Editorial: Make any online donation with your head, not heart By Editorial December 29, 2020 at 1:20 a.m.
Editorial: COVID, flu aren’t hospitals’ only viral threats By Editorial November 3, 2020 at 1:10 a.m.
Civic engagement keeps citizens well versed on how our government should work By Editorial October 11, 2019 at 1:25 a.m.
![A disturbing report recently aired by the Pioneer Institute calls for public-health officials to refocus their COVID-centric efforts, because patients who’ve put off doctors’ appointments during the pandemic have overwhelmed hospitals with illness and ailments that could have been pre-empted by preventative care. “By their failure to remind the population that they should still see […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Virus_Outbreak_US_Surge_36400.jpg?w=132 "A disturbing report recently aired by the Pioneer Institute calls for public-health officials to refocus their COVID-centric efforts, because patients who’ve put off doctors’ appointments during the pandemic have overwhelmed hospitals with illness and ailments that could have been pre-empted by preventative care. “By their failure to remind the population that they should still see […]")
![The election of Rep. Ron Mariano as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives to succeed Robert DeLeo recalls speakers from the past. I have known and/or covered the last 10 of them, all Democrats, four of whom were indicted. The first speaker was the hard drinking, hard living John F. Thompson (1958-64) of Ludlow, […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/budgetms04-1-1.jpg?w=133 "The election of Rep. Ron Mariano as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives to succeed Robert DeLeo recalls speakers from the past. I have known and/or covered the last 10 of them, all Democrats, four of whom were indicted. The first speaker was the hard drinking, hard living John F. Thompson (1958-64) of Ludlow, […]")
![Scammers love to prey on individuals’ giving natures, especially at this time of year. These predators have used various methods to separate well-meaning people from their money, including purporting to be authority figures calling on the behalf of a relative supposedly in trouble with the law. The internet offers myriad shady opportunities, like the Shirley […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/low-l-gofundme4-3.jpg?w=140 "Scammers love to prey on individuals’ giving natures, especially at this time of year. These predators have used various methods to separate well-meaning people from their money, including purporting to be authority figures calling on the behalf of a relative supposedly in trouble with the law. The internet offers myriad shady opportunities, like the Shirley […]")
![Armed with the lessons learned from the nearly nine-month struggle to understand and contain this coronavirus pandemic, local hospital officials believe they can handle the confluence of COVID’s resurgence and the upcoming flu season. Dr. David Sidebottom, director of infectious diseases at Lowell General Hospital, said evidence coming out of Southern Hemisphere countries, which have […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CoronavirusCell-1-1.jpg?w=140 "Armed with the lessons learned from the nearly nine-month struggle to understand and contain this coronavirus pandemic, local hospital officials believe they can handle the confluence of COVID’s resurgence and the upcoming flu season. Dr. David Sidebottom, director of infectious diseases at Lowell General Hospital, said evidence coming out of Southern Hemisphere countries, which have […]")
![Like the majority of his constituents, we’re shocked and disappointed to learn that state Sen. Dean Tran has been severely disciplined by a Senate panel for violating several campaign and ethics laws during his 2018 re-election campaign. Tran, a Fitchburg Republican and former city councilor who represents the 11-community Worcester-Middlesex District, was removed from his position as […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sen-z-tran-3.jpg?w=132 "Like the majority of his constituents, we’re shocked and disappointed to learn that state Sen. Dean Tran has been severely disciplined by a Senate panel for violating several campaign and ethics laws during his 2018 re-election campaign. Tran, a Fitchburg Republican and former city councilor who represents the 11-community Worcester-Middlesex District, was removed from his position as […]")
![The impeachment of Donald Trump will claim more casualties than Democrats could possibly be aware of. Indeed, by moving ahead with such a destructive political process, Democrats are calling in an airstrike on their own position. Sure, they may get their guy — at least in the House — but they will also eviscerate their […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Trump_Impeachment_71741-1.jpg?w=132 "The impeachment of Donald Trump will claim more casualties than Democrats could possibly be aware of. Indeed, by moving ahead with such a destructive political process, Democrats are calling in an airstrike on their own position. Sure, they may get their guy — at least in the House — but they will also eviscerate their […]")
![Flying from Rome to Boston on Alitalia on Columbus Day, I fell asleep and dreamed that Christopher Columbus was seated beside me. He had the window seat. “What did I do wrong?” he asked in my dream. “Why do people hate me?” “I’m not sure,” I said. “How did I go from a hero to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sen-l-christopher-columbus-1.jpg?w=92 "Flying from Rome to Boston on Alitalia on Columbus Day, I fell asleep and dreamed that Christopher Columbus was seated beside me. He had the window seat. “What did I do wrong?” he asked in my dream. “Why do people hate me?” “I’m not sure,” I said. “How did I go from a hero to […]")
![Congressman Joseph P Kennedy III joined Lowell Sun editors on Tuesday to discuss an array of issues. The following are excerpts from that conversation. Some content has been trimmed for expediency. The entire, uncut interview is available at www.lowellsun.com. Is there a fervor for the impeachment of President Trump on the campaign trail and what […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SEN-L-Kennedy_092119_05-1.jpg?w=132 "Congressman Joseph P Kennedy III joined Lowell Sun editors on Tuesday to discuss an array of issues. The following are excerpts from that conversation. Some content has been trimmed for expediency. The entire, uncut interview is available at www.lowellsun.com. Is there a fervor for the impeachment of President Trump on the campaign trail and what […]")