Consider This is a place for original, thought-provoking opinion pieces of up to 1,000 words, written not as a reaction to something that appeared recently in the Press, but in consideration of a topic that has been in the paper over several weeks or months or of a subject that has been or is likely to be of general interest to town residents. For more information go to our POLICIES page.
President Obama has recently decided that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which bars federal recognition of gay marriage, is unconstitutional and therefore has…
Evergreen Solar’s decision last week to shutter its manufacturing facility at Devens, laying off over 800 employees, is deeply disappointing—not only for our region…
Solar energy, wind energy, nuclear, pumped hydropower—all of these technologies are important to nurture for future energy use, but there are those—myself among them—who…
