Genuine Appreciation To the Editor: The CYHA Board of Directors would like to extend the most genuine appreciation to all who made the CYHA Comedy Night a spectacular evening. We cannot thank enough the coordination, commitment and laughs brought on…
Category: Editorials
Make Your Voice Heard — Vote In The Presidential Primary
The revelation last week by members of our intelligence agencies to Congress that the Russians once again are, and will be, interfering in our electoral process is an ominous portent for the national election in November. The recent experience of…
The early college movement
Bunker Hill Community College serves thousands of disadvantaged students each year. While many are successful in starting a career or advancing their education, an unacceptable number leave without accomplishing their goals. No silver bullet can nullify all the obstacles that…
The Miracle on Ice Was More than Just a Game
For those who either were not around or were very young on Feb. 22, 1980, it is hard to imagine how low the American psyche had plummeted during the decade of the 1970s. Although the 1960s generally are regarded as…
Letters to the Editor
We Do Want A Fight Dear Editor: When I read “if you’re looking for a battle or an enemy, look at your neighbors here” a couple weeks ago, I wasn’t even sure what I had just seen. I still don’t…
The (Climate) News Is All Bad
At the start of World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt reportedly said to his aides, “So far, the news is all bad,” referring to the reports from the front in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese were taking…
Thanks for the Memories, Mookie,
It is inconceivable to lifelong Red Sox fans such as ourselves that the Sox’ management decided to trade away Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a few random players. Mookie not only was an amazing talent…
Letters to the Editor
CYHA Comedy Night To the Editor: A vital fundraising event, CYHA Comedy Night, is upcoming on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m., in the Knights of Columbus Father Mahoney Hall. The night is a hilarious time with multiple comedians performing, most…
Have We Turned a Corner?
For the first time since 2014, life expectancy in the United States has risen after four years of decline, according to a report released this past Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall life expectancy rose…
Guest Op-Ed: Black History Is More Than a Month. Join Our Year-Round Celebration
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh February is Black History Month and, in Boston, we have a full series of events planned to celebrate the achievements of Black Bostonians– the women and men, seniors and students, veterans and clergy, business owners…