Democrats are Anti-Individual Rights The Fairhaven Democratic Com­mit­tee recently met to discuss appealing to voters with anti-individual rights policies that loot the most productive people for the short-range benefit of the least productive people. No mention was made of Federal taxes that are paid mostly by the wealthy and not at all by the poor. … [Read More]

Comment Utterly Abhorrent The tragic murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah on a college campus has left many of us stunned and in deep sorrow. This cowardly act has taken a person’s life, leaving a wife, now widow, to mourn and two children to grow up without ever knowing their dad. Parents received devastating news that… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor We had another political assassination in this country. Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered by an assassin’s bullet. It was wrong when it was liberal lawmakers who were killed in  Minne­sota in June. It is wrong now, when it is a conservative.  I do not care about what anyone’s politics are…. [Read More]

Our Ultimate Handicap My intention in this short note is for us to learn and growcin asking the following sensitive question: What do you think about when someone says the word “handicap”? Many may react with thoughts of blindness, deaf­ness, or some crippling condition. That was my reaction until I met a job-coach specialist for disabled… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor WHO you gonna call?  This special know-your-town issue is something I used to do about once a year. I stopped a long time ago, but thought now was a good time to run another one.  It’s good to see who is on the boards of the two towns. Both Acushnet and… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor So, I got a call about a line in Stephen Grossman’s letter in last week’s issue. In it he says “Republicans want the right to shoot their enemies.” I went back and forth with a couple of people on the phone, They say I was irresponsible to run it with that… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor It’s here! Festa weekend (see page 3). The OLOA Feast is on. But before that, Acush­net is having its annual Cruise Night in the center of town tonight (Thursday). See page 7 for details on that. And next weekend is the Apple Peach Festival, but this weekend is the Miss Apple… [Read More]

Trump and Republicans have no values to defend The Fairhaven Republican Commit­tee recently met. They started with a Biblical prayer that spit on man’s independent, focused mind and that demanded mindless obedience to a mystical ideal in an unfocused mind. They pledged allegiance to the nation. There was no pledge of allegiance to man’s mind,… [Read More]

Crime IS Up…In the White House The crime rate has exploded in the White House Donald Trump’s claim of rampant crime in Washington D.C. is accurate when you scrutinize the combined unconstitutional, felonious, and violent assaults being committed by him and his gaggle of appointed henchmen and advisers. Not only has Trump and his cronies,… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor Summer! Where have you gone? It’s almost back-to-school time. YIKES! Next week the kids start heading back to class.  Then it’s OLOA Festa time (see page 3). Some changes are in store for this year. It’s a shame that a few idiots had to ruin it for the rest of us…. [Read More]