The evidence is clear that the rush by many state legislatures, including Massachusetts, to buy into the sports-gambling craze has had a hugely negative impact upon one group in particular — young men. When the Supreme Court struck down the…
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A Victory for Marriage Equality
Advocates of marriage equality breathed a sigh of relief last week when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a request that it consider overturning its 2015 landmark decision, Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the court ruled that the…
The Stark Message of a House of Dynamite
More than 40 years ago, a made-for-TV movie, The Day After, shocked Americans of all ages. We were among the 100 million of our fellow Americans in nearly 39 million households (about 62% of the viewing public that night) who…
The Shutdown Made No Sense
As we are writing this earlier in the week, it would appear that the government shutdown is about to end after almost six weeks. Enough Democratic senators joined with Republicans in the Senate to achieve the 60-vote threshold necessary to…
Give Thanks to Our Veterans
This coming Tuesday, November 11, our nation will celebrate the 107th observance of Veterans Day, a day of solemnity and reverence that honors those who have served in our nation’s military. Veteran’s Day initially was known as Armistice Day when…
Congratulations, Chelsea High Girls Soccer!
We’d like to offer our congratulations to coach Randy Grajal and his Chelsea High girls soccer team upon qualifying for the post-season Division 2 state tournament thanks to a series of gritty and clutch performances this past week. The Lady…
And Congratulations Chelsea High Boys Soccer!
We’d also like to offer our congratulations to the Chelsea High boys soccer team for claiming an outright Greater Boston League (GBL) championship thanks to a clutch effort during the past two weeks that saw coach Mick Milutinovic’s Red Devils…
Get Out and Vote on Tuesday
Many of us view local government in the same way that we think about the weather: Everybody complains about it, but nobody does anything about it. However, unlike the weather, there actually is something we can do about the future…
It’s Halloween Season — Enjoy it Safely!
With the Halloween season reaching its peak this week — Halloween itself is this Friday — we urge all of our readers to enjoy the festivities in a safe and responsible manner. Halloween has come a long way since we…
Street Takeover Law Needed Immediately
The repeated and gross lawlessness by roving gangs of youths who engage in the practice known as a “street takeover” reached its apex two weeks ago in Boston’s South End, culminating in the torching of a Boston Police cruiser by…