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Toddlers don’t know mitted in our neighborhood by lic property with their ghetto style any better, they are just babies. what this newspaper would call an- messes and their messages of hate. The graffiti sprayers are adults, other moron with a warped politi- Castle Island is more than acting like babies who do know cal agenda and a can of spray paint. just a tourist attraction and a better, but they just don’t care. Written on one of the barrier stones part of the South Boston Com- One resident who responded at Castle Island were the words munity that we can all take with her own social media post “ICE = Gestapo”. First of all, ICE pride in. It is also a famous put it perfectly in her message - Immigration and Customs En- landmark of historical impor- to the vandal(s): “Respect our forcement, certainly does not in tance and it belongs to every (Castle) Island or stay away”. any way resemble the Gestapo of American. When small minded Oh, how it is so desired by so Hitler’s Germany. The men and criminals sneak around in the many residents that the vandals women of ICE have a difficult job darkness of night, acting like will someday soon, be caught to do, as they play a major role in toddlers with crayons writing in the act and dealt with. “Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse the earth, the air and you” - Langston Hughes Helly Hansen NOOD Regatta Part of Marblehead Race Week he Helly Hansen at the conclusion of the re- ing professionals on the National Offshore gatta wins its class. Around water—continues as title TOne Design (NOOD) 150 teams from across the sponsor for the elite sailing Regatta Series — the larg- East Coast and the country, series for the fifth consecu- est national sailboat racing are expected to compete in tive year. As part of Helly circuit in the United States 14 fleets. Hansen’s commitment to the — returns to Marblehead, Every year, local, regional future of the sport, the com- Mass., this week as part of and national sailors register pany continues to sponsor Marblehead Race Week, to compete in the Helly Han- one or two local youth teams which will serve as the fifth sen NOOD Regatta Marble- as the Helly Hansen Junior stop of the 2019 season, head, vying for top marks Crew at each event in 2019. July 25-28. The event is in a wide array of classes Operating since 1988, organized by Sailing World and a chance at the Overall Sailing World’s National and hosted by the Boston Winner title, which earns Offshore One Design Regat- Yacht Club. the winning team a berth tas, known as the “NOODs,” The 2019 Helly Hansen 1. 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If you don’t want disagree with yours is really get- ments, their actions and their votes cruel and should be banned and that to fish, don’t. If you don’t want to ting old.” These are the words on the issues, as well as the company kids especially, should never be al- hunt, you don’t have to. In Amer- expressed by a female Senator from they keep and the groups and indi- lowed to take part in such a barba- ica, we have the freedom to hunt a mid-western state and directed at viduals they support, the American rous sport. and fish. This is the land of liberty, the 4 members of ‘The Squad’ last people are not falling for it. The advice I would offer to the where we can own firearms, if we week. It also applies to many other Moving on, a recent survey unhappy reader is to chill out and choose, or not own them if we are people on the left side of the politi- released last week confirms what get used to it. Humankind has opposed to them. It’s important to cal divide, who throw the ‘racist’ most people already figured out. A fished to eat and for sport since the remember something that is so of- label at anyone who has a different majority of Americans no longer beginning of its existence. It’s the ten repeated here. This is America, view about just about anything. trust the news media. Its approval same advice I’d give to those who where everyone has the right to The statement by the Senator is rating is way down. But an institu- are furious that people are allowed their opinion, and your views are pretty much the feeling of a grow- tion that is even less popular than to hunt. One of the great things not the only views allowed. ing number of Americans who have the press is government; particu- had more than enough of this. larly Congress. The four congresswomen; Cor- Moving on, Senator Bernie Sand- tez, Pressley, Omah and Tlaib, ers continues to show his lack of Let Our Family Help Your Family who make up Squad; now being understanding of economics.