LTTE: Lynn needs real waste reduction, not just cleanups
To the editor: I commend the mayor and others who have taken the initiative to clean our streets. I regularly carry a grabber and pick up litter on the beach during... Read more.
LTTE: Time is running out: let’s open the Superintendent search now
To the editor: I respectfully urge the School Committee to take action on a matter that reflects both sound governance and the will of this community: conducting... Read more.
LTTE: A generation defined by contradiction
To the editor: Benjamin Netanyahu is a monster — likely outdoing the infamous Manasseh in the Bible — for the evil he is perpetrating inside and outside Israel.... Read more.
LTTE: History repeats when we forget
To the editor: Regarding the article in Tuesday’s Item, “Lynn says: End Hate,” Jori Reiken commented, “If those who don’t learn from history are doomed... Read more.
LTTE: Trump was right about everything, really?
To the editor: I love those MAGA hats that say, “Trump was right about everything.” Talk about a short cut to glory. MAGA promoters don’t want to put out any... Read more.
LTTE: Jesus never anticipated Trump
To the editor: Turns out, Jesus and his friends were wrong, or at least short-sighted, about some things, especially when we consider the MAGA world of Donald Trump.... Read more.
LTTE: Local news matters most
To the editor: As Rick Steves writes in his commentary in the Thursday, May 15, edition of The Daily Item, “To stay viable in an aggressively commercial society,... Read more.
LTTE: Invest in foreign aid, including global vaccines
To the editor: In its latest assault on foreign aid, the Trump Administration has decided to halt all investments in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This is a terrible... Read more.
LTTE: Let’s celebrate spring without cruelty
To the editor: Swampscott invites residents to don their derby-best for a horse racing livecast to kick off the spring. But there is little worth dressing up for... Read more.
LTTE: Pope Leo X1V
To the editor: When I heard that the newly elected Pope had taken the name Leo XIV, I was not surprised. The answer was in the latter part of and around 1890. Pope... Read more.