Opinion
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- June 14, 2013
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Brave, but how free?
Two men made the news this week by their extraordinary behavior. One, Christopher Knight, 47, of North Pond, Maine, turned his back on what was bothering him 27 years ago and went off into the woods to live off the land and whatever he could find els
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Those at home remembered those serving with flagpoles, honor rolls
Seventy years ago this country was well over a year involved in World War II. Men and women were leaving their families, friends, jobs and schools to fight for their country. Back on the home front both locally and in communities across the land, nei
- June 13, 2013
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Our view: Surveillance shows weaknesses of Patriot Act
The disclosure of widespread surveillance of Americans' phone records and of Internet data on foreigners and some Americans has created strange bedfellows among critics and defenders. On one side, many conservative critics of the Obama administration
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Thanks to everyone who supported Brent
To the editor: First of all, it is important to mention that Attorney John Healey established a nonprofit, 501(c)3 for Brent while battling stage 4 cancer. His kindness led to the formation of A.L.S. Northeast Trust, now located at 18 Center St., New
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Now you see, now you don't
To the editor: My son burst in the door on Friday exclaiming, "Mom, something awful has happened ... they've torn down the Brown School playground!" "What?" I say, and we head up there to take a look. The gates were locked and all the playground equ
- Inheriting the role of grandfather
- June 12, 2013
- Our view: Tebow will be a fun Patriot to watch
- Curbing our local drag racers
- Having a ball at the ballot box
- Thanks for coming together in cancer fight
- Obama, IRS playing with people's lives
- Veterans' graves forgotten again
- June 11, 2013
- Our view: Amesbury should reject fat pay raises for mayor, council
- Keep on writing those letters
- How soon they forget
- Only a few good men?
- June 10, 2013
- Our view: Texting while driving crackdown
- Philanderers and philolexics
- First, put IRS in its proper place, then ...
- Exchange Club completes busy year




