LTE: The Saugus Cultural Council is accepting grant applications
To the editor: Did you know that the Saugus Cultural Council has provided grants to people and organizations for artistic, educational, and cultural projects si... Read more.
My pal Jack Connors
Bob Baker An hour of banter, laced with laughs in March of ’71 and pals-for-life was a given. The occasion was the Ad Club of Boston’s lunch for newly elect... Read more.
LTE: Sean Reid is the best choice for our community
To the editor: As a Pine Hill resident and a friend of Sean Reid for more than 10 years, I strongly support his candidacy for state representative for West Lynn... Read more.
LTE: Deficits and climate change
To the editor: I want to challenge some assertions made by Walter Haug in his Aug. 8 letter to the editor, “Project 2025 and climate change.” JD Vance d... Read more.
LTE: On conventional and unconventional thinking
To the editor: One of the many great joys of a subscription to The Item is the weekly column by Swampscott native David M. Shribman every Saturday on the Op/Ed ... Read more.
LTE: The Item is an equal-opportunity critic of political parties
To the editor: I am writing this letter in response to Mr. Robert Blum, who asserts that The Item does not criticize Democrats. He must not read the paper on ... Read more.
LTE: The purpose of the Island Gold composting program in Nahant
To the editor: The front-page article on Aug. 9 about Nahant’s composting program (“Nahant allocates $15,000 of ARPA funds for composting”) omitted an... Read more.
LTE: Vote for Jonathan Ring in the election for register of deeds
To the editor: As the Lynn Republican city chair, I proudly endorse Jonathan Ring for Southern Essex register of deeds. Jonathan’s extensive career in mun... Read more.
LTE: Fair elections require news that is not one-sided
To the editor: The Item is doing a disservice to its readers. I’ve been reading The Daily Item for years and every election year, there are always negative st... Read more.
LTE: Be part of the solution and vote this year
To the editor: Looking back over 65 years of voting (the voting age was 21 back then), I realize that it never occurred to me not to vote. It was kind of like b... Read more.