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…
Category: Editorials
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…
Letters to the Editor
Return of the Winthrop Farmers Market Dear Editor, We are so excited to announce that the Winthrop Farmers Market is back this market season! After a four year hiatus, the market will return for nine markets in 2023 starting June…
Guest Op-Ed: “Blue Carbon and Belle Isle Marsh”
By Ana Tavares and Julie Conroy Climate change is currently the most pressing environmental crisis of our time. However, there is a largely overlooked solution to this problem; carbon sequestration (storage) that is provided by wetlands. Carbon sequestration is the…
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…
Biden, McCarthy Deserve Praise
As this is being written, it would appear that the deal struck between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend to raise the nation’s debt limit has averted what would have been a cataclysmic economic event,…
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…
Letter to the Editor
Chickens and the Board of Health Dear Editor: I’m writing regarding “the chicken story” reported by Adam Swift in the 05-25-23 issue of the “Winthrop Sun Transcript.” The story covered the issue of raising chickens and in what part of…
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 Measure”
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…