Finally, the bird gets even. This is clearly a step beyond the President's annual commuting of the Thanksgiving turkey's death sentence. "Turkey shoots down Russian warplane near Syrian border." But no, it's not the revenge of the traditional holiday meal. For a few moments, I allow myself to be amused as a diversion from what's …
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ISIS boasts that it's embedding its fighters in the flood of refugees escaping war-torn Syria. Frontline Greece says it doesn't have the resources to properly screen the tsunami of humanity. Brussels, after years of looking the other way, is on lockdown looking for terrorists involved in planning the Paris attacks and more, who travel freely in a borderless …
Our friends in Paris are safe: "shocked, sad, anxious, but safe." But also angry, en colère. A lot of their children's friends and school mates were injured; a university friend, 21 years old, is dead. Here at home, we remember the Marathon bombing and try to multiply it thirtyfold. And, as we were Boston Strong, so …
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Tom Brady, who can execute with finesse virtually any move a quarterback could dream of, apparently can't make the most basic of all moves, standing up and taking a position against domestic abuse. Asked in his weekly WEEI interview about Dallas tight end Greg Hardy's beating up his girlfriend, Brady executed that famous insider sidestep, telling …
The future lies ahead, but which candidate will embrace it? I want to share some analysis laid out this week at The New England Council. That venerable business organization has, with bipartisan support, lobbied for years for practical solutions to bedrock issues like energy, transportation and infrastructure. Its year-long relationship with consulting firm Purple Strategies is a logical one. …
Charlie Baker couldn't be elected dog catcher as a Republican in wide red swaths of our country. For evidence, look at just the last 24 hours. Our Republican governor is expanding diversity in businesses contracting with the state, widening opportunities for people with disabilities and LGBT orientations to share in the $4 billion a year in contracts for …
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