THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION may revive the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,” the 2015 agreement between the Obama administration and Iran that was discarded by former president Donald Trump. Diplomats recently […]
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Second-guessing begins on Alex Morse allegations
HOLYOKE MAYOR ALEX MORSE is fighting for his political future, amid allegations that he had sex with students attending the university where he taught. Now questions are being raised about what […]
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Second-guessing begins on Alex Morse allegations
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is fighting for his political future, amid allegations that he had sex with students attending the university where he taught. Now questions are being raised about […]
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Where is the uptick in COVID cases coming from?
IN JULY, the number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts increased most dramatically among people in their twenties. According to state data, people in the 20-29 age category saw their COVID-19 case […]
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Where is the uptick in COVID cases coming from?
In July, the number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts increased most dramatically among people in their twenties. According to state data, people in the 20-29 age category saw their COVID-19 […]
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COVID database filled with holes despite law
Passing a law is one thing. Implementing it is another. On June 7, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a law requiring the Department of Public Health to publish more transparent data about […]
Posted inGuns
While Black Lives Matter rises, gang gunfire keeps claiming more lives
IT’S BECOME THE untenable backdrop to a national movement demanding a reckoning with systematic racism and centuries of sanctioned brutality against black Americans: While thousands have taken to the streets to […]
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While Black Lives Matter rises, gang gunfire keeps claiming more lives
It’s become the untenable backdrop to a national movement demanding a reckoning with systematic racism and centuries of sanctioned brutality against black Americans: While thousands have taken to the streets […]
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Fireworks rattle cities, draw wild theories
THERE’S SO MUCH about life over the last few months that was impossible to predict, even after the pandemic began to reshape nearly every facet of our daily existence. For residents […]
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Fireworks rattle cities, draw wild theories
There’s so much about life over the last few months that was impossible to predict, even after the pandemic began to reshape nearly facet of our daily existence. For residents […]
Posted inArts and Culture
Juneteenth observances growing amid racial unrest
WITH PROTESTS AGAINST racial inequities roiling the country, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday issued an executive order declaring Juneteenth a paid holiday for state employees this year. Juneteenth – June […]
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Juneteenth observances growing amid racial unrest
With protests against racial inequities roiling the country, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday issued an executive order declaring Juneteenth a paid holiday for state employees this year. Juneteenth – […]
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Local police departments adopting 8 Can’t Wait
AROUND THE COUNTRY, and now in Massachusetts, police departments are adopting a set of policies that could potentially decrease violence inflicted by law enforcement. The “8 Can’t Wait” project seeks to […]
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Local police departments adopting 8 Can’t Wait
Around the country, and now in Massachusetts, police departments are adopting a set of policies that could potentially decrease violence inflicted by law enforcement. The “8 Can’t Wait” project seeks […]
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News business in George Floyd upheaval
THE NEWS BUSINESS is going through its own George Floyd reckoning, as traditional ways of operating are being challenged and overturned in swift fashion. A week ago, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran […]
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News business in George Floyd upheaval
The news business is going through its own George Floyd reckoning, as traditional ways of operating are being challenged and overturned in swift fashion. A week ago, the Philadelphia Inquirer […]
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Rollins, Boston police union clash
Protests over the police killing of George Floyd have exposed a deep divide in the country on race issues. That schism is now playing out within Boston’s law enforcement community. […]
Posted inOpinion
What’s in a name?
BOSTON RED SOX OWNER John Henry says he is “haunted” by the fact that a street that abuts Fenway Park, Yawkey Way, is named after a man many consider to […]
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Did GOP strengthen Affordable Care Act?
Along with celebrating a major revamp of tax rates — which will generate a windfall for lots of companies and wealthy individuals like himself — President Trump is crowing about […]
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Cardinal sins
Celebrations of someone’s death are saved for the most heinous and reviled among the human population, but it is safe to say those who are sad about the passing of […]
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Are PawSox gearing up for a move?
If the Pawtucket Red Sox move to Worcester, would they be called the WorSox? Questions like that are beginning to surface as headlines suggest the Red Sox farm team may […]
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The Codcast: The case for West Station now
The fight over the proposed West Station in Allston is shaping up as an epic transportation struggle. Harvard University is planning to build a new neighborhood in Allston and the […]
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School start times zero sum game
One day after the Boston School Committee voted unanimously to change school start times next fall so teenaged students could get a little extra sleep, Boston Magazine published a story […]
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Is it time to talk about gun violence?
When Adam Lanza, an anti-social misanthrope who shot and killed his mother in Newtown, Connecticut, and then took her gun arsenal and slaughtered 20 six- and seven-year-olds and a half-dozen […]
