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Photo courtesy of Michael Weymouth August 26, 2022 By Michael Weymouth If there is one thing that has saved our democracy from the authoritarian impulses of Donald Trump and his acolytes, it is that at the end of the day we are a nation of laws. And even though it seems to take forever for …
Old Ship Labyrinth: Photo courtesy of Michael Weymouth August 22, 2022 By Michael Weymouth For those Hingham residents who have never visited the labyrinth at the Old Ship Parish House, it is a town treasure that is soon to be history, as the Parish House is up for sale. It IS unlikely that a buyer …
August 9, 2022 By Michael Weymouth For those town residents who are unfamiliar with the impending sale of the Old Ship Parish House to Matthew Smith, a Medfield real estate developer, the latest plan will change the face of Hingham’s lower Main Street forever. In this respect, I believe we all have a stake in …
Glenn Mangurian August 4, 2022 Submitted by Glenn Mangurian “Democracy is messy, and it’s hard. It’s never easy.” — Robert F. Kennedy Let me be clear from the start: I am a strong believer and supporter of American democracy. Our democracy is both simple and complicated at the same time. It is predicated on the belief …
Glenn Mangurian July 22, 2022 Submitted by Glenn Mangurian The world has been suffering physically and economically through an unprecedented pandemic. Covid shut down parts of our economy and broke parts of our supply chain. The good news is that our economy has come roaring back. Unemployment is at a 50-year low. Demand continues to outpace supply …
July 20, 2022 Submitted by Benjamin Cutler “Found my coat and grabbed my hat. Made the bus in seconds flat…” Sound familiar? Of course it does, and not necessarily because it’s from a Beatles song. It’s life wrapped up in a nice tune. But as fun as the Fab Four makes it sound, running out …
Photo courtesy of the Town of Hingham July 5, 2022 by Thomas G. Mari, President, Teamsters Local 25 Hingham DPW workers, members of Teamsters Local 25, pay up to $280 per week for health insurance and some start at minimum wage. At a time when workers are unionizing at a pace not seen for nearly a century …
The Supreme Court Building, located at One First Street, NE, in Washington, DC, is the permanent home of the Court. By the Hingham Democratic Town Committee, in collaboration with member attorneys When any US citizen, regardless of their political affiliation, reads the leaked draft of the US Supreme Court’s purported majority opinion in the Dobbs v. …
Glenn Mangurian June 15, 2022 Submitted by Glenn Mangurain If you are a Dad, you may get the annual question from your adult children, “Hey Dad, what do you want for Father’s Day this year.” They know that I have most of what I need and if not, I can just buy it. So what …
Photo by STNGR Industries on Unsplash June 2, 2022 by Matt LeBretton OPINION Mortality and senseless death are never easy topics. They’re even harder to broach when the person you’re talking to is a 10-year-old wearing a Little League uniform, strapped in the backseat and wondering why little kids his age are being shot …