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Column: Beyond the rhetoric

2012-11-03T04:00:00-04:00

If it seems that campaigns are even nastier than usual this year, you're right. The Supreme Court decision, Citizens United, opened the floodgates for unlimited corporate donations to political groups. It's not hard to guess which side big corporatio

Letter: Question 3 bad news for youth

2012-11-03T04:00:00-04:00

To the editor: As a parent, teacher and concerned citizen, I am writing to ask members of our communities to educate themselves about ballot Question 3 -- the medicinal use of marijuana. What I have learned is that while ballot Question 3 initially l

Letter: A vote in favor of the CPA

2012-11-03T04:00:00-04:00

To the editor: Tuesday, I plan to vote "yes" for the Community Preservation Act (CPA) in Salem. My reasons are simple. Every time that I take an early morning walk to the Salem Common, I am distressed to see the poor condition of the Common fence. If

Letter: It's over and Tierney knows it

2012-11-03T04:00:00-04:00

To the editor: In what is being called one of the most important Congressional races in the country, the battle between Republican challenger Richard Tisei and Democratic U.S. Rep. John Tierney has sure been one of the dirtiest. From the start of the

Letter:Richard Tisei is no John McCain

2012-11-03T04:00:00-04:00

To the editor: Etched in all of our memories is when Senator John McCain stood up in defense of Obama's character, telling a woman at a rally, "No, ma'am. He's a decent family man and citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundament

Letter: Urging a yes vote on CPA in Salem

2012-11-03T04:00:00-04:00

To the editor: As co-treasurers of Salem's city-wide coalition that advocated for the Community Preservation Act in 2007, we are pleased that Salem voters will have another chance to adopt the CPA for our city. Five years ago, 124 Bay State municipal

Our view: Speliotis for state representative

2012-11-02T05:00:00-04:00

While there are plenty of contested races higher up the ballot, most of the North Shore's legislators are running for re-election unopposed. An exception is the 13th Essex District, where incumbent Democrat Ted Speliotis is facing a challenge from Re

Letter: Creating the hallmarks of a special place

2012-11-02T04:00:00-04:00

To the editor: Hats off to you for your endorsement of Question 4 for the Community Preservation Act! You spotlighted the essence of CPA, which is the community coming together to pave the way for investment in preservation, conservation and communit

Letter: Brown the exception in D.C.

2012-11-02T04:00:00-04:00

To the editor: I am in my 60s and have never become active in politics before. As I pondered the upcoming election and looked back on the previous three-plus years, it became obvious that we are going in the wrong direction. The majority of our elect

Letter: Tisei a victim of lies

2012-11-02T04:00:00-04:00

To the editor: While growing up, I was always taught that lying is wrong. My guess is this lesson is one that John Tierney and his cronies never learned as demonstrated by their constant barrage of falsehoods against Richard Tisei. I can only assume