LTE: Congress must protect SNAP
To the editor: This is the season of giving, but Congress seems determined to do a lot taking. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the last line... Read more.
LTE: Compassionate funding for cultivated Meat
To the editor: I think most people know, on some level, that the way we treat animals, particularly those we eat, is wrong. What they may not be aware of is an emerging... Read more.
Letter to the editor: Why a local newspaper
To the editor, After reading Steve Krause’s Commentary (A dark cloud will forever hang over 2024) in the New Year’s Day edition of the Item, I felt it reinforces... Read more.
LTTE: Now is not the time
To the editor, Now is not the time for a 47% student population increase at Lynn’s charter school, KIPP Academy. Charter schools were created in 1993 under the... Read more.
LTTE: Trump’s authoritarian agenda threatens democracy
To the editor: It is not only fruitless but dangerous to debate Mr. Trump on current political issues such as taxation, employment, inflation, immigration, foreign... Read more.
LTE: Who is the migrant?
To the editor: The spectacle of children sleeping on the floor at Logan Airport was resolved, much to the relief of the flying public and the airline industry, only... Read more.
LTE: Trump could not contain himself at the debate
To the editor: Watching Donald Trump on Tuesday night’s debate was — give me a minute, it’s a lot to process. The only thing that comes to mind is trying to... Read more.
LTE: Why I vote
To the editor: I view my voting not only as my civic duty but also as a reaffirmation of my citizenship. My voting is a reminder to me of the privileges and responsibility... Read more.
LTE: The MBTA Communities Law provides no benefit for Marblehead
To the editor: There is zero benefit to Marblehead or its residents in the MBTA Communities Law. All of our public housing should be restricted to long-term residents... Read more.
LTE: Sean Reid is excited to serve Lynn and Nahant in the State House
To the editor: I am writing to thank the voters of the 11th Essex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the faith they have shown by nominating... Read more.