Trashed Yet Again....

From the SALEM NEWS 05/25/2012.. Follow up to the Beverly Trash Situation..The pickup fee hike was denied.

Getting Trashed In Beverly

My SALEM NEWS cartoon for 04/21/2012: Beverly Mayor Scanlon's plan to increase the Trash pickup Fee (read:

TAX) is not very popular, in fact, many residents prefer an alternative..

Sporting, Eh, Wot?

Published in the SALEM (MA) NEWS 12/21/2011:
Myopia, a very posh and Wealthy 84-acre hunting club in Hamilton is applying for Chapter 61: a tax break applied to forests, agriculture, and recreation. Of course, it wouldn't be any coincidence that Myopia also happens to be the biggest taxpayer towards Hamilton's town budget, would it? It the break goes thru, the town stands to lose around $24000.00 in revenue.

Salem News: More Fees

Published 06/18/2010: The Peabody School Commitee voted to TRIPLE student school bus fees starting the following school year..That could work out to be about $300 per child-and since it's the FAMILY that pays..This was kinda comparable to The BEVERLY School Committee, which is now requesting that every student have his own laptop-but not just ANY laptop- it has to STRICTLY run on an APPLE system, so kids/families that DON'T have that apple-based laptop have to shell out $900 for EACH laptop themselves just to meet school requirements...
it costs so much to send 'em to public school, might as WELL send them to private.. at least everything's included, and they stand a chance at getting a better education! Seems the more taxes we pay, the less we get (and the more THEY get into their own pockets!)

Salem News Cartoon : Outdoor Seating

Restuarnt outdoor seating- especially on public sidewalks-is irking many on the city council lately..published 05/05/2010.