We recently saw a chart that was incredibly depressing: Even though the amount of greenhouse gas emissions (GGE) by the United States has decreased by about 15% since 2000, the rest of the world has increased its GGE by 50%.…
Category: Editorials
Are Americans Losing Their Appetite for Junk Food?
PepsiCo, the international food conglomerate, reported last month that the company’s North American snacks business, which makes Doritos, Cheetos, and Lay’s potato chips, saw a 3% dip (pun intended) in sales volume in the quarter ended Dec. 28. Smuckers, which…
Letters to the Editor
Vote Yes on Overrides Dear Editor, As a former Winthrop teacher for 12 years and a parent of a severely disabled child, I whole-heartedly support the overrides for the schools. Due to shrinking budgets and increases in inflation, I received eight lay-off…
Guest Op-Ed: Winthrop’s Climate Commission takes action
By Ana Tavares Leary and Celeste Ribeiro Hewitt Massachusetts boasts some of the most beautiful and accessible coastal communities in the nation. However, this distinction brings with it various challenges. As one of the 78 municipalities within the state’s Coastal…
Guest Op-Ed: An Open Letter to the Massachusetts Port Authority Board
The following letter was submitted to the Massport Board members. Dear Massport Board Members, AIR, Inc., Mother’s Out Front, GreenRoots, Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, and other member organizations of the Logan Community Clean Air Coalition wish to endorse Massport’s…
Please: No Public or Underage Drinking on St. Patrick’s Day
With the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and traditional South Boston parade approaching on Sunday, March 16, we urge our public safety officials to plan for enforcing the laws which prohibit drinking in public, especially by underage drinkers. A couple of…
There’s an Upside to Our Lousy Pro Sports Teams
When we were younger (from when we were kids through our 40s), the adrenaline rush from watching one of our local sports teams compete in a big game was something we looked forward to. But now that we’re a “bit”…
Letters to the Editor
Calling On Our Elected Representatives Dear editor, I am writing as a resident of Winthrop, I’m calling on Representative Katherine Clark to do more to prioritize our health, climate, and future. This includes: • Stopping efforts to repeal the Inflation…
March is the Cruelest Month
According to meteorologists, “meteorological spring’” arrived last week on March 1. For those who prefer to mark the seasons astronomically, spring officially will arrive in two weeks on March 20 (at 5:01 AM), marking the vernal equinox. But regardless of…
The Real Reasons Our Natural Gas Heating Bills are So High
Everybody is complaining about the high cost of heating our homes with natural gas this winter, but this year’s spike in our bills, which has been exacerbated by the colder-than-usual winter, has been completely predictable. Massachusetts has had the 5th-highest…