Newburyport
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The School District (and Budget) Should Treat Special Needs Kids as Students, Not Burdens
The Newburyport school district should take more responsibility for special needs students in the community, and ensure their education.
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Rebuttal: To Protest Trump or…Sell Your House?
While holding a sign isn’t a solution to the country’s problems, it’s a way to challenge the status quo and a first step toward effecting change.
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Frog Pond or Drinking Water: What’s a Bigger Priority?
We have more pressing city needs than an expensive Bartlet Mall renovation, and funding it will ultimately fall on taxpayers.
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If We Keep Tearing Down History, Newburyport Will Lose What Makes it Valuable
You can build bigger houses, but you can’t rebuild Newburyport’s character and history once it’s torn down. We need to prioritize our city’s history and impose longer demolition delays on historic homes.
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A Casino Should Replace Agave on State Street
A casino on State St. would facilitate economic growth, while staying true to the city’s natural aesthetic evolution.
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Rebuttal: A Real Protest is More Than Just Sign Holding
Holding signs in an ideologically homogenous town is an ineffective way to bring about real change, and serves only to divide further.
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Beyond Taste and Odor, Our Water Infrastructure Itself is at Risk
The mayor and city council need to take our water infrastructure issues more seriously, and appoint a committee to examine the issues.
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Newburyport Arts Organizations Need Direct City Funding
Newburyport claims to be a city for arts and culture, yet provides little financial support for arts organizations. This needs to change.
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The City Knew About Water Risks in 2021. Those Risks Are Still Being Ignored
A comprehensive long-term plan for fixing Newburyport’s water issues has not been formed, and the mayor has been ignoring solutions.
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School District Must Do More to Support Special Needs Students
The Newburyport education budget keeps growing, yet special needs services and support continue to fall short. Where is the money going?