The recent actions by the Trump administration to reschedule marijuana and certain psychedelics has brought a measure of common-sense to the regulation of these substances. Federal policy for more than 50 years has classified marijuana and psychedelics as Schedule I…
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Letters to the Editor
Forward-Thinking Invitation: Share Your Vision at Listening Post Dear Editor, As a resident who cares deeply about Winthrop’s future, I want to encourage my neighbors to participate in our “Listening Post” sessions. These sessions occur on the last Wednesday of…
A Forward-Thinking Invitation: Share Your Vision at April 29th Listening Post
Dear Editor,As a resident who cares deeply about Winthrop’s future, I want to encourage my neighbors to participate in our “Listening Post” sessions. These sessions occur on the last Wednesday of each month through June from 6:00-7:00 pm. in the…
Earth Day: Many battles won, but has the war been lost?
This week marks 56 years since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. The genesis of the first Earth Day had begun a few months earlier when the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire because of the flammable chemicals…
Proud of Our Local “Link” to the Artemis II Space Mission
After watching the dramatic re-entry into our atmosphere of the Artemis II’s Orion capsule Integrity, its subsequent splashdown, and the retrieval of the four astronauts in the Pacific Ocean last Friday evening, we were proud to learn that one of…
AG Campbell Moves Forward vs. the Social Media Platforms
When Frances Haugen, a former data scientist with Facebook, disclosed thousands of internal documents to the Wall St. Journal in 2021 that revealed that Facebook’s own research showed the negative impacts of its Instagram algorithms on teen mental health, Americans…
Sen. Edwards Secures Key Investments for Third Suffolk District in FY26 Supplemental Budget
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Senate has passed the Fair Share Supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2026. Senator Lydia Edwards secured several local and regional investments included in the supplemental budget, advancing a fiscally responsible plan that strengthens public…
“….To Boldly Go Where No Man has Gone Before…”
For those of us who were among the 600 million people who watched Neil Armstrong descend the ladder from the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle and set foot on the moon’s Sea of Tranquility on the evening (in the Eastern…
Winthrop has the Power to Protect Residents, and the Town Should Use It
By Sen. Lydia Edwards Senator Lydia Edwards, State Senator for Third Suffolk District and former Chair of the Housing Committee As Winthrop continues to grapple with housing challenges, we need to be clear about one thing: we are not powerless…
Happy Passover
Passover, which begins at sundown this Wednesday (April 1) and ends at nightfall next Thursday (April 9) celebrates the biblical story of the Exodus, when the Israelites were freed from slavery after the 10th plague on Egypt (each of which…