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VOL. 121 - NO. 45 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER 10, 2017 $.35 A COPY And the Winners Are … by Jeanne Brady Well, no surprises in most of 81 votes. At the end of the day, After his opponent conceded, To hear each other. And to the races. Turnout was slightly Edwards triumphed by again Mayor Walsh made the follow- work with each other, side by better than expected, but still taking both East Boston and ing comments: side, to make the greatest city low (27% citywide) and incum- Charlestown, winning by a to- “Today we made a choice in the world the greatest it’s bents coasted to victory: Marty tal margin of over 5 percentage to move forward together: to ever been.” Walsh soundly defeated Tito points. Passacantilli took his continue the historic progress Edwards had this to say to Jackson in the mayoral race home neighborhood, the North we’ve made in the last four her new constituents, “Thank by over 30 percentage points; End, where three generations of years, and to work even harder, you to all of our supporters who and At-Large City Councilors his family have served the City, to achieve even more for the made tonight’s victory in East Wu, Flaherty, Pressley and but it wasn’t enough. The winds city we love … Today, I am Boston, Charlestown, and the Essabai-George defeated all of change continue to blow here more determined than ever North End possible. I couldn’t comers by margins no less and there and District One defi - to make Boston a city where have done this without you.” than 10 percentage points. In nitely felt the breeze. Edwards everyone’s dream can come For complete results, visit the districts, only incumbents is both the fi rst woman and the true — a city that’s a hub of www.boston.gov/departments/ Josh Zakim (District Eight) and fi rst minority candidate to win opportunity for every individual elections/unofficial-election- Mark Ciommo (District Nine) in this district. in every neighborhood. A city results. had challengers, whom they The other two races pitted for all of us. That’s what the All the successful candidates also easily defeated. Michael Kelley against Edward (Photo by Susan Young) next four years will be about will take offi ce in early January. In the three City Council Dis- Flynn (son of former Boston … Most importantly, Boston, In the meantime, you can trict contests where no incum- mayor Ray Flynn) in District only a few percentage points. tonight and for the next four reach your new City Councilor, bents were running, however, Two and Rufus Faulk against Janey went on to win by over years: we choose each other. Lydia Edwards, at www. there was at least one horse Kim Janey in District Seven. 10 percentage points. We choose to see each other. lydiaedwards.org/contact. race expected, as Stephen Pass- These primaries were not that acantilli beat Lydia Edwards in close, but Kelley gave Flynn a the District One primary by only run for his money, losing by Have You THANKED a Veteran Today? from Anthony J. Principi, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs (January 2001-January 2005) We are blessed, as Americans, to take to the fl oor of the politi- At day’s end, we sit down to News Briefs to live in a nation gifted with cal arena — small or great — dinner, in communities large by Sal Giarratani rights and freedoms envied the defi ning the very essence of our and small, and share with world over. Those rights and unique and enduring Democ- our neighbors the immutable freedoms did not come cheaply. racy. Have you thanked a vet- constancy of our freedom to Have you thanked a veteran eran today? raise our families under lib- These Two Guys Were Heroes today? We constantly refi ll and erty’s open skies and to fall Following the horrifi c mass shooting at a Baptist We are the benefi ciaries of a express our creative spirits in asleep beneath the comforting church in Sutherland Springs, TX, two men are now struggle for independence from countless libraries, theaters, blankets of our Democracy. being hailed as heroes for stopping shooter Devin Pat- which we emerged as a nation auditoriums, museums, and Have you thanked a veteran rick Kelley from having an opportunity to commit more of many States joined together galleries wherein our literary, today? carnage as he fl ed the scene of the shooting. as one shining Republic. Have performing, and visual arts are On Veterans Day, 2017, Kelley found himself in a brief fi refi ght with a resi- you thanked a veteran displayed in all their variety, let us seize this opportunity dent of the town as he exited the church. This man, today? uncensored, and open to all. and offer our heartfelt thanks a plumber by trade, grabbed his gun and shot Kelley We rise every morning Have you thanked a veteran to America’s former soldiers, three times and one of those shots found an opening empowered by a land of oppor- today? sailors, airmen, Marines, and in Kelley’s body armor. Many in the community think tunities made rich and plenti- We clash on the gridirons Coast Guardsmen. For 241 that had the plumber (identifi ed as Stephen Willeford) ful by a vigorous and open eco- of ten thousand stadiums; we years, they have protected the not been there, more would have died. Another man nomic, agricultural, and indus- shoot for the hoops on countless rich and seamless fabric of named Johnnie Langendorff arrived at the scene in his trial marketplace. We enjoy a inner-city courts and in mighty Freedom woven on the loom of pickup truck and he and Willeford chased after Kelley bounty of goods and services arenas; we swing for the fences confl ict, washed in the blood of driving away in his SUV until that vehicle crashed. unmatched in all the world. of small town diamonds and the patriots, and preserved in times Police think Kelley may have shot himself rather than Have you thanked a veteran walls of major league ball parks; of peace through their fi delity in get caught alive. today? we run, we swim, we play, we service to the cause of Liberty. However, the big news here was that two guys from We expand our knowledge of exert ourselves individually and Over forty-eight million of Sutherland Springs sprung into action, preventing a ourselves and the world around competitively in a nation where our fellow citizens have earned cold-blooded killer from escaping. They could have us in myriad kindergartens, we are free as men and women our gratitude by donning our remained bystanders, but they stood up to the evil in elementary, middle, and high and boys and girls to celebrate nation’s uniform. They are our front of them and took action. These two men, who schools, and institutions of the independent spirit of ath- ancestors, laid down in their risked their own lives to stop the madness in front of higher learning unparalleled letics. Have you thanked a eternal resting places. They are them, are to be hailed as heroes. in their accessibility to virtu- veteran today? the Greatest Generation. They Trump Gets into His Own Way Again ally every citizen who seeks the And we bow our heads, kneel are our mothers and fathers, President Trump’s immediate reaction to this Texas keys to education. Have you on prayer rugs, and lift our our sons and daughters, our shooting was to say “this isn’t a guns situation” and thanked a veteran today? voices in holy songs in mighty neighbors, and our countrymen called the incident “a mental health problem at the As we have demonstrated to cathedrals, elegant churches, across the nation. They are our highest level.” Typical reaction that only stirs the pot the world, Americans choose simple chapels, and in syna- warriors still missing in action, when it comes to resolving and understanding what the men and women who rep- gogues and mosques all across and they are our former Pris- causes these mass shootings and ways to stop them. resent us in our local, state, our nation, secure in the knowl- oners of War fi nally released I agree with the president that the shooter was prob- and national governments — edge that our beliefs are sacred to Liberty’s loving arms. And ably quite mentally ill at the time of the shootings. from county commissioners to and our right to worship in our they are our armed forces on the President. And any of us own way — or not to worship at the front lines of Freedom half (Continued on Page 10) who seek offi ce, or who have all — is revered and protected. a world away. an opinion about those who do, Have you thanked a veteran On this Veterans Day, are encouraged and welcome today? we thank them all. 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