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Opinion January 1, 2009  RSS feed


Editorial
What will the year bring?
      Where did we think we would be one year (or 366 days or 8,784 hours or 527,040 minutes or 31,622,400 seconds - remember it was a leap year) ago? And where do we think we will be one year from now? 2008 saw many changes for the towns and the townspeople of Ashburnham and Westminster, including the opening of the two new (or newly renovated) buildings in Ashburnham.
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Quick decisions do not always have the best results
      It is incredible how intellectuals and politicians devise solutions to problems without really pondering their effects on society. This utter disregard of ramifications bore many of the problems we face today.
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Letters to the Editor
Manager explains the work load to re-energize the town
      To the Editor: To Customers of the Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant: We would like to thank all the customers of the Ashburnham Municipal Light Plant for their support during this epic restoration of Ashburnham's electrical system. At the height of the storm the entire town was without electricity.
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COMMUNITY JOURNAL QUESTION OF THE WEEK
      What is your New Year's Resolution? To lose weight • To save money • To be nicer To be more involved • Who needs resolutions I am perfect Last week's poll question The best thing about having no power was ….
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