Walsh: Dealing with disaster
Election Day was a long one for me, as it started at 7 a.m., holding a sign for Harris/Walz at the Nahant Town Hall, and ended at 8 p.m., at the same place, as ... Read more.
Walsh: Campaign moments
This has been a uniquely difficult campaign season. For some of us the idea of a second Trump presidency feels both bleak and catastrophic. His supporters view ... Read more.
Walsh: Wake up and smell the smoke
Tuesday morning, Oct. 28, I awoke around 6 a.m. and quietly stepped out of our bedroom, gently closing the door so as not to disturb my late-sleeping wife. I wa... Read more.
Walsh: The working-class elite?
I grew up just outside of New Haven. When I graduated from high school I went directly to Yale University. It was a beautiful campus, a mixture of red brick col... Read more.
Walsh: JD Vance and women I’ve known
Jim Walsh When a presidential candidate chooses a vice-presidential candidate to share the ticket, there are many factors that can come into consideration. “B... Read more.
Walsh: Answering questions after Thursday’s presidential debate
Jim Walsh As a committed Democrat, it was difficult to watch the debate on Thursday night. The question now is, “How should Democrats react?” The not-so-dif... Read more.
Walsh: Fathers are still fathers after Father’s Day
Jim Walsh My father was a working-class guy and an entrepreneur. I think. But he, like all of us, defies categorization. He was both those things and more. Much... Read more.
Walsh: Three deaths remembered in Nahant
Jim Walsh Nahant is the smallest town in Massachusetts, barely 1 square mile. Jutting out into Massachusetts Bay from the City of Lynn, north of Boston, it is... Read more.