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When the number of cases of Covid-19 in Massachusetts began to increase rapidly, Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency. That was March 10. It seemed a sensible precaution, as the virus was new, and predictions about the fatality rate were mere guesses. Now there is a great deal
Editorials
Governor Charlie Baker should act now to end the lockdown in many Massachusetts counties and towns — despite the public health officials and experts who predict a flood of deaths should businesses be allowed to reopen. Some of these are the same experts whose previous models were wildly inaccurate, predicting more
Editorials
Christians commemorate the suffering and death of Jesus on Good Friday, which Christians believe attains redemption for the sins of mankind and makes it possible for human beings to go to Heaven. It is at once the saddest and most hope-filled day of the year. Sad because of the torture
Commentary
The Massachusetts Department of Health's refusal to provide a town-by-town breakdown of coronavirus cases is itself a public health crisis. And it's not acceptable.
Editorials
Heather Mac Donald's The War on Cops, written in 2016, is a first-class book that decisively refutes the frequently heard claim that America's entire criminal justice system is "racist." Many of the candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates made this charge a
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There are approximately 130 million full-time employees in the United States. Today, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Fox News said that 50 percent of all American employees work in small businesses. This equates to about 65 million citizens. So including their families, this means perhaps 150 million people
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Many of us have watched the 1995 A&E/BBC made-for-TV movie Pride and Prejudice, taken from the great Jane Austen novel written in 1812. It is a marvelous film with superb acting, telling the timeless story of the love affair between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy in Georgian
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Massachusetts is in a dangerous situation. Within the next few months, Governor Charlie Baker may impose a fee on fuel providers that would add up to 17 cents a gallon on gasoline – for starters. (He claims he can do it on his own.) Around the same time, Democratic state legislators