Be careful not to rush to judgment on a whole population for the reported actions of one Portuguese immigrant.
Author Archives: Betty Ussach
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Opinion: Settling the detention center lawsuit was the right decision
The numerous accounts of what happened during then-Sheriff Tom Hodgson’s last tenure undoubtedly persuaded Sheriff Paul Heroux to settle this matter.
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Opinion: A takeover of the Library of Congress is an enormous threat to the truth
If a new librarian, chosen by Trump, fires researchers and replaces them with MAGA recruits, it will create a factory of disinformation.
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Opinion: BCC’s Button Project an ‘overwhelming experience’
The project honoring 1.5 million Jewish children murdered by Nazis is a reminder of the barbaric consequences of attacking and murdering innocent civilians.
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Opinion: Sheriff keeps his promise not to get involved in deportations
Sheriff Paul Heroux is concentrating his attention and allocated resources on rehabilitation and re-entry of the incarcerated, which is the primary role of a county sheriff in Massachusetts.
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Opinion: Encouraging signs for the future
Bristol County will now have a sheriff who will honor the oath of office, respect the staff and make every effort to provide the incarcerated and detained an opportunity to become contributors to the community and not be re-offenders.
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Opinion: In what alternate universe is Nancy Pelosi more of a threat to democracy than Donald Trump?
“If the majority of voters who recognized the harm a second Trump presidency posed do not come out and support the candidates in the coming election, then the trajectory to autocracy or a civil war is almost inevitable.”
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Opinion: The real issue with recidivism rate is the absence of statistics
After 25 years, an ever increasing budget, and an expanding staff that numbers in the hundreds, Hodgson should have been measuring the re-offending rate of those incarcerated in his facilities.
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Letter: Trump ‘Putin envy’ contributed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
In no small measure, Donald Trump contributed to the crisis in Ukraine by his actions and inactions during and after his presidency. By enabling Vladimir Putin to pursue his personal […]
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Letter: Dartmouth’s Indian logo glorifies stereotypical warrior
It defies imagination to believe that the Dartmouth Indian image was intended as anything less than a glorification of the stereotypical savage warrior. That no wording is necessary to define […]