Eagle Feathers #268 – Reuben James
By Bob (Monty) Doherty
Reuben James was born in Boston and was a sailor and Boatswain’s mate in the United States Navy during the Barbary Wars. He fought alongside Commander Richard Somers, namesake of our city, and under the command of Somers’ best friend Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, who later commanded the Constitution.
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Review by Off the Shelf Correspondent Karen Klein
In her foreword, Jane Fonda, actor, activist, and maker of the film 9 to 5, praises the women of 9 to 5 who built a nationwide movement, started a women-led union, changed the image of working women and “made it clear that women[are]workers in the own right…with rights.” She claims their story will inspire you. It does. I need only quote from the numerous examples of male bosses’ bad behavior toward their secretaries to convince you of the need for the 9 to 5 movement.
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Our poet writes: Hello! My name is Kassidy Butt and I am a junior at Endicott College with a major in English and a concentration in Secondary Education. I have lived in Massachusetts my whole life with my mom, dad, sister, and two dogs! Writing is something I have always had a passion for and I cannot wait to become an English teacher one day!
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Arrests:
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Rodrigo Gutierrez, of Weymouth, November 28, 3:09 p.m., arrested at Washington St. on warrant charges of operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and state highway traffic violation.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Chief of Police Charles Femino have confirmed that Darien Burns, 53, of Somerville has been arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury in connection with the fatal stabbing of Joseph Muzzi, 33, of Weymouth that occurred last night inside the Spin Cycle laundromat on Main Street in Somerville.
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School Committee selected Massachusetts Association of School Committees to lead search efforts
The Somerville School Committee officially launched the search for Somerville’s next Superintendent of Schools in November 2022 with the selection of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) to lead the district’s Superintendent search process.
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