Viewpoints

As you continue to read, I want you to imagine an iceberg. Both Forbes and the New York Times thought they were being told, and telling us, the true story of Cambridge Analytica. But they and we saw only a small portion of what Cambridge Analytica wanted us to see.

A deadly silence has been living too long in the corridors of power.

Perhaps it was a simpler time. Fear was engendered by possible loss of good repute. Money was paid for silence.

In her letter Alexandra Glover writes: "The Planning Board rejected this proposed bylaw ... The uses allowed by right include far more than outdoor recreational uses."

Jon Swan's poem about the relationship between Trump and Putin that may not speak its name.

Gunshot is now the third leading cause of death in American children.

In his letter Christopher Owen writes: "Many of us, including myself, from time to time miss seeing speed limit reduction signs. With speed bumps one cannot miss them."

More than two hundred thousand people in the United States have died from overdoses of OxyContin.

In her letter to the editor Cathy Kogan writes: “Let us come together to honor all victims of gun violence in our country and their loved ones, and say ENOUGH!”

"If you have an innocent client, Mr. Dowd, act like it," Trey Goudy, the South Carolina Republican, said on "Fox News Sunday."

“Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience." --- The Washington Post

There really was, the Justice Department is saying, a Russian influence operation to interfere in the U.S. political system during the 2016 presidential election, and it really was at the expense of Hillary Clinton and in favor of Donald Trump.

Vira Vira revising her favorites, given recent revelations.

In her letter to the editor, Linda Miller, chair of the Five Town Cable Advisory Committee, writes: “Charter/Spectrum has not been honest with subscribers.”

In her letter to the editor, Lucinda Shmulsky writes: “If the Board of Selectmen in the Town of New Marlborough, hosts an Open Public Hearing on March 12th in compliance with Massachusetts General Laws it is not only for the benefit of the citizens, but more importantly for the town board members as well.”

Those kids put their bodies on the line and shamed a nation into finally paying attention. And it worked.