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VOL. 119 - NO. 46 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 $.35 A COPY Annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner Shows Townie Spirit by Sal Giarratani About a month ago, Joe Zuffante called me to help spread the word that the Abraham Lincoln, Post 11, GAR, up at Memorial Hall on Green Street in Charlestown would once again hold its annual Vet- erans Appreciation Dinner over at the Knights of Columbus on Medford Street. The fi rst dinner was held at Memorial Hall, but the dinner has outgrown that venue. Once again, they came to gather together and celebrate Charlestown’s spirit of service to our country. Going back to the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Bunker Hill and onward to today, Townies have served their country in both war Seated, L-R: Joan Snow, Ben Doherty and Arthur Hurley. and peacetime. Standing, L-R: Joe Zuffante, Doc Sheehan and Alfred Snow. This year’s special guest was Ben Doherty, who lives nently displayed at the dinner. ciative of the honor everyone at in Charlestown. His son Glen Charlestown remembers Glen the dinner showed his son, who Joe Kelley, Judy Evers, Bob Fitzpatrick and Patty Kelly. was among the four Ameri- Doherty for his valor and sacri- is an American hero. cans who were killed at Beng- fi ce and the sacrifi ces of all who Next year, they will return hazi during a terrorist attack sacrifi ce their all, including too to the Knights to gather and on September 11, 2012. Glen often their lives. remember the importance of pa- Doherty’s photo was promi- Ben Doherty was truly appre- triotism and service to America. News Briefs by Sal Giarratani Houston’s So-Called Bathroom Ordinance Goes Down the Toilet Liberals in Houston were pushing a Houston Equal Rights ordinance known as HERO, but called the BATHROOM ordinance by opponents. Liberals seemed confi dent, but then the more conservative voters of Houston started organizing against the measure. In the end the measure went down by a 61- 39 margin. Houston is 25-percent African-American Happy days showing Glen Doherty with his Alfred and Joan Snow standing next to this and 37-percent Latino. The conservative side of this dad Ben Doherty (undated). poster taken of Joan back in 1954. issue won the day and shook up all the progressives across the country that never saw this defeat coming. Score this a victory for us. This is Why I Never Liked Bush 41 Walsh Signs Bill to Outlaw Fake Guns in Boston Former President George H.W. Bush has a soon-to- by Sal Giarratani be-released biography coming out and it is already Boston Mayor Marty Walsh ton with a replica gun and a What is wrong with our politi- causing news. In it, Michael Dukakis is referred to as recently signed an ordinance can of spray paint. The youth cal leaders today? a “midget nerd.” This derogatory remark is found in proposed by the Boston City sprayed off the orange, making There are more important the 91-year-old’s bio titled “Destiny and Power: The Council to ban the sale or use the weapon look real. If a kid strategies to be working on to American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush.” of replica or fake guns inside can do that, a gangbanger can lower gun violence by actu- Bush 41 also takes on Vice President Dick Cheney the City of Boston. This is be- spray on orange to a real gun to ally using all the existing laws and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, suggesting ing called a public safety bill by make it appear fake. about illegal gun possession. both misled President George W. Bush. Rumsfeld was its supporters, as if there is any All this shows is that kids The number one job of City also called an “arrogant fellow.” public safety found in such a and thugs are both smarter Hall and our police is to en- Those quotes forced President George W. Bush to foolish ban. than our elected leaders. If I force all the laws already on defend both men from his father’s attacks, saying, Banning the sale of faux guns were a cop facing a bad guy the books in the war on illegal “I am proud to have served with both Dick Cheney or marking such with an orange holding a gun, there would guns and gun violence. Go- and Donald Rumsfeld.” band, as is being proposed on be no way of knowing whether ing after fake guns or spray Rumsfeld hit back, saying “Bush 41 is getting up Beacon Hill, is nothing more it’s a deadly weapon or not. painting orange on fake guns in years and misjudges Bush 43, who I found made than liberal feel-good legislation Orange is a nice color, but is make-believe law enforce- his own decisions.” that pretends to solve an issue using it as a form of public ment, it is good for press re- Quote to Note but is not doing anything effec- safety is nonsense. leases but not much more than “Be yourself, everybody else is already taken.” tive at all. Talk about replicas. Real public safety is getting that. Going orange on crime will — Oscar Wilde This proposal on fake guns is real guns off the street and not only bring out more red in (Continued on Page 15) just replica legislation. about spray painting anything. victims. Recently, a 12-year-old was Save that stuff for the movies It is time for law enforcement, stopped on the streets of Bos- where it is harmless. not pretend crime fi ghting. THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE HAS MOVED TO 343 CHELSEA ST., DAY SQUARE, EAST BOSTON This offi ce is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information PAGE 2 POST-GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 13, 2015 Res Publica by David Trumbull Far Away Places Far away places with strange sounding names FLAMEN Far away over the sea Those far away places with the strange sounding names Are calling, calling me — words and music by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer, 1948 About three-quarters of eighth grade students were not profi cient in geography in 2014, according to a study released last month by the United States Government Accountability Of fi ce (GAO). Geography — the study of places and the relationship between people and their environment — is present across many facets of modern life, from tracking lost cell phones to monitoring disease outbreaks like Ebola. The growing use of geographic information and location-based technology across multiple sectors of the American economy has prompted questions about whether K-12 students’ skills and exposure to geography are adequate for current and future workforce needs. The U.S. States Senate asked GAO to report on the status of geography education and the challenges elementary and secondary schools face in providing geography education with limited resources. In this report, GAO examined (1) the extent that eighth grade students are profi cient in geography; (2) the challenges selected Flamines, distinguished by their pointed headdress, as part of a procession on the Augustan school offi cials and teachers face in providing geography educa- Altar of Peace. tion; and (3) the role of the Department of Education with respect During the past weeks, we Martialis” or the high priest of from home. He was granted a to geography education. have been examining some of Mars, the god of war and father seat in the Senate, the services GAO’s analysis of nationally representative data from the the ancient customs and beliefs of Romulus and Remus. The of a constant attendant, and his Department of Education showed marked defi ciency in the teach- and have noted many strik- third high priest was called family, along with their houses, ing of geography. Specifi cally, students have not demonstrated ing similarities with Christian “fl amen Quirinus,” the Savine were all dedicated to Jupiter. solid competence in the subject, and the profi ciency levels of eighth procedures and doctrines. We equivalent of Mars, who was He lived in dissoluble marriage, grade students have shown no improvement since 1994. Geogra- discussed ancient books, manu- worshipped as the founder of the and if his wife died he resigned phy is generally taught as part of social studies, but data show scripts, the early Egyptian and old Roman capital. his offi ce. For him, every day that more than half of eighth grade teachers reported spending a Greek attitudes toward cosmic The remaining twelve were was a holy day, and he never small portion (10 percent or less) of their social studies instruction gods, the nether worlds, the known as “fl amines minores” appeared in public without the time on geography. Furthermore, according to a study by an aca- origin of the basilica, cathedral or priests who were identifi ed insignia of his offi ce. These in- demic organization, a majority of states do not require geography and the eternal fl ame. Before with less important deities like signia included his conical hat, a courses in middle school or high school. we leave the worship of Vesta Vulcanus, the god of fi re, Flora, woolen toga which was woven by A key challenge to providing geography education is the increased and the sacred fi re, it might be the goddess of fl owers, Pomona, his wife, a sacrifi cial knife, and focus on other subjects according to offi cials in selected states and of interest to examine “fl ama,” the goddess of the fruit of trees, a rod to keep the people away.