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There are many problems in need of solutions in this world, but it’s not necessarily true that all of them will find each other. Some problems just seem or actually are too tangled to be completely solved.
It’s not easy serving in public office. Ask anyone who has done it, if you yourself haven’t, from a student class president to a U.S. senator. They serve many different constituents who often cannot come to agreement among themselves on just about any issue, making it that much harder to please them all at any time.
What does it mean that the current affordable housing in Northwest Corner towns is solidly booked, most often with waiting lists?
Every school year brings with it regulations and recommendations that are just a little different than the year before, and the year before that. And there are plenty of them for students, teachers and parents to remain aware of.
Last week was a special one in the annual life of The Lakeville Journal. It’s the week when one of the company’s summer interns receives from the Salisbury Rotary Club the Bob Estabrook Intern Award, recognizing excellent work done while learning how to practice local community journalism.
What could make a person want to spend many hours of their own time preparing through intensive training to perform a free service to their neighbors, 24/7, that is paid in many other larger communities? W. Rees Harris knew, as did John Harney Sr. and all the other original members of the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service.
Let’s be real about this: The fact that so many public spaces and cultural venues have been able to open, or reopen, and have at least some version of a normal season has given us reason for celebration this summer.
Gratitude to Cornwall fire, EMS vols
Universal child care.
If there is one part of the Biden administration’s proposals for the infrastructure bill that we should give hard thought to, this is it.
Why?
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