The announcement this week that President Joe Biden has nominated Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins to be the next United States Attorney for Massachusetts is welcome news for those who believe that our criminal justice system at all levels…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: City employees deserve our gratitude and respect
By John Barro Public service is a calling, a passion for serving your neighbors, and a drive to create a better community now and for future generations. Almost all of the 18,000 women and men who work for the City…
Guest Op-Ed: Ignorance and bigotry walk hand in hand on Civil Rights in Massachusetts
By Jim Wallace This opinion piece is in response to an editorial piece published on June 17, 2021, in the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge. I find it more than ironic that an anti-civil rights editorial full of misinformation and flat-out bigotry appears…
Letters to the Editor
What about “OUR” views? To the Editor: Just thought I would respond about the recent article on Hood Park Landscape and how they are “SO” concerned about blocking out the noise and sight of I-93 for THEIR tenants. The first issue…
Not Vaccinated? COVID-19 Will Get You — And Your Family
When we were writing about COVID-19 last year at the height of the pandemic, we often put it this way: COVID-19 is a hunter and we, the human animal, are its prey. In the summer of 2021, another way to…
Guest Op-Ed: Pier 5 and Community
By Christopher Nicodemus The Pier 5 Association (www.pier5.org) continues to advocate for a public use for the future of Pier 5 in the Navy Yard. We have more than 2,000 signatures in support of our position. The community voice strongly…
Guest Op-Ed: Showing Up for Our Aging Residents
By Councilor Annissa Essaibi George This past year and a half has been devastating for so many, and with that has come a long list of changes and priorities that the City of Boston must address. But perhaps voices too…
Sorry Folks — But the Pandemic Is Far from Over
We in Massachusetts are living in a bit of a pandemic bubble right now, both literally and figuratively. The high vaccination rate in our state, as well as in neighboring states throughout New England, has contributed to a dramatic drop…
No Escaping Climate Change
Heat domes. Polar vortexes. Superstorms. Megadroughts. Wildfire tornados. Rising sea levels. These terms were unheard of at the start of this century — other than in academic journals — but are now part of our everyday conversation. Climate change and its catastrophic effects…
Guest Op-Ed: Welcoming Phase of Reentry and Renewal
By Cathy Judd-Stein It is often said that the opportunity to find a deeper power within emerges when life becomes most challenging. Like many, I continue to reflect on the magnitude of fear and uncertainty we collectively experienced during the…