By Councilor Annissa Essaibi George Right now, Boston’s residents are struggling to pay rent, our families can’t find or afford stable housing, and too many individuals are experiencing chronic homelessness. The past year has only emphasized these realities and the…
Category: Editorials
Letter to the Editor
SST Threatens East Boston, Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea, et al Again! To the Editor, Many years after the Concorde SST was mothballed due to insurmountable extreme environmental, safety and financial issues it appears that Logan Airport’s densely populated surrounding communities (East…
Congratulations to the Class of 2021
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they have a personal connection to a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share in…
A Memorial Day To Look Back and Ahead
If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…
Guest Op-Ed: Your House and Building Financial Security
Dr. Glenn Mollette As we approach Memorial Day, give thanks for our soldiers who gave and are giving sacrificially for our freedom. One of the freedoms we enjoy is the freedom to own a house. The greatest asset of most…
Guest Op-Ed: As Our City Reopens and the Weather Gets Warmer, I Encourage Everyone Who Can to Support Our Small Business
By: Mayor Kim Janey Warmer weather has brought good news in Boston’s fight against the pandemic. Across our city, COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest levels in more than a year. And, from Roxbury to Roslindale, East Boston to…
We Deserve This Great Weather
With Massachusetts entering the reopening phase after 14 months of lockdowns, the arrival of the magnificent weather this week could not have been better-timed. All of us have had to make sacrifices to varying degrees during the pandemic. Many of…
Liz Cheney Is a Profile in Courage
We disagree with Liz Cheney on just about everything, politically-speaking. We suspect that most of our readers also have felt the same way over the years. But there is no denying that her principled stand in opposition to her party…
Guest Op-Ed: Graduation and Your Destination
Dr. Glenn Mollette Families across America are celebrating high school and college graduations. American young adults are now faced with going to work or pursuing more education. Employers across America are looking for workers. Colleges are looking for students. Will…
Get That Shot!
The idea of “vaccine hesitancy” is a relatively new phenomenon in our country. For those of the Baby Boom generation, there never was any question about getting shots for all kinds of childhood and adult communicable diseases. Vaccines, along with…