I was a fool. When I first heard that Fall River might move away from a mayor to a city manager, I thought, “Well, it might...
Most of the time, Fall River is as lonely as a quahog buried deep in the sand. Oh, we’re down there, but people can’t find us...
The living rooms of Fall River are full of people (not all of them old), who can tell you what it means to be “Fall River...
In Fall River, we throw away mayors like we throw away losing lottery scratchers, and for much the same reasons. The gutters of our city are...
In boxing, the left jab knocks an opponent off balance, keeps him from getting set to punch, and gives him something to think about other than...
In the 24 years I’ve been writing columns about Fall River politics, and I’ve been the only one doing that, 10 acres of the rainforest have...
I’m sorry. When the city, which was Mayor Jasiel Correia at the time, first came up with the “Make It Here” logo and slogan, I was...
I’m the only guy in Fall River who would rather see St. Anne’s Church torn down than see it “repurposed” as a community center or a...
Words have value. Oh, you can’t buy a package of gum with a word, but, if you put the right words in the right order, you...
During my manual labor days, I worked with a fellow in his late ‘forties who’d managed to marry and divorce three times in maybe 15 years....
