GOP Senate Candidates Debate for First Time

State Rep. Daniel Winslow, former U.S. attorney Michael J. Sullivan, and former Navy SEAL Gabriel E. Gomez discussed a wide range of issues in the hour-long debate at Stonehill College.

The quest to become the "Washington outsider" representing the Republican Party in this year's Massachusetts special U.S. Senate election was underway at Stonehill College Tuesday night when the GOP candidates met in their first primary debate. "Electing either of the Democratic nominees would be a sign of 'surrender' that we have given up," state Rep. Daniel B. Winslow said in his closing statement, referring to U.S. Congressmen Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch. Winslow, former U.S. attorney Michael J. Sullivan, and former Navy SEAL Gabriel E. Gomez discussed a wide-range of issues in the hour-long debate, including Roe vs. Wade, gun control, immigration, Social Security, and the economy. The debate was sponsored by WickedLocal, WGBH and WCVB …

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Read Aloud to Kids

Here's why that's important, WHS alum says.

To the Editor: Reading aloud to your child is simple, but one of the most beneficial things you can do for them. I am currently enrolled in a class for education at Stonehill College in which we are learning about the benefits of reading aloud from "The Read-Aloud Handbook," by Jim Trelease. I have drawn three significant ideas from the book that I would like to share with parents about the importance of reading aloud. First, read aloud to your children whenever possible. Read aloud time with your child helps increase their success in school and strengthens your bond with them. Take advantage of any opportunity you can to read to your child, read in the morning, while eating, read in the car while driving with the family, or turn family …

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