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Repudiation of taxpayer money a disservice to council halls

You can argue against the alleged merits of taxation if you so desire — certainly there are reasons to do so. Nobody enjoys the experience of paying taxes — of watching your hard-earned money, the literal fruits of your labor, going to pay for society’s upkeep. But we live in a world where we do, in fact, have to pay taxes — and at that point, we may as well see some benefits from at least some of our money coming home. Instead, we are forced to sit here, yet again, watching other towns whose leadership is less indecisive reap the rewards of our labor. Monday night, Lock ...

Reporting on tragedy requires empathy, moral integrity

Whenever our community experiences a tragedy, we are faced with extraordinarily difficult ethical decisions. As journalists, our responsibility is to inform the public about events that shape our community, even when those events involve profound loss. We do this work because an informed public is essential to a functioning community, and residents rely on local news to understand the events that impact their lives and the lives of their neighbors. Without accurate reporting, rumor and speculation fill the void, often causing more harm than the truth. Tragedies, by their nature, ...

Earth Day 2026 is a clarion call to action

When’s the last time you had a cup of orange juice? When you think of orange juice, you probably think of Florida — although, of course, they are hardly the only place that produces oranges. Here’s the thing: Florida oranges are doomed. There is an outstanding piece published by Slate which just came out on the subject, and we’d recommend tracking it down and giving it a read — it’s fascinating. It’s also damning. This isn’t an editorial about oranges, though, or at least, not precisely. According to figures in the Slate story, Florida’s orange groves ...

Hungary election reminds us all of the power of voting

Whether you loved him or hated him, you cannot deny the influence Viktor Orban has had on the world during his time in politics — nor the iron grip he had on his own country’s electoral machine. And yet, on Sunday, the people of Hungary decided that, after 16 years in office, enough was enough. Despite time as — at first — a popular incumbent followed by time as — at second — an authoritarian who bent the system to give himself every edge to stay in power...in the end, none of it mattered. The election in Hungary shows that the will of the people remains powerful. ...

Artemis II reminds us to hold our heads high, look to the stars

There are few things that we can be as proud of as Americans as winning the space race and putting the first men on the moon. At our best, we have a fixation on the horizon — a burning need to explore, to see what lies beyond. It’s an urge that is deeply ingrained in our culture — we are the product of explorers, from sea to shining sea. Of course, the exploitation that followed that exploration every step of the way is something that tends to trouble modern sensibilities. But that doesn’t change the cultural impact of that initial tug: that errant thought, “what’s over ...

An opportunity to be heard

The powerless feeling that there is nothing we can do is pervasive in our modern society: a gnawing terror that nobody hears our needs, or perhaps that the people in positions of power are choosing to ignore us. Meanwhile, the world around us keeps moving forward, as it has ever done and, presumably, ever shall. Tendencies become patterns. Patterns become habit. Habits become...“well, that’s just the way it is.” Sometimes, though, we are afforded an opportunity to make ourselves be heard. Those who are highly engaged with local government know some of those opportunities. ...