Posts Tagged ‘United States Constitution’
Hijacked holiday
23Jan26
When did Wakefield‘s official Martin Luther King Day observance turn into a partisan political rally? That’s what happened on Monday when two of the main speakers, State Senator Jason Lewis and State Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, stepped to the microphone and hijacked this solemn event to bash the sitting American president with highly partisan speeches. There […]
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The Right Stuff
04Sep15
Wakefield’s long human rights nightmare is over. No more need to tell your stockbroker to divest from companies doing business in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Last week, the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee voted to endorse the establishment of a “Wakefield Human Rights Commission.” You didn’t know that human rights abuses were rampant in Wakefield? […]
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Tags: anthropocentric, Bill of Rights, blue-green algae, Board of Selectmen, Canada geese, Human Rights Commission, Lake Quannapowitt, Massachusetts, patriarchy, privilege, rights, School Committee, United States Constitution, Wakefield MA, Zoning Board of Appeals
Mark Sardella 