Where’d That Number Come From?

Ken O’Brien

2/15 See UPDATE at conclusion.

Yesterday’s Southbridge News carried a letter from the Chairman of the Southbridge School Committee.

In the letter the Chairman railed against what she considered to be an affront to the hard-working staff dedicated to the education of the town’s students under trying circumstances.

She goes on to criticize the, “…relentless behind-the-scenes efforts of some to perpetuate chaos in the school district, simply so they can claim everything fell apart after Mrs. Donovan and I were elected. This is not unlike children who throw tantrums and try to break all the toys so no one else can use them.”

This Is Truly Shameful

Ken O’Brien

It has become commonplace to denounce the “cult of celebrity” promoted by reality TV.

How many of us could care less if we never heard another word about the Kardashians?

But, when a reality TV show is based upon making celebrities of those who achieve prominence by flouting the law it is doubly bad.

When a local media outlet glorifies a former resident for achieving celebrity by rising to the top echelon of such criminals, it is thrice cursed.