When President Obama left office, he made it clear to incoming President Trump that the most important foreign policy challenge that the new administration would face would be figuring out how to prevent North Korea from developing an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could be equipped with a thermonuclear warhead that could reach the...
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Editorials
A Truly Perilous Time
When the Late Night Dash to the Store Goes Wrong, Appeal to Common Sense
By Phineas J. Stone Few things are more common from household to household and neighborhood to neighborhood in Boston than the night-time run to the corner store or to the local pharmacy. I know this because I’ve done my share of 9 p.m. runs to CVS, or the 9:50 p.m. scurry to the corner...
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Spring Has Sprung….
Although our winter season was a mild one, both in terms of cold and snow, giving us hopes for an early arrival of spring, our optimism proved illusory thanks to a near record-setting chilly and wet month of March that extended into the first week of April. The awful March weather curtailed outdoor activities,...
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Happy Easter
It’s hard to believe that another Easter already is upon us. Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be here this week, and those of the Christian faith will begin the observance of the holiest days of their religion upon which the foundation of their faith is based. However, no matter what religious beliefs one...
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Happy Passover
We want to wish our friends in the Jewish community a Happy Passover or Happy “Pesach” as this important holiday is known in Hebrew. The holiday begins with a special Passover dinner known as a Seder when the story is retold about Passover and includes the recitation of the “Four Questions” by the youngest...
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Wisdom in A Bus Station Bathroom, and Words Heard on the Street
Sometimes when the seasons begin to change people get talkative and the whole city seems to break out of the winter shell, and conversations pick up. I feel like that’s happening now. As I’ve come and gone over the last week, I’ve picked up a number of funny conversations, sad commentaries, and clueless questions...
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Make it Your Moment: One Boston Day
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh The Boston Marathon showcases the best of Boston. People from all backgrounds and all neighborhoods line the streets and celebrate one another and our city. Runners are cheered on by complete strangers, because everyone is in it together. And even when the finish line is nowhere in sight, we...
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Cheering for Massachsuetts Healthcare? Only if You’re A Politician
There’s quite a disconnect these days between what is said and what’s happening on the ground. Pick your subject. Mine will be health care in our great Commonwealth. Of course health care has been in the news locally and nationally and the common refrain from the politicians around Boston is that Massachusetts is way...
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How We’re Investing in Our Schools
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Education provides a solid foundation for a growing and thriving city. An investment in our children’s education is an investment in Boston’s future. We want the best future possible for our kids, and their school days filled with opportunity, growth, and promise. That’s why we’re going to invest a...
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How Low Can They Go?
The political goings-on in Washington these past few weeks truly have been unprecedented within the lifetime of anyone alive today. The budget outline submitted by President Trump a few weeks ago, followed by the failed attempt to take away health insurance from millions of Americans, represent policy-making that seeks to assert to an unprecedented...
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