Opinion

WeedTubers from Hawaii, Washington, Canada, California, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts pose together after meeting each other for the first time in Las Vegas for Hempfest 2016. Left to right: Dr. Puff, me, Jesse from Lift Innovations, CC, Josh from StrainCentral, Sasha aka SilencedHippie, and Nessie of Nessie’s Kitchen. We live …

New Bedford has a major problem with panhandlers and there is nothing the city is willing to do about it. Seeing a major intersection without a panhandler on it is a rare occurrence. Seeing multiple panhandlers at an intersection is a common occurrence. It seems that cities and towns across …

The following is Patrick Moore’s account during a recent fire in New Bedford. His 4am 9-1-1 call likely saved all of the occupants of the house to include two women and their puppies. “As I was leaving for work at 4am today I noticed a bright light a few houses …

The municipal election season is creeping up on the community, and the SouthCoast Chamber has joined in a community effort to amend the City Charter to change the term for the Mayor’s position from two years to four years. The position of mayor in New Bedford is roughly the equivalent …

We’ve heard from several fans that panhandlers click the crosswalk button to hold up traffic. Have you seen that? From a reader: “Just throwing this out there, but there has been an older pan-handler at the corner of shading and Hathaway that will stand there and press the crosswalk button. …

I’m constantly told the world will end soon if we don’t fight global warming or climate change, but isn’t fighting climate change more about creating an industry and less about saving the planet, especially in Massachusetts? Hear me out. On a typical day, I head to a few coffee shops. …

Written by Bruce C. Ditata Leon Trotsky, co- leader of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and living in exile since his expulsion by Soviet Premier, Joseph Stalin in 1925, recently gave an interview to NBC’s, Megyn Kelly, covering a wide range of topics, including his take on President Donald J. …

The following was sent to us from a reader: “As soon as heroin/opioid addiction became an epidemic in New Bedford, panhandling became an epidemic. Hmmmm, what does that tell you? Panhandlers are everywhere in this damn city, and it’s a nuisance. It’s embarrassing to have out of town people visit. …

Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, is officially back in the Iraqi government’s control. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi formally declared victory over the Islamic State in Mosul. I covered this yesterday in a short blog – President Trump scores victories in Syria and Iraq in just a few days. ISIS, …

While the American mainstream media focuses on President Trump choosing Russian salad dressing and having two scoops of ice cream instead of one, the President scored some major meaningful victories in Syria and Iraq over the past few days. First, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi formally declared victory over the …