Category: Opinion

The Five Ballot Questions

There are five questions on this year’s ballot. All five of the questions involve complex changes to state law. We urge all voters to study the ballot questions and read the pros and cons of each. In sum, the questions…

Bicycling is not safe in Greater Boston

The tragic death of a 62 year-old bicyclist last week on Memorial Drive has highlighted the lack of safety on our roadways for even experienced cyclists. We ourselves know first-hand how dangerous Metro Boston’s roads can be. We train for…

The Hostages are Just Pawns

The brutal deaths this past week of six innocent civilian hostages who were taken captive by the Hamas terrorists on October 7 has shone a bright light on a simple reality: The hostages are nothing but pawns, if even that,…

Congratulations, Mayor Wu

     We would like to offer our congratulations and best wishes to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who recently announced that she is expecting her third child in January.      Mayor Wu has told the press that she does not plan…

Op-Ed: On our State Budget

By Maura Healey      I signed a groundbreaking new budget for our state.      This budget delivers on our shared priorities. It drives our state forward with urgency and purpose.      Massachusetts is the best place in the world to…

Op-Ed: How would you spend the city’s money?

By Renato Castelo      How would you spend $2 million of the city’s money to benefit your community? That’s the question we’re asking Boston residents as the City heads into its first-ever city-wide Participatory Budgeting process this July.       But…