With the weatherman predicting a superb Labor Day weekend (as we’re writing this), we hope that all of our readers will have a chance to make the most of the final weekend of the summer season. Although the Summer of…
Category: Opinion
School’s Back –Drive With Caution
With schools going back in session this week and next after the summer vacation, morning rush-hour commuters need to readjust our driving habits to ensure that we take into account the thousands of children who will be filling our streets…
Letters: Flynn Organizes Trainings on Ethics, Civility, Professionalism
To the Editor, During his term in leadership at the Council over the last twenty months, Boston City Council President Ed Flynn has organized a series of training sessions with colleagues and staff aimed at encouraging civility and professionalism, as…
Make the most ofthe rest of summer
The days are becoming noticeably shorter and the sun is not as intense as it was just a few weeks ago. Combined with the cooler temperatures that arrived this week, the inevitability of the end of summer cannot be denied.…
Guest Op-Ed: Seek medical truth, enjoy your life
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Does your doctor make you feel good? Does he or she tell you what you want to hear just to make you happy? If so, you probably should look for another doctor. No one enjoys…
Congratulations to the Class of 2023
A high school graduation is a singular event in the life of every community, where almost everybody knows one of the graduates or their families. All of us share the happiness and sense of achievement of our young people who…
Biden, McCarthy Deserve Praise
As this is being written, it would appear that the deal struck between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend to raise the nation’s debt limit has averted what would have been a cataclysmic economic event,…
Op-Ed: Enjoy Your Stuff, But Be Prepared To Let It Go
By Dr. Glenn Mollette One of the perils of life is putting too much value on “stuff.” Stuff can be about anything. It can consist of what we have or what we don’t have. Much of life is about our…
Hill Happenings
George Brennan, who dedicated his life coaching and nurturing kids in the Mission Hill Little League for more than 50 years, passed away last month. I hadn’t seen George in a while, but when I visited him a few times…
The equation is very simple: More guns = more shootings
Although mass shootings — especially in schools — typically draw the most attention from the media, the reality is that these shootings account for a very small percentage of death-by-firearms in our country. The recent spate of random, isolated shootings…