Opinion

Opinion: Community supports Indians name/logo

Dartmouth is a great town. It’s filled with good, honorable people. They are not racist. The federally recognized Wampanoag tribe members who authored the logo did not think it was ‘racist’. The name Indians is the federal term used by the U.S...

Opinion: Dartmouth residents at risk from New Bedford’s fire department cuts

To the editor: My name is Alan King. I am the President of Dartmouth Permanent Firefighters District 3 Local 5156. We represent the full time firefighters of Dartmouth Fire District 3. District 3 is responsible for the protection of the north half...

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Guest Opinion: Containing Covid? Don’t let your guard down

Massachusetts remains among a handful of states that have contained the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak sickening more than 3 million Americans. But continued vigilance will be essential for a year or longer until a successful vaccine and effective...

Opinion: Massachusetts Legislature wants the public to be less safe

To the editor: Outrageous. Dangerous. Atrocious. Reckless. Unreasonable. But more than anything else, the police reform legislation being proposed on Beacon Hill is shameful and disgraceful to every individual who puts their life on the line every...

On the Youth Advocate amendment vote

To the Editor: All too often the needs of youth in the US go unnoticed. Just this past weekend the Select Board, with the recommendation from the Finance Committee, attempted unsuccessfully to eliminate funding for the position of Dartmouth’s Youth...

On our correctional institution

To the editor: Calm down, folks! Our sheriff has enough on his plate without the good, bad, and sometimes ugly commentaries regarding the recent dust-up at our local gated community. I have never personally met our sheriff, nor have I visited his...

Viewpoint from a former Minneapolitan

For the past four years of my life, I lived in Minneapolis. Normally, the city is known for having some of the most gorgeous summers and parks you can ever see, along with some of the kindest and most generous people in this country. And, as far as...

Sheriff Hodgson and the judge’s order

Despite Sheriff Hodgson’s self congratulatory praise and quoting from Federal Court Judge Young’s Memorandum and order of May 12th there are several salient portions of that decision that contradict the Sheriff’s interpretation and meaning of the...

On the Youth Advocate position

To the editor: I am saddened to learn that this year’s Town Meeting will, once again, be responsible to defend our need for a Youth Advocate position. Our Dartmouth Youth Advocates have provided support for the youth of our community during times of...

Letter to the Editor: On Sheriff Hodgson and Eileen Marum

To the Editor: It is true that everyone has an opinion, and with each opinion we can probably agree to disagree, especially about Sheriff Hodgson. In full disclosure, I am not now, never have been, and probably never will be a fan or follower of the...