Resolve the Unpaid Claims Dear Editor, About two and a half years ago, Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, the consequences of the widespread damage from the storm remain unresolved. The third most costly hurricane in U.S.…
Category: Editorials
Make Your Voice Heard — Vote in the Presidential Primary
The revelation last week by members of our intelligence agencies to Congress that the Russians once again are, and will be, interfering in our electoral process is an ominous portent for the national election in November. The recent experience of…
Guest Op-ed: The Early College Movement
By Pam Eddinger Bunker Hill Community College serves thousands of disadvantaged students each year. While many are successful in starting a career or advancing their education, an unacceptable number leave without accomplishing their goals. No silver bullet can nullify all…
Letter to the Editor
School Committee Members Back Candidate Warren on Super Tuesday Dear Editor: This Tuesday, Massachusetts residents will have our say over who the next President of the United States will be. Over the last three years, Donald Trump has overseen an…
The Miracle on Ice Was More than Just a Game
For those who either were not around or were very young on Feb. 22, 1980, it is hard to imagine how low the American psyche had plummeted during the decade of the 1970s. Although the 1960s generally are regarded as…
Guest Op-ed: We Deserve a President Elizabeth Warren
By Marisol Santiago In the last couple of weeks I witnessed an all-too familiar trend: the media lifting stories of only some candidates post-Iowa and New Hampshire, choosing to ignore our Senator, Elizabeth Warren. Overeager pundits discussed an already male-dominated…
The (Climate) News Is All Bad
At the start of World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt reportedly said to his aides, “So far, the news is all bad,” referring to the reports from the front in the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor when the Japanese were taking…
Thanks for the Memories, Mookie,
It is inconceivable to lifelong Red Sox fans such as ourselves that the Sox’ management decided to trade away Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a few random players. Mookie not only was an amazing talent…
House Speaker Bob Deleo Achieves a Milestone
When we first heard the news that House Speaker Bob DeLeo had eclipsed the previous record for the longest-serving tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives in Massachusetts history (which had stood since the early 19th century), our immediate…
Letter to the Editor
Congratulations Melinda To the editor: I am writing to congratulate Melinda Vega Maldonado on her recent inauguration to the Chelsea City Council, which I had the privilege of attending. Ms. Maldonado will be a great asset to the Council in the months…