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Category: Editorials
School Masking Is Not a Parental Matter
According to an interview in the Boston Globe, a member (who is a medical doctor) of the unpaid COVID-19 advisory panel to Gov. Charlie Baker made this statement regarding masking by children in public schools: “Regardless of science, and there…
Sober October: Now More Than Ever
We all know that the pandemic has not been great for either our physical or mental health. One of the strongest indicators of this is that overall alcohol consumption increased by 14 percent among Americans in 2020 and 23 percent…
Guest Op-Ed: Preparing Our Children for the 21st Century Economy
By Anthony D’Ambrosio The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on our state’s students. Mental health issues have spiked, reaching crisis levels in many school districts. Nearly 300 schools in Massachusetts had chronic absenteeism rates of 30% or higher…
Guest Op-Ed: Looking at the Death of Menhaden “Pogies” in the Mystic River
By Dr. Rob Moir Last Saturday, September 24, 2021, thousands of menhaden fish, locally known as pogie, were found dead in the Mystic River, resting up against the Amelia Earhart Dam between Somerville’s Draw Seven State Park next to Assembly…
Let’s Build a Drug Treatment and Homeless Facility in Dover
Back in the 1970s and ‘80s, when there was talk of expanding Logan Airport to the detriment of residents in the communities of Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea, and South Boston, among others, then-State Senator William Bulger of So. Boston suggested constructing…
Hey You — Take a Hike!
For many New Englanders, fall is their favorite season. The warm days and crisp evenings serve as the perfect midpoint between the heat and humidity of summer and the chill of winter. When you add in the spectacular colors of…
A Sad — But Predictable — Outcome
Amidst all of the big news stories during these past two weeks, perhaps the one that has grabbed the most attention from Americans of all ages involved the mysterious disappearance of 22 year-old Gabrielle Petito, the young woman who had…
Get out to vote on Primary Day this Tuesday
The highly-anticipated primary election for the City of Boston is set for this Tuesday, September 14. For the first time in the city’s history, the two successful candidates in the primary who will vie to succeed Marty Walsh (who took…
Restore Happy Hours? Are they Crazy?
There seems to be a move afoot to place a ballot question for the November, 2022, state election that would allow for the return of so-called Happy Hours (a/k/a, drink as much as you can, as fast as you can)…