News opinion 2008-08-17 Andanh.com

Editorial cartoon by David Hitch Sunday August 17, 2008

Futurists will ponder our fossil records Sunday August 17, 2008
Future scientists

America only asking immigrants follow law Sunday August 17, 2008
This is regarding Daniel Tacuri, the illegal immigrant being deported, who lost his home and business.

If Minnesota can, why not Bay State? Sunday August 17, 2008
I recently saw a story that caught my attention. The replacement for the collapsed I-35W bridge in Minnesota is within its budget and will be completed two months ahead of schedule.

Meeting CO{-2} standards impossible, futile Sunday August 17, 2008
While I believe global warming or global cooling - better known as climate change - is an ongoing phenomenon, the real question is, is the cause natural or anthropogenic? I think four billion years of natural history supports natural causes such as solar variability. The media ignores this. The biggest myth is the hypothesis that global warming is caused by CO{-2} emissions. There is no definitive proof by any scientist anywhere in the world that proves beyond a doubt that CO{-2} emissions are t

Hanover Theatre helping YWCA help women Sunday August 17, 2008
On behalf of the YWCA of Central Massachusetts, I want to commend the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts for their generous and imaginative support. They offered to donate $10 from the price of every ticket sold for the opening night performance of "Girl's Night: The Musical." The money goes to help Daybreak and the Leominster-based Battered Women Resources, two programs dedicated to fighting domestic abuse and helping endangered women.

Abiding by the law Sunday August 17, 2008
The resignation of eight of 12 members of Rhode Island's Commission on Hispanic Affairs is an unnecessary distraction from the real issues at play in the debate over illegal immigration.

Life's real losers lead quiet existence Sunday August 17, 2008
Ours is a society that thrives on winners.

Gary Gemme shapes WPD Sunday August 17, 2008
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LETTER: Keep dogs leashed on Sconticut Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Keep dogs leashed

LETTER: Allen's Pond mosquitoes a health risk Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Allens Pond mosquitoes

YOUR VIEW: Better fixed than thrown away Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

My sister Barbara and I grew up in the 1950s and '60s with practical parents — a mom who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it, and a dad who was happier having old shoes fixed than buying new ones. They had good jobs and...

OUR VIEW: To farm or not to farm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Something is fowl in the town of Fairhaven.

FROM THE EDITOR: A cure for what ails us Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

It was 6 a.m. on a recent Sunday and I walked down to Fort Phoenix to meet the morning. Hannah, the ugly little mutt I inherited eight years ago, puffed her chest out and there was a spring in her step. That's because the day was as fresh as washed...

A sick system Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said rapidly rising heath care costs are accounting for an ever-growing share of both personal and government budgets — strains that will become increasingly burdensome unless changes are...

Capital gains tax still a bargain for the rich Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Barry Paster's Aug. 10 business-page column notes that Sen. Barack Obama proposes to raise the tax rate on capital gains to 20 or 25 percent.

Dems are why there's no confidence in Congress Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Our Democratic Congress keeps showing us why more than 80 percent of Americans think they are doing a rotten job. The majority of Americans say drill for more oil to lower the price of oil. But the Democratic Congress said no, we know better.

Paster column on Obama makes little sense Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

In the Aug. 10 Business section, Barry Paster's column outlined some bizarre and illogical reasons for supporting Barack Obama.

Discourage chipmunks, don't trap and kill them Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

The MSPCA was disappointed to see the mention of lethal management of chipmunks, specifically by drowning, in "Fewer predators benefit chipmunks, but not gardeners" (Aug. 11).

Cape Playhouse a Cape jewel Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:00 EST

Having been brought up in New York City, when I thought theater, I thought Broadway. Having retired to Cape Cod, my theater experiences have been Boston and Providence.

Tax takes a holiday in Mass. Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:21:15 -0400
Consumers are stocking up on big-ticket electronics and back-to-school necessities during the state's annual sales tax holiday this weekend, which retailers hope will...

Doggy paddle Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:17:59 -0400
You might think dog fur and water don't mix, but for Newfoundland owners and trainers nothing could be further from the truth. Twenty-five pooches and their posses...

Street performers' rhythm tangled up in red tape Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:14:27 -0400
The skies are ready to open up,but Jermaine Carter is unfazed. What sound like tribal rhythms resonate through Downtown Crossing as Carter, a 26-year-old from Dorchester...

Botched heist nets stickup gal Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:35:12 -0400
An allegedly crack-addicted hooker who demanded $2,000 from frightened Dedham bank tellers but fled before she could collect is in custody after she concocted a sex-soaked...

'Right-to-die' horse Quincy succumbs Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:30:19 -0400
An elderly, arthritic horse at the center of an animal-cruelty case has died. Quincy, a 29-year-old bay mare that became the focus of an equine right-to-die struggle,...

Berklee scholarships are music to Hub teens' ears Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:28:41 -0400
One local group of college kids is heading to campus this fall expecting a whole lot of play time. They are teens who spent the summer enrolled in a Berklee music program...

Family pops cork on Italian love story Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:54:34 -0400
An old wine bottle tossed off the shores of Cape Ann has brought a touch of amore to a western Massachusetts family. Tom O'Brien of East Longmeadow, his wife, Darlene,...

Girl power: Summit unites Boston youths Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:22:22 -0400
Girls just want to have fun - and high self-esteem and successful careers. Boston Centers for Youth & Families kicked off the third annual Citywide Girls Summit yesteday...

Wannabe player throws Fez in ring Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:53:33 -0400
I'll admit it: I can't play music. I own several instruments - two bass guitars, an acoustic guitar, a mandolin and a harmonica - but my prowess is dismal. ...

Liv and let live: Advice from Professor Taylor Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:41:47 -0400
Next month, Livingston Taylor, James Taylor's younger brother, begins his 19th year as a professor of stage performance techniques at Boston's Berklee College of...

A little infidelity never hurt U.S. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:59:59 -0400
When John F. Kennedy was president, he slept with, among many others, a big-time Chicago mobster's moll. Talk about blackmail opportunities. But barring some police...

Bedeviled by police details Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:47:18 -0400
Police details are a racket - a protection racket. It's cop welfare, period. It's the ultimate symbol of waste, fraud and abuse in the public sector. Every...

Like any horror franchise, scary Clintons back for sequel Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:31:52 -0400
For months now, people have been saying to me, "Do you really think they're gone?" "Is it finally over?" "Is the coast clear?" The...

200 years later, a new Dracula rises Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:30:20 -0400
The violent history of Eastern Europe inspired Irish author Bram Stoker to create his classic horror character, Dracula, in 1897. Stoker based his vampire on a Romanian ruler...

Accept no double nickels Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:29:32 -0400
The nannies of the environmental community - some other editorial boards - are starting to beat the drums for a restoration of the unlamented "double-nickel" speed...

It's time to retire Fannie and Freddy Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:28:52 -0400
Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac, the two very troubled government-sponsored private companies that buy home mortgages, are now being propped up by the federal government. But Congress...

McCain can ride Russia right to the White House Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:20:12 -0400
WASHINGTON - Last August, John McCain's campaign was a guttering candle, out of money but flush with half-baked ideas that were unlikely to be improved by further baking....

Bail you out? Maybe later Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:42:41 -0400
A woman in Liburn, Ga., was having sex with her boyfriend in her bedroom at 7 a.m. when her husband walked in on them. The lover jumped out the window and fled, leaving his...

Taylor Armerding: Elderly don't necessarily need tax breaks Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:00:00 EDT
I have a number of requests for president-in-waiting Barack Obama, but one in particular: Could you please stop pandering to old people?
That's right, "old people." One of the very few good things about reaching this advanced point on the pathway of life is that I don't have to use euphemisms for my own demographic.

Our view: Here's another sign public employment is broken Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:00:00 EDT
Every week, it seems, brings fresh evidence that the system of public employment in Massachusetts is broken at all levels.
This week's example is Andrea Traficanti, 30, former projects planning supervisor for the Lawrence Public Works Department. Traficanti, who has collected at least $60,000 in workers' compensation payments for a stress injury claim dating back 19 months, is now in the running for assistant public works director in Haverhill.

Hot Topic: Next question Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:44:00 EDT
What should be the U.S. reaction to the Russian invasion of Georgia?
Last week, the Russian military invaded Georgia, a former Soviet republic independent since the 1990s. The Russians say they were countering Georgian military action in South Ossetia, a breakaway province within Georgia, but the Russian military exerted its power well beyond that region.

Hot Topic:Should the Olympics be a platform for protests? Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:43:00 EDT
Waste of time
The Olympics should be nothing but the Olympics, no matter where they are held. Personally, I think the Olympics are a waste of time, and the money spent could be used for something else.

Your views: Letters to the editor Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:24:00 EDT
Councilor deserved his reprimand
To the editor:
Councilor James Donahue is a new face on the Haverhill City Council and I expected that he would bring his fresh ideas to the table. For example, I support his attempts to vigorously dispute the issue of using the Merrimack River for drinking water.

Forum: What I learned at summer camp Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:16:00 EDT
John Waters
The first time I went to summer camp, I was 9 years old. Terrified to leave my family, I was sick with nerves the whole way from home in Buffalo, N.Y., to camp in Bridgton, Maine.
At first, being away from my parents, brother and sister was a scary experience, but by the end of the summer, I had learned an important life lesson that would stay with me through adulthood. I learned I could take care of myself.

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