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On the heels of Philadelphia's misguided soda tax, former New York Mayor (and well known soda scold) Michael Bloomberg (who financed the pro-soda tax campaign in Philadelphia) announced he will fund new soda tax measures in San Francisco and Oakland, California. And now, just in time for those
Massachusetts
With the kids out of school, people are starting to make the most of the summer. They're hitting the beaches, taking weekend trips, and enjoying neighborhood picnics and bike rides. This is New England at its best. It's a shame, though, that government so often seeks
Abortion
The topic of abortion has divided this country for more than half a century. And while the imminent March for Life in D.C. this coming Friday bears witness to a civic activism that is peaceful, both sides of the debate on abortion have tended to add to national divisiveness.
Donald Trump
"I can't spare this man," President Abraham Lincoln noted about General Ulysses Grant, "he fights." In some ways, that represents the views of grassroots Republicans about Donald Trump. They may not agree with Trump on the particulars of various issues. They probably feel uncomfortable
Massachusetts
Like other Boston residents, I have been perplexed at the degree of controversy surrounding our best public school, and the misleading analysis in local media, such as The Boston Globe. Underlying the race-relations controversy is the complaint that Boston Latin has a "diversity problem," that it doesn'
Maura Healey
In his dutiful and forceful concession remarks in November 2014, John Miller, the Republican candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General, gave fair warning: "The fight for impartial, fact based justice from a non-partisan attorney general goes on." Miller, even in defeat, believed – and presumably feared — that the Bay State
Massachusetts
Imagine a public health program that reduces the incidences of childhood asthma. Or imagine another one that assigns a home visiting nurse to women pregnant with their first child. Don't stop there. Imagine another program that identifies children under six who are at-risk of abuse and another one
Commentary
In the aftermath of the Orlando shootings, a man named Buckley Jeppson posted on Facebook about his experience visiting a Portland, Oregon, gun store to ask why people purchase AR-15 rifles. The salespeople offered several answers — target practice, hunting — none of which convinced Jeppson, who politely concluded that the sale
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