Lakeville Journal Editorial

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.

The Past

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? 

If there’s anything the worldwide pandemic has taught us, it’s how to change things at a moment’s notice: the ubiquitous “pivot” is now perhaps more a part of our lives than any other action. This skill is one that the organizers of any events across the region certainly found supremely useful last week.