Remember This When You Vote Dear Editor: During the Obama Administration the price of regular gasoline was $4.00 per gallon, plus surpluses were added to deliveries of goods by trucks, vans, et. al. Surpluses were added to air flights and…
Category: Editorials
Rental Relief Program Is a Win-Win
The announcement by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday of a $171 million package of programs that will help renters stay in their homes comes as welcome news for both tenants and landlords alike. Housing insecurity never is a good thing…
Mask Up As We Approach Winter
The wonderful weather we enjoyed for much of this past weekend certainly was welcome as we approach the darker and colder days that lie ahead. However, make no mistake about it: Winter is coming, and so is the need for…
Letter to the Editor
MBA Charitable Foundation Social Media Campaign To the Editor: Thank you for all those who participated in the MBA Charitable Foundation Social Media Campaign. Your votes helped us distribute funds to various agencies who have worked endlessly in supporting those…
Make the Most of the Long Weekend
The arrival of Columbus Day means that the fall season squarely is upon us, the time of year that has special meaning for all of us in New England, even amidst a pandemic. With the weatherman forecasting a beautiful weekend…
TWTWTW X 100
In the 1960s there was a TV show, That Was The Week That Was (also known as TW3), that took a satirical look at that week’s news events. However, this past week’s events have moved from the realm of farce…
Guest Op-Ed: Something Needs to Be Done About Evictions
By Shane Fowler Hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents are at risk of displacement and homelessness if evictions are allowed to continue unabated without any protections from the legislature. Massachusetts has deployed various strategies to mitigate the harms from the…
Trump’s Taxes: Shocking, But Not Surprising
The recent disclosure by the New York Times of President Donald Trump’s personal tax returns for nearly a 20-year period, up to and including his 2017 return (which Trump would have filed in April, 2018), presents evidence of the extent…
Suffolk DA Rollins Steps Up
The announcement this week by Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins that her office will be expanding the database (often referred to as LEAD) that is comprised of law enforcement personnel whose prior conduct could impact their credibility as witnesses in…
Letter to the Editor
Support of Suffolk Downs Development Proposal To the Editor: The follwoing letter was sent to the BPDA Board Members. I am a lifelong neighbor of the former Suffolk Downs racetrack, including residency in East Boston overlooking the site, and I…