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…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: Reflecting on the Anniversary of the Death of George Floyd and the Work That Still Needs to Be Done to Achieve Racial Equity
By Gerly Adrien One year later, as we reflect on the murder of George Floyd, let us remember that he should be home with his family today. We need to fight for real changes at every level of government. We…
Letters to the Editor
MIRA Applauds DHS Move to End Detention Agreements To the Editor, The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) issued the following statement in response to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s decision to order the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end its…
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…
Letters to the Editor
Everett Riverfront Development To the Editor, It seems that Mayor DeMaria and his Riverfront development planners missed the mark with proposed moorings in the Malden River. Yachts and sailboats might look amazing in a postcard or drone video, but realistically,…
Guest Op-Ed: AFT Massachusetts Calls for Full School Reopening This Fall
By Beth Konto The 23,000-member AFT Massachusetts today released the following statement from AFT Massachusetts President Beth Kontos: “The last year has been incredibly difficult for students, for educators, and for parents, but the light at the end of the tunnel…
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…
Guest Op-Ed: Developing a Life Plan
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Have something to look forward to every day. Work a job. Work in your apartment or house. Have an exercise or health outing of some kind. Clean out a closet. Read a book. Your goal may…
The Biden Deal Is Long Overdue
The ambitious proposal set forth by President Joe Biden last week in his speech to a joint session of Congress has elicited the usual negative response from the usual suspects. However, those who oppose Biden’s $2 trillion plan to invest…