Opinion - Concord Bridge

Town Meeting: A lesson in missed opportunity and more

May 17, 2024

Town Meeting was a lesson in missed opportunity and how small but vocal groups can bully through special-interest issues.

Town Meeting should serve as Concord’s legislative body

May 17, 2024

I urge the School Committee to reconsider the course they have so far chosen to pursue.

School Committee should ‘elevate voters’ wishes’ in naming

May 17, 2024

The community’s desire voted at the Town Meeting was to request the name change to honor Ellen Garrison.

Reviews & Views: May reads to taste and inspire

May 15, 2024

There’s nothing more elemental than eating, so cookbooks offer an inspiring reading experience even if you don’t make a single recipe.

Ellen Garrison vote restored my faith in Concord

May 12, 2024

Our work, though, has just started. A community as steeped in history rarely has an opportunity to make new history.

Town Meeting shows Concord must do better on self-governance

May 12, 2024

As Concord prepares to revel in the 250th anniversary of the shot heard around the world, it should reflect on its woeful town governance as displayed at Town Meeting.

Ellen Garrison naming should spark a bigger discussion

May 12, 2024

I think that they should name the school after Ms. Garrison. But I fear that would be the end of the discussion, and it shouldn’t be.

School Committee should listen to Town Meeting on Garrison naming

May 12, 2024

Any assertion that the votes of two elected officials take priority over the large majority vote at Town Meeting could not be further from democracy.

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