President Biden plans to violate his tax pledge
By Allen Nitschelm Last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki made a startling announcement during her briefing: the White House was going to renege […]
Culprit Admits Role in “Zoom bombings” of Two AB School Committee meetings
By Charlie Kadlec and Scott Smyers The first “Zoom bombing” incident happened on 17 December 2020 when insulting, vulgar and racist comments were posted on […]
The Long Struggle for Freedom in Massachusetts
By Scott Smyers The struggle for fair treatment of all races, under both the law and in society at large, began in Massachusetts well before […]
Two** Black Patriots Served in the Revolutionary War and Lived in Acton
By Scott Smyers When many of us learn about local history, we enjoy learning about individuals, their personalities, their participation in historical events, and even […]
Lying by Omission: A Lesson in Choosing the Wrong Way & Dividing a Community
By Corinne Hogseth In a recent statement, the Chair of the School Committee claimed that “a few members of the community have persisted in presenting […]
Understanding the Colonial Issue Calls for Patience and Communication
By Elliott Donald Ladies and Gentlemen, Last week I watched the Acton Boxborough Regional School District School Committee’s chair read a statement on the issue […]
Acton Leaders are Quick to Accuse, Slow to Apologize
Response to Hate Incident and Acton Police Investigation Shows Bias By Scott Smyers and Charlie Kadlec Immediately after the December 17, 2020 hateful, racist and […]
The AB School Committee has More Problems with “Virtual Zoom” Meetings
By Charlie Kadlec and Scott Smyers As many Acton and Boxborough residents already know, two recent ABRSD School Committee (SC) “Virtual Zoom” meetings were interrupted […]
Repairing Our Democracy Starts Locally – and Immediately
By Corinne Hogseth Civil discourse is an essential ingredient in a functioning democracy. We should all be able to agree on that. Participants in a […]
Colonial Pride
By Bill – ABRHS 1981 Colonial Graduating from the Acton-Boxborough school systems back in the 1980s, I am proud to call myself a Colonial. As […]