A question
God in me wants to ask you a question. When was the last time you looked deep into my eyes and told me you loved me?
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Editorial cartoon by David Hitch
Students must be prepared for college
The 21st Century Skills Task Force recently made its report to the Massachusetts Board of Education. The comprehensive report takes aim at expanding K-12 educational standards and their assessment (MCAS) to include problem-solving skills that are required in college and the workplace. It’s time for Massachusetts to make the attainment of these skills explicit so [...]
Paris trip example of waste of taxpayer money
The Paris trip by the director of the Worcester Convention and Visitors Bureau (Sunday Telegram, Nov. 23), and perhaps the agency itself, is just another example of wasted taxpayer money. We can add this to the body-building firefighter collecting disability pay and the $100,000 parks department employee not working. If you can make that much [...]
Drivers should still conserve on gasoline
This is in reference to an article about falling gasoline prices. One of the drivers interviewed said that she was driving more now than when the price of a gallon of gasoline was $4.
GPS locator system is highly complicated
In a recent letter to the editor from Millbury (Telegram & Gazette, Nov. 24), the writer wondered why WPI received funds for “a firefighter locater system,” when he had told the former fire chief days after the tragic fire that he had “sent him the GPS type system idea” for fighting fires. The letter writer [...]
City preoccupied with raiding nonprofits
What a misplaced priority the city has as it seeks to tax the local colleges, one of the few major assets the city has. Instead of considering innovative ways to cut the budget, some councilors just seek to rob from colleges.
Districts and colleges boost Farm to School
The staff at the Massachusetts Farm to School Project appreciates the decision of many local schools and colleges to preferentially purchase local foods from area farms, both large and small. We hear wonderful stories of elementary school students marveling at the taste of crisp apples, juicy pears, crunchy carrots and smooth butternut squash – all [...]
That was my car
In recent months it has seemed that rooting out inefficiency in Massachusetts state government is akin to peeling an onion: Just when you think you’ve gotten to the end of it, another layer comes into view.
The giving season
In the 70 years since the launch of Telegram & Gazette’s Santa campaign, the nation has weathered the Depression, recessions and unparalleled opportunity and prosperity for most of its citizens. One thing that has remained constant through good times and bad is the generous, giving spirit of residents of Central Massachusetts and beyond who have [...]
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