Dear Senator Warren,,,Captain Paul Cohan of Gloucester responds to the Senator’s op-ed
Dear Senator Warren, I personally do not share your optimism about our individual, yet collective futures. Every day fishermen are sinking deeper into debt. Every day more fishermen are forced to come to the conclusion that they will have to sell the boat just so they can come up for air. The point that seems to escape those who feel that “you guys can just go pound nails for awhile until things rebound” is that our hammer is our boat, and a boat can’t support itself in any other manner than that for which it was built – fishing Read more here op-ed here
Guest View: Tide begins turning fishermen’s way
“For the past two years, I have made many visits to Massachusetts fishing communities in New Bedford, Gloucester and the South Shore to hear about the challenges facing the industry. I’ve listened to boat owners and fishermen who face devastating catch allocation cuts, and I’ve spoken with net makers and icemen whose businesses depend on a strong fishing fleet to make ends meet. The message I’ve heard has been clear:”
The truth is, she didn’t get it, and there are a few poli bum kisser’s (they know who they are) that trumpet her message as progress, instead of leaning in hard and making her get it.
Ray Lamont at the Gloucester Daily Times is not one of them.
Editorial: Fishing aid package far short of even basic needs
She did replace someone that did get it, and I’d bet Scott Brown would never patronize the fishermen he stood up for.
That’s all that op-ed was. Patronization of the desperate.