Hear, See, Speak No Evil of President Obama

I guess the point of the Newburyport Current’s editorial, “Another anti-Obama overreaction,” and John Burciaga’s, “Goodbye to town hall meetings from hell,” is that those of us in disagreement with Mr. Obama are fair game for any cheap shot that comes to mind.
The editorial “only” describes us as, “hysterical,”  while Mr. Burciaga chooses; “politically unwashed, [...]

Why Not Celebrate the Creator as Well as the Creation During Earth Week?

“Down to Earth,” by Barbara Taormina in the April 17th Newburyport Current informs readers that there will be a 10-day celebration of the planet.
 
Let’s face it, isn’t Earth Day (Week?) just a fancy name for spring cleaning? 
 
Most people out there cleaning up the outdoors on their property and in other parts of Newburyport could care [...]

Whose Fault is that 292-Foot Wind Turbine??

That 292-foot high wind turbine is quite a sight, isn’t it? Try NOT looking at it when you ride along Route One in Newburyport.
The Current hit the target when they referred to it as, “A 292-foot mistake,” on their February 27th editorial page.
But whose mistake was it?  The editorial leaves the impression that Mark Richey and his [...]

Don’t Extend the School Day at Nock Middle School

Why in the world would they want to extend the school day at Nock Middle School?
Alyson Aiello writes in second paragraph of “Nock looks at longer days” in the Newburyport Current (November 21st), “The idea (extra hour of school) came about based on last spring’s MCAS results, which fell short of expectations.” 
Don’t you wonder how schools [...]

Underwhelmed by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

Are these two the best that the Democrats have?

Burger King should switch their headquarters from Fountainbleau (FL) to Chappaqua (NY).  After all, with Hillary Clinton in residence they truly are, “The Home of the Whopper.”
Hillary has always had trouble telling the truth but in the past could count on many in the media to defend [...]

I Voted for Barack Obama

I am writing to congratulate myself for voting for Barack Obama and being part of his 28-vote victory in Newburyport in the Democrat primary.
My vote was not based on Mr. Obama’s skin color because I’m not a racist.  I do admit,however, that I do not watch BET (Black Entertainment Television) or support the United Negro [...]

Surprising Behavior by Senator John Kerry and Michael Cook

What is this world coming to? 
Is it possible that prolific letter writer Michael Cook wrote an entire entry for last week’s Newburyport Current (“Culture of celebrity is all about marketing”) without including “President Bush” and an unflattering adjective in the same sentence?
Is it also possible that our Senator Kerry called former president Bill Clinton a [...]

Extend the school day? Only if………………..

When an editorial starts with, “It should be obvious…” you would expect that the conclusion drawn thereafter would be exactly that.  Not in the case of The Newburyport Current editorial ( “More time, better scores” ) put forth on December 6th.
The editor’s contention is that putting students and teachers in classrooms longer will “obviously” produce [...]

Opening Pitch for Override?

I read, “Hopping: $$ woes hurting Nock,” in the November 9, 2007 issue of the Newburyport Current and immediately thought of major league baseball.  I couldn’t help but think that the Rupert Nock principal had been designated to throw out the first pitch on opening day of the push for an override. 
Cry “wolf,” early, loudly, [...]