Jourgensen: It’s ‘double-up’ time for Lynn voters
Here’s a challenge for Lynn voters: Double up on Tuesday’s preliminary election 14.8-percent voter turnout and reverse a city trend of fewer and fewer... Read more.
Jourgensen: Unanswered questions
I invite you to think about that question for a few seconds and let me know if you can come up with a definitive answer. What did the trained suicide killers and... Read more.
Jourgensen: Leadership styles on display in Lynn mayoral debate
If you brought a preconception on the kind of person you want to lead the City of Lynn to Wednesday night’s mayoral debate, then your expectations were probably... Read more.
Jourgensen: When can we get on the road again?
The only thing I could tell you about Connecticut before last Sunday is that every time we drive through Bridgeport, I think about how it’s a great reporter’s... Read more.
Jourgensen: Tom Costin saw history made and helped make it
Time and again throughout his long life, Thomas P. Costin Jr. has helped write history’s first draft and set in motion events that made an indelible mark on... Read more.
Jourgensen: Winning elections is a numbers game
The path to winning an election looks like it is paved with campaign signs, handshakes, passionate speeches and candidates’ smiles. But the people who know... Read more.
Jourgensen: I’ve been curious since I could walk
My detractors — even my friends — can lay out my numerous faults and foibles, but a lack of curiosity is not among them. Chronically curious is a fair label... Read more.
Jourgensen: Moving forward…sliding backwards
I broke my right hip when I was 13 and spent eight months on crutches. As the date approached for the surgery to remove the five pins that helped my hip heal, I... Read more.
Jourgensen: In pursuit of happiness
When’s the last time you were happy? What makes you happy? Who was the last person to ask if you are happy? I asked and answered all of these questions over... Read more.
Jourgensen: No time like the present to ride the rails
It’s time to buy a ticket and hop on a train. I’m not talking about the Ipswich/Rockport Commuter Rail line or the Green Line to Fenway Park. I’m... Read more.