Test results too long delayed
Editorial from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board Testing for COVID-19 has increased nationwide, but delays in processing those tests — and providing... Read more.
Commentary: Crafting a win-win for seniors
At the beginning of the year, doctors told me that I needed to get blood work done again. But my Medicare supplement insurance was at its limit for the quarter and... Read more.
A tragedy averted
If you don’t think police officers wear many different hats — sometimes at the same time — then you missed the story about the Lynn standoff that spanned... Read more.
Senator’s Juneteenth proposal failed. He should try again.
An editorial by The Dallas Morning News Last week, Sen. John Cornyn proposed a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. The proposal failed, but we expect it to... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Housing stability law needed
Massachusetts Housing Court officials and landlord advocates are predicting tens of thousands of evictions immediately after the current moratorium expires in October,... Read more.
No to a Federal Street flea market
There are bad ideas and really bad ideas and a really bad idea is putting a flea market on vacant land on Federal Street. Most Lynn residents 40 years and older... Read more.
Commentary: Keeping Goldfish Pond beautiful is a huge effort
Taking my daily non-winter walk around Goldfish Pond is a special moment for me each day. I watch the ducks, turtles, and thousands of fish move about and take... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Revisiting the Kasabuski vote
I was surprised to read the opinion piece in the Daily Item, July 26 (“Saugus dodges thin ice”). It totally mischaracterizes what occurred with the Saugus... Read more.
Salvation from a pandemic
The man who picked up a meal at the Lynn Salvation Army said he never imagined he could be classified as “food insecure” until the economic blow thrown... Read more.
Letter to the Editor: Managing mail-in ballots
Mail-in ballots are a very good way to conduct voting during the pandemic and possibly as a long-term procedure. They allow voters to cast a ballot without going... Read more.