from The Boston Globe
NIMBYISM IS the official religion of Massachusetts. Other religions are free to reach God through prayer, provided they don’t come too close to the neighbor’s property line. The Not In My Backyard belief system thrives in Milton, (Read the full story here.)
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from The Boston Globe
THE MASSACHUSETTS Water Resources Authority dumped 15 million gallons of untreated sewage into Quincy Bay earlier this week, and every gallon was a blessing in disguise. If not for the careful monitoring of the Nut Island sewage screening facility at the height of the recent powerful storm and the timely decision to redirect the mixture of storm water and sewage away from the plant and into emergency outfalls, hundreds of homes from Quincy to East Milton would now be polluted with raw sewage. (Read the full story here.)
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A Senior Seminar Editorial by Julie Mitchell, MHS 2010
There is an epidemic spreading throughout Massachusetts between adult teenagers and homelessness. Throughout the Unites States nearly 1.3 million of the United State’s youth society is deeply affected by the crippling damage of homelessness.
from The Boston Globe
Temple Shalom in Milton was built 65 years ago and once had more than 600 families in its congregation. Membership has declined to 140 families, though young couples with children continue to join. (Read the full story here.)
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A Senior Seminar Editorial by Kathleen Coombs, MHS 2010
A recent article in the Argus Press reported that local bar owners in the latest state to establish a smoking ban are furious. Michigan is the 38th state to go “smoke free” in restaurants, bars, and workplaces.
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A Senior Seminar Editorial by Colman Flanagan, MHS 2010
A common misconception is made way too often among scientists regarding the study of mathematics in children before the age of five years old. For the last century, the vast majority of scientists and educators believed that the brain of a child younger than five years old was simply not ready to do any type of mathematics.
We recently interviewed Bob Hiss and Judy White-Orlando of the Milton Republican and Democratic Committees respectively. We discussed Scott Brown, Propr 2 1/2 and the impact of unions on finances. You view the video here. A hearty thanks to Brian Kelley of Talk of the Town for all his help and support.
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A Senior Seminar Editorial by Danya Kiernan, MHS 2010
There has been much controversy over Barbie’s new “Islamic look”. This new look is composed of a Burka, the traditional Islamic dress with a mesh eye hole and a head-covering Muslim veil known as the Hijab. While some people think this is a great idea, others feel is insulting.
from The Boston Globe
OF ALL THE laughable reasons for opposing a wind turbine, a golf course in Quincy has now come up with a prize-winner: Flicker and shadows from a wind tower proposed by Milton on town property a few hundred yards from the fairways would throw off the games of would-be Tiger Woodses. (Read the full editorial here.)