloodshed in normally tranquil neighborhoods such as Mission Main in Roxbury, Boston police brass yesterday deployed dozens of additional cops...

Ex-U.S. attorney to probe death of Celts fan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:14:06 -0400
Hub top cop Edward Davis has asked former U.S. Attorney Donald K. Stern to conduct an independent investigation into the death of 22-year-old David Woodman, who died 11 days...

Excerpts of 911 call Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:09:14 -0400
Excerpts from Bryan Hunyh's dramatic 911 call to Weymouth Police as armed thugs burst into his home holding his mother and grandmother at gunpoint. "I think someone's...

Hungry for Coney hot dog crown Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:03:10 -0400
Pete Davekos will stretch his stomach to patriotic proportions tomorrow as he steps up to the plate as Boston's next top dog. It's the 93rd annual Nathan's...

Pol pledges to mend 'killer bar' law Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:44:17 -0400
Outraged lawmakers vowed to fix gaping holes in the state's flawed "killer bar" law yesterday to ensure that pubs serving drunken drivers one too many are hit...

Lightning sparks blaze at fire-plagued complex Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:07:13 -0400
For the third time in a little over a year, residents of a Peabody apartment complex were forced to flee as their flame-plagued complex caught fire again. A three-alarm...

Wild weather rains down on Bay State Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:03:00 -0400
Lightning strikes sent campers in Gloucester running for their lives and motorists north of the city speeding for cover yesterday as a line of severe thunderstorms cut through...

Hubby guilty in poisoning by antifreeze Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:56:39 -0400
A former WRKO employee found guilty yesterday of the torturous antifreeze poisoning death of his trusting wife was served a bitter dose of justice by his trial judge: mandatory...

All clear Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:43:27 -0400
The woman who doused her Beacon Hill apartment with an unknown chemical Tuesday night was forced out at about 3 a.m. yesterday after a police hostage negotiator talked her...

Grandad says mom wouldn't hurt son Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:35:42 -0400
Kristen A. LaBrie is charged with inaction that effectively gave her cancer-ridden autistic son a death sentence, but 8-year-old Jeremy Fraser's grandfather called her...

How it all went down... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:20:13 -0400
Here is 12-year-old Bryan Huynh's story in his own words as told to editorial assistant Benjamin Bell and reporter Mike Underwood. It was about...

Gov: New Bay State green law will fuel energy reform in U.S. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:07:50 -0400
Taxpayers could get rebates from power companies for putting solar panels on their roofs while utilities will be forced to find new fuel sources under a landmark energy reform...

Sky's the limit at Hub Children's Day Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:02:01 -0400
Yesterday's showers forced an early end to the fun, but not before the 14th annual Children's Day at City Hall Plaza put smiles on the faces of more than 5,000 kids. ...

Gov wannabes step up efforts as Patrick says bring on Mihos Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:11:52 -0400
Riding high from a string of recent political triumphs, Gov. Deval Patrick apparently isn't scared of a little competition. Asked yesterday about former gubernatorial...

Patrick hits the road to get close, personal Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:51:49 -0400
Massachusetts residents who want to give Gov. Deval Patrick an earful will get their chance this summer. Patrick is launching a five-week, 11-date town hall meeting tour...

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