Hot Topics: Taking a Toll on the 8th Essex

Welcome to the first installment in a new series of quick hit "Hot topics" that I feel are of particular interest to those in the district. Not only will this make for sparkling cocktail conversation but I'm hoping to turn your opinions into action. Today's topic is the toll hike proposed by the Mass Turnpike Authority that would double the fare for the Sumner and the Ted Williams tunnels. That the North Shore is saddled with such a disproportionate share of the burden is outrageous to me, but I want to hear from you.

So, allow me to point you to this article just up on the Marblehead and Swampscott Reporters' website: Double trouble: Legislators vow fight after Pike votes massive toll hike

Then, I invite you to stop by www.loriehrlich.com and take a very basic one question survey on the front page, which also includes contact phone numbers and addresses. Please forward this on to family and friends.