Letter to the editor: Abolish property taxes
Everybody, except unprincipled and dumb politicians, knows that when expenses exceed income, the correct solution is to cut spending. This fact is common sense.... Read more.
Letter to the editor: ‘Fake’ News is Real
Friends in Lynn have asked me why I don’t write any more letters to the Item and I tell them it’s because they won’t print them. I’ve also... Read more.
Editorial: Latham leaves a shining legacy
Lynn has great news to celebrate in its schools even before another academic year begins. New Superintendent of Schools Dr. Patrick Tutwiler is poised to bring experience... Read more.
Our opinion: Lynn should be T’d off
The city of Lynn needs the Blue Line extension. Why can’t anybody at the state level understand that? The simple unalterable truth is that Lynn is never going... Read more.
Editorial: Angels in a hot spot
Last Wednesday and Sunday saw Saugus firefighters turn tragedy into survival and, ultimately, hope for a man and a dog firefighters rescued from separate kitchen... Read more.
Editorial: Managing the managers
The latest city government crisis to engulf Revere is exposing structural problems not unique to that city. Revere has a popular young mayor who, by definition under... Read more.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Two random taxing thoughts
A tax by any other name, i.e., the city trash fee, is still a tax. It seems innately wrong to pay twice for the same service. What’s next? A school fee, police... Read more.
Schneider: Taking a stand on ICE
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives took up a measure to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — the agency tasked with carrying out... Read more.
The good, the bad, and the ugly
The newly-crafted state budget includes $12.5 million in “economically disadvantaged fund” money and Lynn is slated to receive some of it. The city received... Read more.
Letter to the editor: Walking to fight cancer
On Sunday, June 24, the 28th annual North Shore Cancer WALK was held at Salem Willows Park. Thousands of walkers came out on a beautiful summer day for this annual... Read more.