2015 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival by Lexie Kaufman
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VOL. 119 - NO. 31 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JULY 31, 2015 $.35 A COPY 2015 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival by Lexie Kaufman Open Your Mind and Let Your Spirit Fly Out by Melineige Beauregard took 1st Place Solo, Sculptor’s Choice Solo, and People’s Choice Solo. (Photos by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) The Revere Beach International Sand the Matty in the Morning Show on Kiss 108. Sculpting Festival was held this past week- First place in the solo competition, Sculptor’s Justice & Liberty by Sue McGrew end, July 24th through July 26th. The theme Choice Solo and the People’s Choice Awards of this year’s festival was The Spirit of Mas- were awarded to Melineige Beauregard’s sachusetts. Twenty master sand sculptors sculpture which she called Open Your Mind from around the world competed for the first and Let Your Spirit Fly Out. Ilya Filmonstev News Briefs place prize in both a solo and duo competi- and David Ducharme won first place in tion. Competitors were given 12 tons of sand the duo competition for their sculpture by Sal Giarratani to use in an 18’ x 18’ area with thirty hours Salt of the Earth also earning them the to complete their sculptures. This year, Sculptors Choice Award. All sculptures nearly 750,000 people attended to view the will remain on the beach until naturally Who Wants Barney Fife for Sheriff? sand sculptures. The winners were an- worn away. The competition was said to be John Sisson, who is running for sheriff here in nounced Saturday evening. An awards cer- amazing to watch and the sculptures were Austin, TX, where I am vacationing, sounds emony was held hosted by Billy Costa from unbelievable. more liberal than many Massachusetts politi- cians and certainly more liberal than any county sheriff I know. The job of law enforcement is law Saint Joseph Procession in Boston’s North End enforcement, right? In an interview, I see a can- by Matt Conti didate for sheriff who sounds far more political than a sheriff ought to be. His gripes with the federal “Secure Communi- ties” program are the exact same criticisms I hear from every liberal politician in Massa- chusetts. Sisson, like others elsewhere, talks about breaking up families or creating mistrust among immigrant communities. What opponents here in Austin and in Boston never talk about is that the only time anyone would ever be held under Secure Communities would be those actually arrested, not everyone who is pulled over. We need politicians elected to office across the country who uphold the law and not selectively choose which laws to enforce. Travis County needs a lawman behind the badge. Cops Guilty Until Proven Innocent As a retired police officer who is currently on my annual vacation to Austin, I had some com- ments in reaction to the Austin American Statesman’s editorial (Cop shootings: Austin’s N.Y. state of mind, July 19th). It seems lately that police officers have become targets of those with anti-police agendas. Law en- forcement is under intense scrutiny. However, Members of the St. Joseph Society too often many critics out there presume cops to (Photo by Rosario Scabin, Ross Photography) be guilty until proven innocent. The City of Aus- Societa San Giuseppe di Riesi held a pro- procession were the North End Marching (Continued on Page 13) cession on Sunday afternoon through the Band and the Northeast Italian-American streets of Boston’s North End in honor of Band. Enjoy these photos from the day. Saint Joseph. Accompanying the St. Joseph (Continued on Page 9) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON This office is open on Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMPM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, JULY 31, 2015 Res Publica by David Trumbull From Hiroshima to Tehran Seventy years ago next week, on August 6, 1945, the U.S. HISTORY’S FIRST PANTY RAID Army Air Forces detonated an atomic bomb codenamed “Little Boy,” over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Three We have been examining ness. We have discussed the days later on August 9th, the U.S. Army Air Forces deto- the stories associated with first eight of the celebrated nated a second atom bomb, codenamed “Frat Man,” over the fictional strongman “Labors of Hercules.” Today’s the Japanese city of Nagasaki. named Hercules (Heracles labor is associated with the Seven decades later, the strategic value and the moral- in Greek). The selection Amazons, a race of women ity of dropping atomic bombs on Japan continue to be sub- of Hercules as our anchor who were represented in jects of debate, with strong opinions on both sides. In a man for this series on my- Greek legend as having lived sense, the decision to use the A-bomb was perhaps the thology is most appropriate in the northeastern part logical outcome of another controversial decision made by because he is claimed to be of Asia Minor near the shore the Allies. At the Casablanca Conference in January 1943, one of the most ancient and of the Black Sea. They President Roosevelt said that the Allies’ goal was uncondi- most famous of all mythologi- formed their own indepen- tional surrender of Germany and Japan. The Conference cal heroes, and his legend- dent state which was gov- adopted that goal, thus assuring that victory would be ary accomplishments are erned by a queen in the complete, but also messy, as no terms of surrender would said to be the richest and mythical town of Themiscyra be entertained. most comprehensive of all on the River Thermadon. After defeating Germany (Germany surrendered uncon- myths. Hercules obtaining the This was the capital from ditionally on May 8, 1945, the Allied occupation began, and I reminded all readers that girdle of Hyppolita by which they made warlike the final peace treaty was not signed until September 12, the memory of Hercules is Nikolaus Knüpfer. excursions against other 1990), the Allies met at the Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam not strange to Italy. Renais- tribes in Asia Minor. (not far from Berlin, today it is an historic site well worth sance Rome honored him in the Bargello (National In order to please his visiting). The Potsdam Declaration of July 26, 1945, stated: in many works of art. There Museum) at Florence, and a daughter, King Eurystheus, is a statue entitled “The statue of Hercules slaying author of these labors, “We call upon the government of Japan to proclaim now Farnese Hercules” which is Cacus, a cattle thief in the required Hercules to fetch the unconditional surrender of all Japanese armed forces, now in the National Museum Palazzo Vecchio at Florence, the belt or girdle of Hippolyte, and to provide proper and adequate assurances of their at Naples, a painting of Her- near the copy of Michel- queen of the Amazons at good faith in such action. The alternative for Japan is cules killing the Hydra (his angelo’s David. that time. Because these prompt and utter destruction.” second labor) and another of All the famous “Labors women were such formi- Eleven days later we dropped the first atom bomb. On Hercules crushing Antaeus, of Hercules” were imposed dable enemies, Hercules May 8th the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and on both are in the Uffizi Gal- upon him as punishment selected a group of sturdy May 9th we dropped the second bomb. Even after the events lery in Florence, a statue of for killing his wife and chil- of the 8th and 9th, Japan was still seeking surrender under (Continued on Page 10) Hercules crushing Antaeus, dren during a period of mad- certain conditions. After days of internal dissention within the government of Japan, including an attempted coup d’état, the Japanese authorities reluctantly accepted the Everett Co-Operative Bank reality that the Allies would accept nothing short of uncon- ditional surrender. to Open New Branch Office in Lynnfield On August 15th, the Empire of Japan surrendered uncon- Everett Co-Operative Bank Peabody. We expect to have nificant growth. Our asset ditionally to the United States, the United Kingdom, the (ECB) is pleased to announce both a walk-up and a 24-hour base has grown 300% from Soviet Union, and the other Allies. Victory over Japan was plans to open a new full ser- drive-up ATM, as well as a $137MM to $408MM as of widely celebrated throughout the U.S. until 1975. Rhode vice branch in Lynnfield, live drive-thru lane and 6/30/2015 and in that same Island only retains that holiday, renamed “Victor Day,” and MA. 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