Posts Tagged ‘youth’
Education of a Warrior
18Mar21
The Wakefield Warrior debate of the last several months has certainly been educational, which is only fitting since it involves a school logo. I, personally, have learned a great many things, the latest as recently as yesterday. After finishing my annual boiled dinner, I decided to relax with a pint of Guinness and watch last […]
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Tags: boiled dinner, cancel culture, civil rights, culture, education, Facebook, forum, Guinness, Humor, Indian, Irish, learning, letter, logo, mailbox, Mark Sardella, mascots, Native American, Opinion, panel discussion, Politics, schools, scoreboard, signs, St Patrick's Day, survey, teaching, teenagers, Wakefield Daily Item, Wakefield High School, Wakefield Warriors, youth
Dear Wakefield High
29Sep17
In the run-up to the Nov. 8, 2016 election that legalized pot in Massachusetts, how many times did you hear that legalizing recreational marijuana would never lead to increased pot use among youth? I heard it dozens of times, in paid advertisements, in op-ed pieces and on social media. The level of denial that legalization […]
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Tags: 2016, cannabis, Catherine Dhingra, Cheech & Chong, driving, drugs, election, Galvin Middle School, high, Humor, legalization, marijuana, Massachusetts, medicine, Opinion, Politics, pot, potheads, stoned, stoners, Wakefield High School, weed, WHS, WMHS, youth, Youth Risk Behavior Survey
