Today's poll: Should welfare recipients be required to submit to random tests for alcohol and drug use?
04.26.2011 | HOLYOKE - A pedestrian on Dwight St. Tuesday morning.The Forecast
There was more fog early this morning than you'd see during a guitar solo at a Dokken concert. The Willimansett Bridge was invisible from I-391, the river a white void.
The mossy weather continues today, with a high in the mid-70s and a sky full of clouds. Showers may move in after 3 p.m.
The temperature tonight is only forecast to drop to 62; rain is likely with thunderstorms possible.
Right now Wednesday is looking like a near repeat of today -- only a little cooler, and with more thunderstorms on the horizon.
Today's Poll
State Rep. Nicholas Boldyga (R-Southwick) is advocating for random drug and alcohol tests for welfare recipients.
"For however many decades up to 2011, we just keep giving people a monthly check when we know that they have addictions to whether it's drugs or alcohol and we just keep writing them a check every month," Boldyga said in an interview with CBS3 Springfield.
Boldyga's bill, the station reports, would first form a commission to determine how much random testing would cost.
What do you think -- should welfare recipients be required to submit to random tests for alcohol and drug use? Vote in our poll, and check back tomorrow for the results.
Thursday's results: Way back on Thursday, we asked, "Is 7:25 a.m. too early for high school classes to start?" 23 people voted. 60.87% said "no"; 39.13% voted "yes".
Monday's Top 5
The top 5 headlines on MassLive.com on April 25 were:
- 'Dancing With the Stars' Best Moments of Season 12 (so far) [photo gallery]
- Westfield's 'Big Dig': Now-$80 million Great River Bridge project adds $500,000 clock tower
- South Windsor Kennel Club Dog Show 4/24/11 [photo gallery]
- 24-year-old former Springfield resident Tamik Kirkland, convicted of firearm and other charges, has escaped from state prison in Shirley
- Lottery tickets stolen during break-in to Chicopee store worth over $600 when cashed in at Springfield store hours later
Quote of the Day
“I don’t think they actually comprehended how this was going to affect the community.”
— Ludlow Police Sgt. Louis Tulik, on the Holy Week vandalism of the Stations of the Cross, a shrine and another area on the grounds of Our Lady of Fatima Church. Read George Graham's article here.