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More OBAR™ Awards

A standard of this blog is the issuing of OBAR™ awards to those in this town who do a remarkable job at something.  For example, the Recreation Department got OBAR™ awards for their incredible work on BlackburnHall.com and WalpoleRec.com several...

Posted by Sam Obar on May 1, 2010 5:06 PM

I am not a passionate parent

Here is what an anonymous person wrote on WalpoleWords:I'm concerned by this statement:"School Layoffs will Destroy our Community" by Sam ObarThe fact that the schools repeatedly forecast a crisis each year has gotten really, really old. Their message is inflammatory...

Posted by Sam Obar on March 22, 2010 4:42 PM

The picture that has everybody talking

Photo above is a crop from Michael Amaral from a Greg Salvatore photo.Now that it has been established that people DO bring Confederate flags to Walpole High football games, as evidenced by legendary retired Rebel Coach John Lee, it appears...

Posted by Sam Obar on October 1, 2009 9:09 PM

Jimmy Taylor and The Walpole Times

It seems that my letter to the editor was not the only complaint The Walpole Times received this week.  The new editor, Stephanie Southworth Geary, wrote a brief statement at the top of the opinion page, as well as a...

Posted by Sam Obar on September 17, 2009 6:01 PM

A slight change in opinion on Rebel issue

First, I want to express my great pleasure in seeing that Walpole Times reporter Keith Ferguson chose to ask all School Committee candidates whether they would favor discussing changing the Rebel name.  Only one of the three candidates definitively...

Posted by Sam Obar on June 4, 2009 6:35 PM

The Rebel issue rolls on...

Please remember to check out my initial opinion about the Rebel mascot.More thoughts on the Rebel issue...Over the past few months, I have been observing the WalpoleWords forum and reading the various opinions about the Rebel mascot.  While I...

Posted by Sam Obar on May 18, 2009 4:35 PM

Thanks for the support

It appears the users of the WalpoleNews.com forums have noticed my blog.  Here's what one person wrote recently at one forum thread:http://www.samobar.com/180/Sam Obar, a local kid with a lot of spunk and a goal to make a career in...

Posted by Sam Obar on February 20, 2009 8:57 PM

My response to the Villa scandal

I might as well kick off this blog by discussing the Villa scandal that has gripped Walpole for the past several days:    This past week has seen a whirlwind of activity in Walpole related to the astonishing resignation of Danny...

Posted by Sam Obar on December 31, 2008 1:05 PM