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Commentary: We should pay attention to White House restricting journalists (opens the original)
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I grew up in a family where journalism wasnât simply a profession â it was part of our everyday life. My late father was a columnist at The Boston Globe for decades. My brother Sean retired this summer after a long career as an investigative reporter at the Globe. Beginning in 1959, there was a Murphy in the Globe newsroom for 67 years. Home delivery and Digital Access customers of the Gloucester Daily Times get deals for restaurants, hotels, attractions and other businesses, locally and acr
Commentary: Groaning over garbage (opens the original)
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I am in a bad mood over Gloucesterâs new garbage contract, even anxious. Switching away from bags, for instance. Not introducing new colors but scrapping bags all together. (Purple was my fav, a bit of flair on garbage day.) The key change, of course, is the switch to company-owned BIG or BIGGER garbage cans, 35 or 65 gallons. The larger size is standard but you can downsize to the smaller. Thatâs a lot of change. Iâm not sleeping well. Iâve urged my wife, Sandy, a clinical social worker
Commentary: Time for action on public records — and press shield law (opens the original)
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Massachusetts stands out as the only state without a public records law covering the governor, the legislature and the judiciary. While this is being addressed in the Legislature, it is also the subject of another ballot question this year. Massachusetts is also one of only nine states that do not have laws protecting journalists from being forced to reveal confidential sources. Home delivery and Digital Access customers of the Gloucester Daily Times get deals for restaurants, hotels, attraction
Commentary: Rockport, we need to talk (opens the original)
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I would have spoken up sooner but I needed some more time reflecting (reflecting here means gathering the evidence or facts). I had to search for an article that I knew existed. I found it in my attic buried with other stuff in a bin. Itâs an article from the Gloucester Daily Times dated Monday, April 4, 1994 on the Rockport page titled âYoung artists gain first commission.â Home delivery and Digital Access customers of the Gloucester Daily Times get deals for restaurants, hotels, attracti
Commentary: Senate didn’t end tax rebates. It added a safeguard. (opens the original)
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The headline on a recent Gloucester Daily Times article âSenate moves to stop rebatesâ leaves readers with a troubling impression: Massachusetts senators voted to take away a taxpayer protection that voters put in place 40 years ago. Home delivery and Digital Access customers of the Gloucester Daily Times get deals for restaurants, hotels, attractions and other businesses, locally and across the country. See our e-edition for a full replica of todayâs newspaper. On Tuesdays and Saturdays,
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