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Today is Thanksgiving, which may be the most conservative holiday of them all. It's old, for one thing. And it reminds us to be thankful for what we have, including what out forbears gave us. That's the opposite of complaining and blaming others, which are not
Commentary
Here's an idea of how far the Democratic Party's political culture has fallen. If Deval Patrick jumps into the presidential race this week, he will probably not have to answer questions from rivals about being the worst governor Massachusetts has ever had.
Education
On Tuesday, October 2, Frank Guerra, Headmaster of Boston Trinity Academy, will be honored by the Harvard Club of Boston with the Friends of Education Award. According to the foundation, this award is given "to individuals who have made significant contributions towards the education of secondary students." Past
Editorials
Google today is honoring an Argentinian doctor whose invention of the modern method for heart bypass surgery in 1967 took place in the United States. Why is that? Why not in his native Argentina?
Commentary
What would happen if public schools told their students don't have sex because it isn't good for you and you can't handle it? We may never know, because it's the road not travelled.
News
If King George III had banned fireworks in America, Thomas Jefferson would have mentioned it in the Declaration of Independence. Instead, our own Massachusetts Legislature banned them, back in 1943.
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"These laws passed in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, and elsewhere are an unconstitutional attack on the fundamental rights of women. They are about prohibiting women from making personal decisions about their own bodies, their own families, and their own lives." — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, testifying before the Massachusetts
Commentary
The indictment of a Newton District Court judge who prosecutors say helped an illegal immigrant escape a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last year is a good first step to stopping the outrageous behavior of some Massachusetts judges. But it's not enough.