PAUL HEROUX FOR SHERIFF BRISTOL COUNTY, MA
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I write about public policy issues because I care about the issues, I understand the issues and what needs to be done about them.

Charter schools: No, we're not even sure they're working - Sun Chronicle

​The Massachusetts CREDO Study of Charter Schools Methodology is Critically Flawed - Huffington Post

Don’t Raise The Massachusetts Charter School Cap Just Yet - Huffington Post

​Blame Obama for Racial Tensions with the Police? - Huffington Post

'Bathroom bill' doesn't endanger children's safety - Sun Chronicle

​Bathroom Bills Are About Civil Rights, Not Sex Offenders - Huffington Post

Fewer students + low inflation = less money = crisis - Sun Chronicle

​Bathroom Bill Myths & Facts - Huffington Post

Fear & Loathing in Bathrooms Bills - Huffington Post

For purposes of funding, each charter school should be evaluated independently - ​Boston Globe

Apples and Oranges (on charter schools) - Boston Herald

Charter Schools: Problems and Solutions - Huffington Post

We Got the President We Deserve - Huffington Post

If All Lives Matter, Do Refugee Lives Matter? - Huffington Post

The arguments for transgender public accommodations - Sun Chronicle

On Being the Parent of a Transgender Child - Huffington Post

Transgender Rights and Public Bathrooms - Huffington Post

Untreated Traumatized Teen Parents in Anytown, USA - Huffington Post

It's Time to Protect Little Lungs - Huffington Post

Two Stories of Homeless, Teenage Mothers - Huffington Post

"I Didn't Ask to Be Homeless: I Made Good Choices!" - Huffington Post

Why we need to halt standardized testing - Sun Chronicle

Why This Politician Opposes Standardized Tests - Huffington Post

Representative Heroux - Nice article in the Huffington Post.  Thoughtful, intelligent, honest, and well said. The key to being educated, I think, is the ability to observe clearly, analyze carefully, weigh the evidence, listen judiciously, be open to all sides of the argument, and then have the courage to make a judgement.  You certainly are an excellent model for my high school and college students. Thanks - Jim McD.
Great article, Paul. You clearly articulated each and every point. I only wish more people of influence would be so enlightened. Thank you for your support. - Stephanie Bordes Torres
Every one test differently. Please get rid of standard testing and teach our children what they need  - Jean PhillipsCurrier

State Rep. Paul Heroux defends record on speaker term limits - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Assume Nothing; Question Everything - Attleboro Patch

The Best Policy Depends on the Context, Not the Political Party - Huffington Post

From a reader:
God blessed you with common sense, not everyone is so lucky. 
From a reader: 
This'll never work - much to reasonable. 

It's time to practice what I've preached - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Republicans and the oil lobby - MetroWest Daily News

Can We Trust Republican Motives When Oil Is Involved? - Huffington Post

The power of politics lies with the voter - Standard Times of New Bedford

Future of Attleboro Depends on Your Vote - Attleboro Patch

How do we really elect our leaders? - Taunton Daily Gazette

Elections Are Term Limits - Attleboro Patch

The Republican Drift From Compassion - Huffington Post

Fall Riverites working to create a better city - Fall River Herald News

Has GOP evolved beyond 'compassionate conservatism'? - Standard Times of New Bedford

The Republican drift from compassion - Taunton Daily Gazette

The Social Security Conundrum Explained - Huffington Post

US too large, populous for 'small' government - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Jobs, not debt, should be Congress' focus - New Bedford Standard Times

Who Should We Trust? Dems, GOP... Standard and Poor's? - Huffington Post

Doomsday coming? - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

FROM A READER:
Paul, Thanks for bringing sanity to the debt ceiling debate.

Misusing media and ideology - MetroWest Daily News

FROM A READER:
I was half way throught the editoral "Misusing Media and Ideology" in the Milford Daily News and I stopped to  look  to see who  wrote this article because I thought it was well written and showing both  sides of the issue...and I recognized your name....hi! .... Well,  I enjoyed the article.......... I liked your explaning,  or exposing, the fact that  the 'trust fund'  for social  security which is supposed to  be in  a 'lock  box',  has already been  spent....like the cigarette tax which  was supposed to  be used for health  issues gets diverted for other pet issues....

Politicians use media to spread ideological mistruths - Fall River Herald News

Facts too often lost as opinions take their shape - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

FROM A READER:
Paul, Just wanted to let you know how timely and appropriate your article was,  “facts too often lost as opinions take their shape” . I was trying to see which way your politics lean and could not decipher at all from your article, which was a breath of fresh air.  I happen to lean pretty far one way, but both parties need to stop the politics and do what`s best for all. Thanks, JJ
FROM A READER:
I read your editorial today in the Sun Chronicle and was extremely impressed. You said a lot of things that should be common sense, but the American public has gotten so used to being spoon fed. We're constantly inundated with propaganda, but seem to have lost the ability to process it. Thanks for your insightful writing. Keep up the good work.

Political beliefs drawn from media and ideology - Taunton Daily Gazette

Media and Ideology in Politics - Huffington Post

Counting up the troubles with lobbyists - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

The cold, hard (cash) reality of lobbying - Taunton Daily Gazette

Are lobbyists, special interest money inseparable from politics? - Fall River Herald News

​HEROUX: Measures of success should be easier to find

Is College Worth It? - Huffington Post

'Ask not just what a job can do for you...' - Cambridge Chronicle

To fellow grads... and employers - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Infidelity in the news - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

‘Sex sells’ is a state of mind - Taunton Daily Gazette

When private acts become public - Fall River Herald News

Where’s the beef, Trump? - Providence Journal

Time for us to fire partisan extremists - The Standard Times

It's time to fire political polarization - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

One year after Gulf disaster, still no change - Taunton Daily Gazette

Oil dependency lesson slow to sink in for US - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Ideological ‘solutions’ rarely work - Fall River Herald News

Ideologies aside, it all depends - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Two ways government can save our money - MetroWest Daily News

To save Fall River money, prevent sick day abuse - Fall River Herald

Show taxpayers the proof on programs - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Buybacks can make sense - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Ways to save Cambridge taxpayers money - Cambridge Chronicle

Parties need to stop unnecessary bickering and get down to business - Fall River Herald News

Moderates offer voters the best chance - Taunton Daily Gazette

Political will fails energy test - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Political extremes - Cambridge Chronicle

Failure-wishing must end - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

What Democrats need for success this year - Fall River Herald News

When The Probability Is Low, But The Consequences Are High - On Earth Magazine

What Democrats need to do to be successful this November - Cambridge Chronicle

Want faster change? Cut political pensions - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

Don’t lump all Harvard students together - Cambridge Chronicle

Voters enforce unofficial term limits at the polls - Fall River Herald News

So, Why Aren't We Energy Independent? - OnEarth Magazine

Deciphering term limits - Cambridge Chronicle

After Gulf disaster, an opportunity to change - OnEarth Magazine

To gamble or not to gamble - Fall River Herald News

After Gulf disaster, an opportunity to change - Fall River Herald News

Wind power better than political hot air - Attleboro Sun Chronicle

After Gulf disaster, an opportunity to change - Cambridge Chronicle

When probability low, but consequences high - Attleboro Sun Chronicle


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