Birmingham meets Banksy
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Original post by Brendan
China in direct conflict with civilized society
A United Nations investigation conducted this year determined that the vast majority of weaponry used to attack civilians across Darfur is of Chinese origin. Sudan has purchased the best protection in the world: a veto-wielding member on the U.N. Security Council willing to ensure that Khartoum’s campaign of human destruction in Darfur can continue. Both the United States and the EU have had to enact bans on the importation of fur from China.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Leave handicapped spot for handicapped
This is for the letter writer from Millbury who got a $100 ticket for parking in a handicap spot at Wal-Mart.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Hanover Theatre an asset to city
I would like to take a few moments to express my deep appreciation for the people who had a vision. They contacted the Loew’s Theater owners and told them they wanted to bring the theater back to what is was in the early 1920s in all its grandeur and have Broadway shows and other types of entertainment. The theater was already closed, so the Loew’s people agreed as long as they did not show movies there.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
‘Pure and terrible’ means heart was sublime
In his column on Emily Dickinson (Telegram & Gazette, Aug. 21) Albert B. Southwick refers to a quotation of Ms. Dickinson’s which refers to her father as having “a heart that was pure and terrible.” Mr. Southwick then invites Ms. Dickinson exegetes to figure out what that meant. I would like to make an educated guess.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Don’t hire flaggers; end police detail abuse
The governor is right to address wasteful spending on the state-controlled roadway projects, but replacing police officers with flaggers on roadways with less than a 45-mile- per-hour speed limit doesn’t address the real cost issues. This plan is merely a smoke screen to protect the special interest groups.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
Renovation of golf course valuable to city
As I read about the budgetary restraints the Parks and Recreation Department must adhere to, my thoughts drifted to the remodeling of the clubhouse at Green Hill Municipal Golf Course. Due to a cost-savings approach and the application of thrifty economic principles, the progress has been slow, yet meticulously effective. Utilization of Worcester Technical High School students in a learning environment, donations and labor provided by Sheriff Guy W. Glodis’ inmates labor program, have contribute
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion
City is building a potential cesspool
Another cesspool. After the city gets rid of one mistake, the reflecting pool (cesspool) that really never reflected anything but leaves, trash and what have you, the city is at it again.
Original post by telegram.com- Opinion