by | Jan 3, 2024 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
Happy new year, folks. I hope it was a pleasant one for you and your family and I wish you the very best in this year. As we enter 2024, I have a question for you — what did you learn this year? You see, I’ve always viewed life as a vehicle for learning...
by | Dec 18, 2023 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
So, are you in the Christmas spirit? I think it may be a bit difficult for many this year.Considering what is happening in this country and world — including two wars in which this nation is involved, deadly climate change and divisive political unrest —...
by | Dec 5, 2023 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
Last week I had a real pleasure — I was asked to speak to a group of students taking a journalism class at UMass, my alma mater. My old friend Maureen Turner, an excellent reporter who wrote for the Valley Advocate for years when the publication was in its...
by | Aug 1, 2023 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
Truth be told, I was considering running for public office upon retirement. That’s enough to scare some of my constant critics. I can easily imagine the outrage and the letters. Just when I was no longer the executive editor and my column was no longer weekly, I would...
by | Jul 18, 2023 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
So, have other parts of the country simply gone nuts? Why yes, yes, they have. Take the Sunshine State, the Land O’ Disney, for instance. Florida’s new alimony law went into effect July 1 and the legislation does away with permanent alimony and sets a five-year limit...
by | Jun 26, 2023 | G. Michael Dobbs, Opinion
The issue of establishing cannabis smoking lounges has been recently addressed by the commonwealth’s Cannabis Control Commission and that topic is the next hurdle for the government to overcome. It’s not going to be easy. State House News Service reporter Chris...
