Opinion

Opinion: Leave dune shack to rightful owner

Many years ago I visited Ocracoke island in the Outer Banks, longing to see the famed “ wild horses “ it was known for. I imagined walking right up to one of them and if possible, making contact. I soon learned that the horses in fact have...

Opinion: Two genders is a scientific fact

To the editor: There are three essential concerns regarding the current gender controversy. Freedom of speech. Compassion toward others. Objective reality. With regard to number one, we should remember as a society that no one ever needed a First...
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Opinion: No need to rush fire station project

To the editor: The new fire station project in Lakeville should not be rushed in order to accommodate other projects in the pipeline. Perhaps if more time had been taken with planning our new police station, we would have included an option to...

Opinion: Town will suffer because select board kowtowed to state

To the editor: It never ceases to amaze me that small town “politicians” think that they will be able to work with the beast known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. When our dear selectmen agreed to kowtow to the MBTA to receive monetary...

Opinion: Right to free speech doesn’t make speech right

I was disappointed to see the recent efforts to bring the culture wars to the Middleboro Public Schools through the legal fight over the "Two Genders" t-shirt. The Morrisons and their supporters may argue that this is a First Amendment issue, but...

Opinion: LGBTQIA+ community deserves support

I want to express support for the LGBTQIA+ folks in this town. The trans kids and grownups who have to struggle every day with the closed-minded conservative constituents who try to make you feel less than. To our queer and gender non conforming...

Opinion: Tolerance has led to being duped

To the editor: I’d like to express my admiration and support for Liam Morrison, the middle school student who stood up for his First Amendment rights when he left school rather than remove his shirt that said, “There are only two genders.” He later...

Opinion: Help small businesses fill their storage needs

To the editor: As a 22-year resident of our good town, my wife Christine and I have had our share of community involvement. In addition to raising two sons, we started our small import business here in 2008 out of the back room of our home, while...

Opinion: Time to move on

To the editor: Related to the Nemasket Week’s recent article “Revolving fund changes coming” I wish we all could move on to matters that are truly important to the welfare of the Town of Middleboro. Let’s not join in a pattern of accommodation to a...