For the vast majority of Americans, the holiday season, which is now upon us is a joyous time when the abundance that life offers is most apparent in a wealthy nation such as ours. But the sad reality for many…
Category: Editorials
The More Women, the Better
Say what you will about the state of politics in our country these days, one thing that is undeniable is that Americans have become more engaged in the political process than at any time in our recent history. The recent…
Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU Dear Editor: The Friends of the Training Field would like to thank the people who made Halloween at the Training Field a great success. The MacDonalds, who always go out of their way for the community: Doug, Jason,…
Thanking Veterans Today, and Every Day
Every year on Nov. 11, we remember the armistice, signed on November 11th, 1918, that ended the First World War. One hundred years later, it can be easy to forget why we celebrate this day of all days, as the…
Be Sure to Thank Our Veterans
Its was 100 years ago this Sunday, on Nov. 11, 1918, that World War I formally came to a conclusion on what is famously referred to as the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. Americans observed…
Vote Yes Question 1
Every day in Massachusetts, patients in our hospitals push a call button and wait…and wait…for a registered nurse to come to their aid. You could be one of those patients. You might be in severe pain, or frightened or disoriented.…
Townie Tidbits
REMEMBER ALL VETERANS ON VETERANS’ DAY By the time you are reading this, I will have been down in Austin, Texas, visiting the Giarratani Family. I have been going down there every year since Christmas 2007. Austin is a very large and…
Letters to the Editor
A BIG THANK YOU FOR HALLOWEEN Dear Editor: Charlestown is a remarkable community, where caring people collaborate to make our Halloween a safe, fun, memorable, inclusive and wonderful Halloween. We are grateful to all who helped us celebrate our 33rd…
Passage of Question 1 Could Slash Number of Nursing Students
Massachusetts already faces a nursing shortage that’s been going on for more than a decade. An unintended consequence if Question 1 passes may force the state’s 25 bachelor’s- and master’s-degree nursing programs to slash the number of students it admits.…
How We Are Addressing Climate Change in Boston
This year is shaping up to be one of the strongest years in Boston’s history. We’ve continued to add 20,000 new jobs each year, and we’ve brought unemployment down below 4 percent. And perhaps most importantly, we’ve made a plan…