His recent post brought me back to that frightful part of my childhood in New Bedford. It uncovered memories of the tone of our country during that era.
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Opinion: Adoptee well-being is a lifelong matter of public health — not just a family story
Across the U.S, roughly one in 10 adults is adopted.
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Opinion: Together we can reduce waste
New Bedford and Dartmouth are working together to reduce waste and keep reusable and recyclable materials out of the landfill. It’s a community effort — small steps by many lead to big change.
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Opinion: Hunger should never be the price of higher education
When a student is forced to choose between buying food and paying for textbooks, that’s not a personal budgeting failure — it’s a public policy failure.
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Opinion: The nicest pool in the South Coast is underutilized
Why not charge for-profits and nonprofits the same price to use the pool at New Bedford High School?
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Opinion: Where will New Bedford schools be by 2030?
Real progress takes time, coherence, and commitment to the daily work that happens in classrooms.
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Opinion: Old Colony deserves a ‘Yes’ vote — here’s why
The choice facing voters on Nov. 18 is not between spending and saving, but between investing now or paying more later.
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On Veterans Day, a long-ago letter from an uncle to his nephew
Westport’s Dan George shares a Christmas Day, 1943, letter from his uncle, Lt. Jamil Karam, stationed in Italy during World War II.
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Opinion: When We the People say ‘no,’ we mean ‘no’
Parallel Products may have rebranded as cleaner-sounding South Coast Renewables, but people are getting better at sniffing out the garbage.
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Essay: ‘Does your path have a heart?’
The author urges readers to see ”I Can’t Look Away,” because “we owe our children words and worlds with magic and meaning…”
