By Quint Studer As I go about my work of helping communities revitalize and reinvent themselves, I often get to see the best of America and I’m reminded that the foundations that built this country are still just as important…
Category: Editorials
Another Sad Sign of the Times
The news that North American right whales — considered to be the second-most endangered marine mammal in the world — have been migrating further north into Canada in just the past two years because of a shift in their traditional…
Guest Op-ed: What a Roller Coaster the Past Seven Years Have Been
By Mike McLaughlin I will never forget that cold Monday night in November of 2012 as I walked out onto the sidewalk of City Hall to talk with our Fire Department, who was picketing out front at the time. I would…
Ali Stroker Is an Inspiration for All of Us
At the age of two, Ali Stroker was in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, leaving her unable to walk and confining her to a wheelchair for the rest…
Speaker Deleo Prepares for the Future
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo this week unveiled the details of the plan he announced last February that will provide $1.3 billion to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Among the major aspects of the plan will be the…
Guest Op-ed: Celebrate Our Rivers in June
By: Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance At long last, a recent weekend presented one of those pristine days that remind us here in Massachusetts why we endure those winters. With warm spring weather finally here, many of us…
Congratulations to the Class of 2019
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they know a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share in the joy —…
Guest Op-ed: A Green New Deal of Action
By Jack Clarke Massachusetts needs its own Green New Deal – but it needs to be a deal of action. Although not a law but more a resolution expressing the will of the Congress on the necessity to address the…
Finally, Some Good News On the Environmental Front
Every few weeks — or even more often, it seems — we learn of some new, looming catastrophe for our planet because of the combined effects of climate change and the degradation of our environment by human activity. Everyone agrees…
Memorial Day Is a Day to Reflect upon Those Who Gave the Last Full Measure
The Memorial Day weekend is upon us, a three-day weekend that for most Americans marks the start of the summer season. Many will celebrate appropriately with barbecues and outdoor activities with family and friends. However, amidst our festivities, we should…