New Zealand is a beautiful country that seems far removed, both literally and figuratively, from the problems facing the rest of our troubled planet. However, the tragic shootings at two mosques in New Zealand this past Friday have demonstrated that…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: Women as Heroes
March is Women’s History month, and Friday, March 8 was International Women’s Day. As I look back on the legacy of women in our country, I’m reminded of the vast number of accomplishments and achievements that women have made. In…
Townie Tidbits
MOXIE AND A GOOD SENSE OF BALANCE The Friends of the Charlestown Branch Library will be hosting a presentation by author Lynne Byall Benson on her new book “Moxie and a Good Sense of Balance: Nancy Drew and the Power…
Letter to the Editor
Close the loopholes Dear Editor, Thank you for your highly commendable editorial “Let’s close the loophole in State Law to end Human Trafficking.” Like all your other editorials, you always provide a solution to a problem. Your solution of closing…
Guest Op-ed Lenten Letter: Summit to Protect Children And Minors Was Powerful
By Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap. As we begin the holy season of Lent, this annual time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving affords us the opportunity to be renewed by God’s love and mercy as we recommit ourselves to…
Hands-Free Driving Makes Sense
Recent statistics indicate that the single-biggest cause of motor vehicle accidents these days can be attributed generally to what is known as “distracted driving.” According to some reports, more Americans now are killed on our roads because of distracted driving…
Letter to the Editor
On DeLeo’s Greenworks Proposal To the editor: Speaker DeLeo’s billion-dollar GreenWorks proposal could offer much-needed support to Winthrop, other coastal towns, and all the Commonwealth’s communities as we face greater extremes of tides and weather. But as with any local…
Townie Tidbits
Why Do Many of Us Go into Full Panic over Snow? This winter has been pretty much mild. We are into March. This weekend, we will turn the clocks ahead. February was great. The Red Sox are playing again down…
Guest Op-ed National Service Makes Local Impact: AmeriCorps Members Are Strengthening Greater Boston Communities
By Barbara Moffat and Emily Haber In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy asked Americans what they could do for their country. Nearly 60 years later, thousands are answering that question by serving in AmeriCorps, a national service program…
Let’s Close the Loophole in State Law to End Human Trafficking
The recent national news stories concerning a massage parlor in Jupiter, Fla., have brought to light what is nothing less than a national abomination: The trafficking of women that reaches into every corner of the United States. The news stories…