The House Passed HR2: Secure the Border Act, May 2023 by (R) majority, sent to the Senate, and tabled as "extreme" by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) without a vote. A special small "bi-partisan" Senate team recently put together a border bill plan soon recognized as untenable for allowing entry up to 4000 "encounters" a day x 365 days = 1.46 million annually when authority "could" … [Read more...] about LTE: Immigration 101
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LTE: A call to action
To the editor: Well, the countdown has begun. 12 days and counting for the Marblehead School Committee Public Forum, hosted by the LWV. The last few days, I have received texts and emails asking me to wear red to the meeting. Can you call your senior citizen friends to convince them the teachers need support? The schools need more monies to keep or fully fund all … [Read more...] about LTE: A call to action
Climate change and nuclear waste are a toxic stew
Mark Gongloff One of global warming’s more colorful dangers is the possibility that melting permafrost will revive prehistoric diseases and trigger horrific pandemics. But the more immediate candidates for a disastrous, climate-fueled comeback are newer and man-made. A hotter and more chaotic atmosphere is making it harder to build nuclear weapons and store waste safely … [Read more...] about Climate change and nuclear waste are a toxic stew
Observing our town government in action
Abbot Library Board of Trustees – March 4, 2024 Hybrid meeting held in the interim library LWVM Observer: Brigitte Lagoutte Trustees in attendance: Gary Amberik (Chair), Kathy Barker, Jennifer Jewell, Deb Payson, David Ross, John Williams, and Kim Grad (Library Director) 1. Minutes of Feb. 5, 2024 were approved. 2. Director's Report: Approval by vote of having … [Read more...] about Observing our town government in action
LTE: Each of us must vote – but please, not for Trump
I refer to the letter from Msgr. Garrity, "Tyranny of the majority." I congratulate Msgr. Garrity on his perceptiveness and clarity and would like to focus on his remarks regarding the failed immigration reform bill. Yes, the House of Representatives killed this bill even though it passed the Senate and contained many regulation reforms that both the Democrats and Republication … [Read more...] about LTE: Each of us must vote – but please, not for Trump