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- Thursday, June 7, 2012
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Poor Tom's Almanac: From college president to talk host
He served 20 years as president of Northern Essex Community College, created a new campus in a neighboring city, has two buildings named in his honor and remains a consummate educator.
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Today, you'll find Dr. John Dimitry on the Haverhill campus of Northern Essex, but in a much different capacity. Gone are the spacious offices and the extreme public exposure. In their place is a long rectangular table inside a corner room of the school library, where he is joined by 20 senior conversationalists. -
To your health: Ways of prescribing pain medications must change
Nothing is more basic in medicine than the desire to treat pain, but major change is needed in how prescription pain medications are managed, and this topic is increasingly in the news.
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To address these needed changes, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine now requires doctors to earn education credits on prescribing opioid medication. And the Massachusetts Legislature recently considered mandating physicians to check patient information in a prescription database before prescribing pain medication. But how did we get to this point? - Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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Editorial: Kudos to those fixing a veteran's home
It's always refreshing to read stories of people helping people.
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And when the people getting the help they need are those who have served their country in wartime, so much the better.
The story of Kevin and Allison Lambert of Haverhill is particularly gratifying. - Do you know what this is?
- Poor Tom's Almanac: Life is chock full of surprises!
- Letters to the editor
- Thursday, May 24, 2012
- Editorial: Deadlines needed to compete work at Bradford condo project
- Letters to the editor: Mural volunteers deserve praise
- Poor Tom's Almanac: The gift of life is a gift indeed
- Do you know what this is?
- Thursday, May 17, 2012
- Editorial: As mom would say: Turn that racket down
- Do you know where this is?
- Poor Tom's Almanac: Flip side of life full of surprises
- Wednesday, May 9, 2012
- Editorial: Meet 7 local kids deserving of your congratulations
- Do you know where this is?
- Poor Tom's Almanac: A heat wave in winter
- Wednesday, May 2, 2012
- Editorial: Opportunity knocking again for Haverhill High athletes
- Do you know what this is?
- Poor Tom's Almanac: One man's junk another's treasure
- Wednesday, April 25, 2012
- Editorial: Don't worry, they're doing it for your own good
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