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Only in Massachusetts: Taxpayer-Funded Training Program to Launch Pot Shops
In previous editorials, we described the so-called Bathroom Bill as the death of common sense in Massachusetts. Here is another example.…
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Charles Krauthammer, R.I.P.
There are a handful of television commentators who do more than fill space with what they say. A smaller number still make…
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High Court’s Decision on Millionaires Tax Buys Time – But Massachusetts Needs A New Game Plan
The people of Massachusetts have dodged a missile on a technicality. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday that a referendum asking…
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Anti-Trump Massachusetts Senate Resolution Is Also Anti-American
Trump Derangement Syndrome is in full force on Beacon Hill, as can be seen in an outrageous resolution put forward by a…
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What Would Einstein Say About Climate Change?
There is no doubt that the Earth's temperature is rising. Temperatures measured on land and at sea since 1880 show…
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DA Needs To Explain Non-Prosecution of Naked Harvard Student
There may be a good reason for not prosecuting the naked Harvard College student who took illegal drugs, took off his clothes…
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Ethics Report Isn’t An Indictment of Stan Rosenberg, But of the Senators Who Elected Him
At the time he was elected president of the Massachusetts Senate, Stan Rosenberg had a long-term committed relationship with a man…
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Want A Memorial for Fallen Yarmouth Police Officer? Try This
Later today a 32-year-old police officer whose friends and colleagues describe as thoughtful and honorable will have a funeral Mass…
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You’re A Cambridge Cop — You Make The Call
Arrests are ugly. When they include physical confrontation, they're uglier. But it's no good to just say you…
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Governor Baker: Tell Us You’ll Tell Us About Police Scandals
What we haven't heard in any of the pronouncements on the various Massachusetts State Police scandals is the one thing…
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Boston Globe As Arbiter of Republicanism? Not the Real Diehl
Is there anything odder than The Boston Globe criticizing a Republican candidate for not being Republican enough? That's where Geoff…
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Forced Retirements Are Not Enough in Massachusetts State Police Scandals
State officials need to fix whatever led to the Massachusetts State Police scandals TrooperGate and LeighaGate – and do it publicly. The forced…
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A Guide To WEEI’s Sensitivity Training
Syllabus WEEI Sensitivity Training Boston, Massachusetts Friday, February 16, 2018…
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Elizabeth Warren Used To Play Indian; Now She Plays Charades
Elizabeth Warren is right about one thing: President Donald Trump should stop calling her Pocahontas. The correct name is Fauxcahontas. That'…
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The Real Tragedy of What the Northeastern Professor Said About Trump
Let's not waste time on whether Northeastern Professor Barry Bluestone wants to see President Donald Trump killed. He says he…
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Harriette Chandler Sees Her Shadow, Eleven More Months of Winter
Stan Rosenberg apparently won't be Massachusetts Senate President in 2018 – but his fellow state senators are still not saying never.…
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When In Doubt, Go For It – That’s What Philadelphia Did in Super Bowl
The Philadelphia Eagles' play-calling in Super Bowl LII on Sunday night ought to be a lesson not just for sports…
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10 Classic New York Times Reader Comments on David Brooks Abortion Column
David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times, wrote a column in the form of a memo from what he called…
