The news this week of the rescue of the four children, ages 13, 9, 4, and 11 months, who survived in the depths of the Amazon jungle for 40 days after their small airplane crashed (killing the pilot, their mother,…
Category: Editorials
Letter to the Editor
In Support of Sumner Tunnel Mitigation Dear Editor, As the former Superintendent of the Sumner/Callahan Tunnels and Boston Transportation Commissioner I fully support the MassDOT mitigation program for the Sumner Tunnel Restoration Project. This extensive infrastructure investment project is vitally…
June Is a Month Of Freedom
June marks the first month of the summer season, the period on the calendar when we take vacations from school and work to travel and enjoy the company of our friends and family members. It’s our personal time, that sweet…
Happy Not To Be A Boston Sports Fan
When we were younger, we lived and died by our Boston sports teams. Yes, the late Bill Russell and the Celtics provided more than a decade of joy and, for a short time, so too did Bobby Orr and the…
Guest Op-Ed: Acting Means Action
By Acting Patrick Keefe Our City Charter dictates that upon a vacancy in the Mayor’s office, the President of the City Council takes on the Mayoral duties and is called “Acting Mayor.†Though the title says “Actingâ€, the responsibility to…
Letter to the Editor
More Sunblock, Less Violence on Revere Beach Dear Editor: In the face of escalating gun violence in our community and the need for safer public spaces, it is imperative that local and state community leaders, along with law enforcement agencies,…
Congratulations to the Class of 2023
A high school graduation is a singular event in the life of every community, where almost everybody knows one of the graduates or their families. All of us share the happiness and sense of achievement of our young people who…
Get Well, Councillor Powers
We join the Revere community in wishing Ward 5 City Councillor John Powers a speedy recovery from a fractured left hip injury that he sustained in a recent fall at his home. Powers is resting comfortably at Massachusetts General Hospital…
Progressives: Please Get Real
If you’ve been following the histrionics of the debt limit negotiations these past few weeks, the political theatre on all sides of the political spectrum has been amusing. Republicans will tell us that the country’s burgeoning deficit will lead us…
Guest Op-Ed: Enjoy Your Stuff, But Be Prepared To Let It Go
By Dr. Glenn Mollette One of the perils of life is putting too much value on “stuff.†Stuff can be about anything. It can consist of what we have or what we don’t have. Much of life is about our…
Let Us Remember Those Who “Gave the LastFull Measureâ€
Although the Memorial Day weekend signifies the start of the summer season and is observed by families and friends who gather for barbecues and similar festivities, we should keep in mind that Memorial Day is our most solemn national holiday…
Enjoy the Weekend Safely
With predictions for a record travel weekend, we urge our readers to ensure that whatever our celebratory activities may be, we do so safely, both for ourselves and for our loved ones. If friends or family members are showing clear…
Letters to the Editor
Community Matters Dear Editor, Community is a word that means many things to many people. It can range from a generations-long bond of local family and friends to a newly formed community of new residents from a close-by town or…
Guest Op-Ed: Reevaluate Your Church Mission Spending
By Dr. Glenn Mollette For fifty years of my life, I’ve been associated with churches that have given over four million dollars collectively to outside denominational endeavors. The typical mainline denominational church/parish will collect weekly offerings from their members. A…
COVID-19 Precautions Worked
During the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 when bodies of the dead in our major cities were being stacked into freezer trucks and hospital ships were sailing into the harbors of New York and…
Wildfire Smoke Is a Sign of the Times
The eerie glow, especially at sunrise and sunset, being caused by the haze from the smoke of the wildfires in Western Canada over the past week or so is yet another sign that there is no escaping the effects of…
Thank You, Janine Grillo Marra
We wish to take a moment to express our thanks to Janine Grillo Marra, who formally stepped down this past week from the Revere Human Rights Commission (HRC). Janine chaired the HRC through trying times over these past few years…
DeSantis vs. Disney: This Is What an Autocracy Looks Like
The ongoing battle that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been waging against the Walt Disney Company not only demonstrates what a petty, vindictive, and mean-spirited little man he is, but also illustrates the danger that an autocratic ruler poses to…
Letters to the Editor
The One Whom Satan Fears Dear Editor, Have you ever wondered why Christians and Jews are targeted by violence, evil doers, and liberal progressives? Jewish believers have been attacked and hated historically by many cultures to the point of extinction.…
Guest Op-Ed: Mother’s Day and Your Time
By Dr. Glenn Mollette You may have lost your mother early in life or never really knew your mother. My two sons were only 17 and 20 when their mother passed at the ae of 49 from multiple sclerosis. Mother’s…