The scales of justice
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 9/2004 Days after September 11, 2001, I wrote a column expressing grief, outrage and pain from the terrorist attacks on our country.…
That’s Entertainment? The Wardrobe Malfunction at the Super Bowl
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 2/2004 It’s taken me a little while to collect my thoughts about the alleged “wardrobe malfunction” incident during the Superbowl half-time show.…
The bill of no rights
By Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter April 2003 and the Boston City Paper July 2006 With all the important news lately about National Security, the Total Information Act,…
I find your lack of cell phone etiquette… Disturbing.
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter August 2002 I need to vent. Can you hear me now? Good. Can you please hang up that silly phone? Okay. I’ll…
Just one more precious life going up in smoke
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 8/2001 It was a hot July Sunday— a very hot day. I was at the gas station when a kid came in…
The REAL storm wasn’t a blizzard: School Violence
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter March, 2001 Well, once again the story began with the hype: Astronomical tides. Snowfall that just might be bigger than the blizzard…
Thoughts on Election 2000
By Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter November 2000 What an exciting and fascinating time this is. No one alive has ever seen a United States presidential election like…
Vote!
Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter September 2000 This morning’s mail brought a little red booklet, “The official Massachusetts information for voters.” Now, quick show of hands. How many…
Two styles of parenting
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter February 1999 and The Boston City Paper 6/2007 So our washing machine is broken, and I’m lugging three baskets of assorted clothes,…
Hurricane Season is Here, So Be prepared
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter9/3/1998
Clothes To The Dark Side
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 2/1998 It’s been a while since I enjoyed an afternoon of Saturday malling, but last weekend presented no appointments or urgent things…
Zero Tolerance For Toy Guns in School
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 5/1997 Note: I redacted the child’s name and identifying details from this post. Meet , the 5 year old who was recently…
Reflections on the April Fool’s Blizzard of 1997
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 4/97 Some random thoughts and observations on the Great Blizzard of 1997: Any snowstorm with even mild accumulation brings the inevitable comparison…
When Hell freezes over (or, how to endure three months of ice, snow and cold)
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro reporter January, 1997 The icy blast of the alarm clock jostled most of us out of our beds this morning. The browning Christmas…
Gun Show! (The Gun Show Loophole)
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 11/1996 and the Boston City Paper in revised format 11/2006 “…A DANGEROUS “gun show loophole” continues to allow criminals and terrorists to…