That's the opening line from "The Morning After," a summer of 1973 chart-topping pop song sung by Maureen McGovern. Previously, "The Morning After" had already won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Nearly 30 years ago, Ron Beaty was sentenced to federal prison for sending threatening letters to then-President George H.W. Bush, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, and then state senator Lois Pines, a Newton Democrat.
Beaty is now a sitting member of the Barnstable County Commission seeking re-election to one of two four-year terms in a four-candidate race.
