We commend the good sense of a Superior Court ruling last Friday rejecting a former fire chief's attempt to fatten his severance package from the defunct East Derry Fire Precinct. This article can be read in full with a Plus Edition account.
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Editorial: Obama's contraception mandate tramples religious freedom
President Obama's idea of a compromise with religious organizations opposed to a contraceptive mandate is that they exchange their principles for a lie.
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It's the kind of thinking one should expect from our ruling liberal elite, some of whom say they believe that the Constitution that guarantees our freedoms is rather old and tired. -
Column: Obama and his rivals spout pious baloney
It is time to raise a glass in celebration of bipartisanship: There is at least one thing both political parties have in common.
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It is generally called hypocrisy, but former speaker of the House and current GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has a much more entertaining description: Pious baloney. -
Your view: Letters to the editor
Re-electing the neighborhood bully
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To the editor:
Everybody remembers the scene in "Back to the Future" where Biff the bully is picking on the hapless George McFly in the school hallway, when Marty intervenes and stands up to him. Marty is just about to get a beating when the principal happens upon the scene, and Biff is cowed (for the moment) into submission. But the bully leaves an ominous threat of future violence hanging in the air as the scene ends. - Column: Republicans try to con voters with a dose of 'happy talk'
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- Saturday, February 11, 2012
- Column: Eastwood's Super Bowl ad is political football
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- Friday, February 10, 2012
- Editorial: Adams' silence on donations speaks volumes
- Letter: Housing director is doing nothing wrong
- Letter: Time is not right for contract increases
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- Thursday, February 9, 2012
- Editorial: Firefighters' record hasn't earned raises
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- Letter: Hampstead police station would cost us little
- Letter: Keller is right choice for selectman
- Letter: Marriage must be between a man and a woman
- Wednesday, February 8, 2012
- Editorial: Keeping firehouse open is a tougher job
- Editorial: Brown wins one with insider trading bill
- Letter: Newton bookkeeper offers a temporary solution
- Letter: Keep zoning and planning posts elected
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- Tuesday, February 7, 2012
- Editorial: Another beating at the hands of New York
- Editorial: Library gag order makes little sense
- Sound Off
- Letter: Union contracts will save taxpayers money
- Letter: Support McKeon for selectman in Salem
- Monday, February 6, 2012
- Editorial: Winners and losers of Super Bowl week
- Letter: Do we still have our republic under Obama?
- Letter: Same-sex marriage a recent invention
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Editorial: Obama's contraception mandate tramples religious freedom
