The ambitious proposal set forth by President Joe Biden last week in his speech to a joint session of Congress has elicited the usual negative response from the usual suspects. However, those who oppose Biden’s $2 trillion plan to invest in America…
Category: Opinion
Letter to the Editor
Red Flag laws can help lower suicide risk Dear Editor, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. While there’s so much one can talk about during this time, from the accessibility of mental health services to stigma, it’s important to…
Ed: Regarding the Chauvin trial
By Acting Mayor Kim Janey My fellow Bostonians, On April 20, a jury in Minneapolis found Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd. While this decision brings some relief, we also know it will not…
Op-Ed: Work on your Mother’s Day Memories
Dr. Glenn Mollette Plan your telephone call to say hello to mom this Sunday. Better yet, if possible, make a visit with a card or even some flowers or maybe some brownies or a special treat. Moms deserve to…
A Future with Masks?
There has been one positive piece of news during the otherwise tragic COVID-19 pandemic, and that is this: The number of deaths and severe illness caused by the ordinary flu is down dramatically from a typical flu season. Epidemiologists credit…
We Must be Wary of the Virus
With the arrival of the vaccines and the spring season, it is clear that there is a light at the end of the tunnel from our year-long battle with COVID-19. However, the good news that has been seen in the…
Mission Hill: Community Assessment
Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person. – Mr. Rogers To the Editor, Mr. Rogers eloquently explains how a geographic area becomes…
We Must Be Wary Of the Virus
With the arrival of the vaccines and the spring season, it is clear that there is a light at the end of the tunnel from our year-long battle with COVID-19. However, the good news that has been seen in the…
A Future With Masks?
There has been one positive piece of news during the otherwise tragic COVID-19 pandemic, and that is this: The number of deaths and severe illness caused by the ordinary flu is down dramatically from a typical flu season. Epidemiologists credit…
Letters
Mission Hill: A Community Assessment Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person. – Mr. Rogers To the Editor, Mr. Rogers eloquently explains…