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Remembering the life of Robert Taylor - Middle Street fire victim
Robert "Bob" Taylor died in the Lorraine Apartments fire on Dec. 15, 2007.
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Directing - and heeding - our 'Muse'
I have an artist friend who says we are souls just going through our "body" stage.
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Analysis, follow-up should be a part of city drug effort
Anything that helps the youth of Cape Ann stay away from the scourge of drug addiction is a good thing, whether that addiction is to prescription painkillers or the familiar list of illegal substances: heroin, cocaine, marijuana or amphetamines.
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Yes, it's our church, but we live here, too
"I just love your church!"
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Governor, legislators must recognize, respond to taxpapers' call for change
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation is out with its 37th annual "Municipal Financial Data" booklet, and there's no need to read between the lines; a glance at the densely packed rows of figures reveals the truth of what most mayors and selectmen are telling us - that cities and towns are up against if financially.
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Judges' sentiments can't trump the law
Former Gloucester District Court presiding Judge Richard Mori may have had good intentions.
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Make the most of hearing on middle school pick
While pushing back last week's planned School Commitee vote on whether the Fulller School or O'Maley buildings will make the most sense for use as a middle school, Committee Chairman Greg Verga reminded his colleagues it will be still be their decision - regardless of which option draws the most support at this Wednesday's public hearing.
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Gloucester, Cape Ann a leg up on 'creative economy'
Gloucester is indeed well-positioned to take advantage of the "creative economy" - a term on the lips of many of those who attended last week's annual meeting of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. The city, indeed all of Cape Ann, is already considered a destination arts colony.
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A story for which 'doing nothing' was not an option
When first broadcast over a Boston-based TV station last weekend, it seemed like a story right out of the tabloids - perhaps hundreds of body parts found in the home of a man who had died a few days earlier.
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Letter: Free markets, not government offer best solutions
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Letter: Not all Rockporters support ill-conceived 'bypass' route
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Letter: The domino effect and Gloucester Crossing
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Letter: Grand story about a 'Grand Comeback'
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Voting machine debacle shows folly of federal mandates
The voting machines in Gloucester do exactly what they are supposed to do - they count votes accurately.
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Letter: Gloucester High's accidental 'dynasty'
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City Council deserves credit for keeping promise on sewer 'subsidies'
Promises ought to be kept.
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Grim audits give context to Kirk's restructuring
The government reorganization plans outlined by Mayor Carolyn Kirk this week certainly paint a picture of a city looking to break dramatically from its recent past.
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The challenges we MUST meet
I've been pondering issues raised by Joseph A. Garland's address a few weeks ago to those assembled for the inaugural of Gloucester's first female mayor, Carolyn Kirk.
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Our view: DA weighs in on CORI 'reform'
Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett is right when he asserts that allowing those who have served jail time a path to reentry into society should not require keeping their criminal backgrounds a secret.
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School Committee deserves credit for making difficult but necessary MS choice tonight
It is a pretty sure bet that nobody will leave tonight's Gloucester School Committee meeting happy.
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Interpreting the gifts of the Epiphany
What is a gift? Shouldn't the answer be obvious? Simple?
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Our view: Patriots game away from history
No need for Tom Brady and his mates to play coy any longer. After months of playing "one game at a time," there's only one game left in what has been a shining season for the New England Patriots.
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Proposed bypass through watershed should be drowned
It's all well and good for former Rockport Selectman Nicola Barletta to seek a remedy for the traffic congestion he sees between his town and Gloucester, especially at the height of the summer season.
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Rail bridge should have been fixed long ago
In November 1984, the bridge that carries the MBTA commuter rail tracks over the Danvers River was destroyed in a horrendous fire. The cause was traced to an electrical box in the mechanism that swings the center portion of the span open to allow vessels to travel between the river and Beverly Harbor.
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King's legacy cannot be diminished
Regardless of the circumstances or the parties involved, it's a good thing when people have occasion to talk about the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Fishtown Local; One crazy, upside-down world
Up is Down. Down is Up.
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Our view: Steroids ban won't solve all MLB's problems
Congressman John Tierney raised an interesting question when he and colleagues met with representatives of Major League Baseball at the Capitol this week.
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My View: Another piece of history turned to rubble
It's happening again. Heavy equipment has demolished another old Gloucester house. This time the destruction is in Lanesville, a village until now fairly unscathed by senseless demolition in the name of progress.
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Column: New year finds Americans standing in shadow of recession
Alan Lupo
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A message Congress needs to hear
When Gloucester Mayor Carolyn Kirk travels to Washington, D.C., to testify before Congress at federal budget hearings, she will present a complaint shared by virtually every municipal leader in the state: Cities and towns are being crushed under the burden of federal mandates that come with little or no assistance to pay for them.
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Bill Plante: Sometimes being smart as a fox just isn't good enough
This is a New England winter of a kind we haven't seen for too long.
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Essex County Chronicles: Dr. King's work built on efforts of early abolitionists
Today as we approach the official commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, it seems an appropriate time to pay tribute to the handful of 19th-century North Shore residents who helped pave the way for the great civil rights leader's work a century later.
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Tuition debate belongs in the Legislature
Gov. Deval Patrick apparently thinks there should be only one branch of government - the executive. And if the democratic process gets in his way, he feels he can simply sweep it aside.
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Jim Munn/My View: A call for change from voters of New Hampshire
A couple of interesting facts emerged from last week's presidential primary elections in New Hampshire. One is that the current race is a long way from over. Another is that it's finally all right for a female candidate to shed a tear or two from time to time in public.
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Bad drivers, not cell phones, the real problem
Bay State lawmakers are considering a number of bills that would make the use of hand-held cell phones and similar communications devices illegal while driving. Yet turn on the TV and you'll see ads for motor vehicles stocked with all sorts of devices that might distract the driver. There's something wrong with this picture.
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Laws useless without means to enforce them
Don't make rules you can't enforce. That bit of basic wisdom, which could apply to parents, teachers, coaches, elected leaders or anybody in authority, seems to have been forgotten in some cases in Gloucester.
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Living with the snow
It's easy for the TV news people to urge people stay home when the snow flies. And, in fact, computers and high-speed Internet connections make this an option for an increasing number.
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Don't hide criminal records from public view
Gov. Deval Patrick wants to take Massachusetts a step back more than 20 years, when criminals were permitted to hide their crime records from the public.
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Paying for crime with vacation time
There's something wrong with a system that allows an employee to use vacation time to pay back money she's stolen from her employer.
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Shoveling mandates put communities at risk
Let's start by saying we think everyone who is physically capable of doing so should shovel snow from the public sidewalks in front of their homes. And, they should help each other shovel the snow from in front of the homes of their neighbors who are elderly or infirm.
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My View: Government is too much with us
Thomas Paine argued that "Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one."
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Letter: N.H. voters saw through Romney's hypocrisy
N.H. voters saw through Romney's hypocrisy
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Legion will be better off in new home
Nobody in Gloucester wants to see the local post of the American Legion without a home. As they should be, veterans are held in high regard in Gloucester.
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How did the pollsters get it so wrong?
New Hampshire has held many hotly contested primaries for president, but this one will be marked by an asterisk in history books. The leading Democratic candidates were Hillary Clinton, the wife of a former president, and Barack Obama, the first black candidate to rise to this level of contention. She won, he lost, and pollsters are beside themselves trying to understand how they got it wrong.
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Moving feminism beyond abortion
Kathryn Jean Lopez
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Pinching pennies sends a message
It's not just the money. It's the message.
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Rice deserves a spot in Hall of Fame
For the 14th time, America's baseball writers have struck out by failing to elect Jim Rice to the Hall of Fame.
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Column: Seeing good and bad in John McCain
Jay Ambrose
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Our view: New Hampshire never fails to surprise
Once again, New Hampshire voters have shown their penchant for turning conventional wisdom on its head.
