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‘Paul, Apostle of Christ’: Not For Entertainment Purposes Only
The movie will not be a blockbuster, bringing in only $17 million at last count, after five weeks. I have heard the complaints about Paul, Apostle of Christ.
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Want A Memorial for Fallen Yarmouth Police Officer? Try This
Later today a 32-year-old police officer whose friends and colleagues describe as thoughtful and honorable will have a funeral Mass in Yarmouth because a 29-year-old man with 125 entries on his rap sheet shot him in the head because he had violated probation. Think about that. When probation was invented
Commentary
You’re A Cambridge Cop — You Make The Call
Arrests are ugly. When they include physical confrontation, they're uglier. But it's no good to just say you disagree with what Cambridge cops did the other night when confronted with an agitated naked man in a street. You must also say what you would have done
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Governor Baker: Tell Us You’ll Tell Us About Police Scandals
What we haven't heard in any of the pronouncements on the various Massachusetts State Police scandals is the one thing that's vital: A full and public account of what happened.
Commentary
Georgetown Finds An Exemplary Catholic — Would Mother Teresa Agree?
Could you find a better Catholic to honor than Senator Dick Durbin? Durbin sought legislation to force organizations to provide contraceptives among its health care benefits – even if such a mandate opposed an organization's beliefs (like, maybe, nuns).
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Boston Globe As Arbiter of Republicanism? Not the Real Diehl
Is there anything odder than The Boston Globe criticizing a Republican candidate for not being Republican enough? That's where Geoff Diehl finds himself today. The Republican state representative from Whitman running for U.S. Senate was outed Wednesday as having been a registered Democrat from 1996 through at
Commentary
Forced Retirements Are Not Enough in Massachusetts State Police Scandals
State officials need to fix whatever led to the Massachusetts State Police scandals TrooperGate and LeighaGate – and do it publicly. The forced retirements of the two top State Police officials in November and of two more high-ranking officers this week are not enough.
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A Guide To WEEI’s Sensitivity Training
Syllabus WEEI Sensitivity Training Boston, Massachusetts Friday, February 16, 2018
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