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For several years now, I've spent early June researching, thinking, and writing about the effect of fatherlessness in Massachusetts. Father's Day is typically the one time of year when the national conversation turns its attention for a brief moment to dads, so I seize that opportunity
Culture
THE SETTING These are difficult times that should challenge us all, with our outlook, and hope, e'en our spirits subdued From the ceaseless, relentless, unpleasant campaigning of spoiled adult children with behavior quite crude, As if they are hostages captive to shock and sheer hatred, they make a
Culture
When the woman showed me her daughter's photos, I thought nothing of it, except to relish in the beauty of the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. We were aboard a Delta flight out of Logan. My son settled in by window, and me in the middle, when
Commentary
Unplanned is a movie that you will never forget after watching. I can say that from a very personal level as it managed to pierce the thick skin of skepticism that I have developed over the years of civic and political activism. It certainly shows that while there are many
Editorials
The timbers of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris had been drying out for eight centuries, so when a fire started near the roof they burned quickly, lighting up the sky in a riveting and sad spectacle Monday. The drying timbers, though beautiful before they were consumed, are a reminder
Commentary
Hey Massachusetts legislators, let's make a deal: If your son starts questioning whether he's really a boy, or your daughter starts questioning whether she's really a girl, you take your child to a "gender-affirming" therapist who begins "transitioning" techniques leading
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The conversation with the surgeon was to the point. With each procedure, he explained the cost and the chance of survival. And, one more thing: full payment was required up front. That is the reality of pet surgery.
News
The Massachusetts House of Representatives expects to vote on a bill that would ban conversion therapy for minors on Wednesday. The House bill would threaten therapists with losing their license if they try techniques designed to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of children 17 and younger.
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