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09 Feb

LETTER: My family history has an important warning

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

To the editor: I apologize for submitting a letter so soon. I now refer to the letter by Randy Sigler which refers to letters by Mark Ferrante. I rely on the accuracy of Mr. Sigler’s reporting and his analysis of Mr. Ferrante's various letters. Mr. Sigler faulted Mr. Ferrante alleging that Mr. Ferrante belittled “the left” for not knowing what fascism really looks like. Apparently, Mr. Ferrante blames us leftists for the recent ongoing fascist actions by the Trump administration. How Mr. Ferrante comes to…

09 Feb

LETTER: ICE enforcement is un-American

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

To the editor: I am writing to document and affirm that the extreme and injurious activities of the Department of Homeland Security and field agents (aka ICE) are both Un-American and Illegal and should be disturbing to all Americans, regardless of your views on immigration in the USA. Ask any school-aged child about what it means to be an American, and they will likely hit on the main themes of freedom and liberty, echoing the words of our nation-building forefathers, who proclaimed in their Declaration…

09 Feb

LETTER: Minneapolis strong

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

Thank you, residents of Minneapolis. Day after day, regardless of the bitter cold and the very real threats to your lives, you have stood defiantly in the face of a despot’s armed militia intent on causing fear, chaos and the suppression of Americans’ constitutional rights. Minneapolis, we are all in your debt. Our Founding Fathers enumerated the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as fundamental tenants of our new country. We the people are charged with protecting these hard-fought freedoms. Minneapolis has…

09 Feb

LETTER: Tycho’s fatal mistake

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

To the editor: Reading the latest missive from our frequent conservative letter writer caused me to think of the Dutch astronomer Tycho Brahe. Tycho was the first European astronomer to correctly ascertain the orbits of the known planets. But, famously he was so wedded to the view that the Earth was the center of the universe that he constructed a reality in which those planets and the sun somehow still orbited the Earth. The math never quite worked out, but he could never shake his…

09 Feb

School Committee update: Feb. 9

Submitted ContentLocal News, Marblehead Public Schools

The following is an email update to the community by School Committee members Melissa Clucas and Henry Gwazda. We’re pleased to share the February School Committee update with the district and the broader Marblehead community. If you find this information useful, please forward this newsletter to neighbors and community members and encourage them to subscribe! Below are highlights from recent meetings and ongoing work. Thank you for your continued engagement and support of Marblehead Public Schools. We value an informed, involved community and appreciate everyone…

06 Feb

LETTER: ‘Something remarkable has happened’ at the School Committee

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

To the editor: Since June, after several turbulent years in Marblehead’s school governance, something remarkable has happened… quietly. Our current School Committee has been doing the steady, unglamorous work of restoring order. It’s not flashy, and it certainly won’t make headlines, but it matters. Subcommittees are meeting regularly again, minutes are being produced and recordings are being posted to the committee’s YouTube channel. New iterations of the SC newsletters are thorough and informative, and instead of being sent only to parents and staff, they now…

05 Feb

LETTER: Here is my plan for the Democrats

Submitted ContentLETTERS, Opinion

To the editor: I read with interest that during the recent candidates’ forum for Democratic challengers in Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, Dan Koh stated that Democrats need to fight harder, otherwise they won’t make it to the midterms. What does this mean? Congressional Democrats don’t control the House or the Senate, so how should they fight? Front line Democratic activists have just completely out-maneuvered ICE and the Border Patrol in Minneapolis leading to the ouster of Greg Bovino and sidelining of Kristi Noem. But at…

05 Feb

Lois Kimball Case, 84

Submitted ContentObituaries

Lois Kimball Case lived her 84 years by the words printed in her high school yearbook: “Manners are the best way of doing things.” She embodied that belief every day of her life. Lois was born on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1941, in Great Barrington — a true holiday gift to her parents, Henry Arthur Kimball and Grace Anderson Kimball. She was the beloved sister of Dennis, Kenneth and Henry Kimball. A proud graduate of Searles High School, Lois went on to attend Brown University. …

03 Feb

CUZNER IN NATURE: No two are the same: Capturing snowflakes

Submitted ContentColumns, Cuzner in Nature, Local News

By Rick Cuzner I took these snowflake photos during our last two snowstorms. I set my camera up outside and then I walk around and “catch” snowflakes on a small, felt-covered plate. When I get a few well-defined snowflakes on the plate, I place them on my camera set-up and take a few photos before they melt or blow away. My neighbors think I’m crazy! The Marblehead Current is proud to partner with photographer Rick Cuzner, who has been photographing local wildlife for nearly 20…

03 Feb

OBITUARY: Norma R. (Silva) Dugan, 90

Submitted ContentObituaries

Norma R. (Silva) Dugan, age 90, a longtime resident of Marblehead, passed away peacefully on Jan. 26, following complications from pneumonia. She was the beloved wife of the late George R. Dugan, Jr.Norma is survived by her four loving children: Stephen Dugan of North Reading and his wife, Kate; Kathleen Martin of Peabody; Mark Dugan of Peabody and his wife, Anna; and Lauri Stilianos of Peabody and her husband, Jonathan. She was a deeply proud grandmother to six and a great-grandmother to nine, with her…