Jourgensen: Our dentists say the pandemic was a real grind
My wife asked her dentist the other day about the biggest change he has seen in his profession in the last couple of years and his answer almost made her spit o... Read more.
Jourgensen: Where have the mentors gone?
I was just old enough in the mid-1960s to witness with equal parts curiosity and trepidation arguments between my father and grandfather. It was one of my first... Read more.
Jourgensen: When Ukrainian refugees come to America, Lynn will be waiting
Ukrainians driven from their homes by Vladimir Putin, with their children in one arm and anything else they can carry in the other, will eventually come to Amer... Read more.
Jourgensen: If home is where the heart is, family keeps it pumping
I was privileged to bear witness to a wonderful experience this week when the 88-year-old matriarch of my wife’s family moved with one of her daughters in... Read more.
Jourgensen: Survey says: I’m geriatric
How dare the City of Lynn exercise the affrontry required to deliver to my doorstep a “Survey of Residents 60+” Who the heck do they think I am? For... Read more.
Jourgensen: Courting chaos in the halls of Justice
All my years reporting on arraignments, trials, dangerousness hearings, and a slew of other judicial machinations have led me to one conclusion: Justice in Mass... Read more.
Jourgensen: GOP grim outlook probable
“Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.” — Abraham Lincoln I remember the Republican ... Read more.
Jourgensen: Barbara, Marge and the secret to good aging
My wife and I laughed our way through Danny Gold’s great 2017 documentary, “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast,” the other night a... Read more.
Jourgensen: Residency needs to go in Lynn
It is fitting and maybe a little ironic that Lynn’s new mayor and new City Council president selected the antiquated and largely ignored city-residency re... Read more.
Dogged-doer and big-thinker Ehrlich is a strong choice for FEMA job
State Rep. Lori A. Ehrlich’s focus will shift from the three communities she represents in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to all of New Englan... Read more.