This month, as we celebrate American independence, the NewBostonPost will focus on the theme of democracy. In a way, like all roads "leading to Rome," all questions that we care about ultimately lead to the over-arching question of democracy's meaning. The way in which we live our lives, and our freedom to make daily choices, is ultimately dependent on the success of our democratic republic and the liberties that our constitution protects.
STATE HOUSE — University of Massachusetts students working this summer to pay for college could face a higher financial mountain to climb in the fall.
After freezing tuition for two straight years and then increasing it 5 percent last year, UMass appears poised to raise tuition and fees by rates that far exceed growth in inflation and personal income.
